Jail for cannabis factories gang Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 18:03 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 19:03 UK. The man behind one of the largest cannabis operations in the UK has been jailed for nine years. (BBC News -- UK)
Iraq sends back UK asylum flight Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 13:55 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 14:55 UK. By Marie Jackson BBC News. (BBC News -- UK)
'I've found your balloon', Queen tells five-year-old Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 12:09 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 13:09 UK. Balloon boy gets note from Queen. (BBC News -- UK)
136,000 hens die after break-in Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 14:41 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 15:41 UK. Broiling hens are kept in a completely enclosed environment. (BBC News -- UK)
Anger over Mail column on Gately Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 18:20 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 19:20 UK. The PCC is making contact with representatives of the singer's family. (BBC News -- UK)
Supermarkets 'hurting suppliers' Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 03:43 GMT, Saturday, 17 October 2009 04:43 UK. Supermarkets 'hurting suppliers. (BBC News -- UK)
'Toxic waste' report gag lifted Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 06:10 GMT, Saturday, 17 October 2009 07:10 UK. Toxic waste' report gag lifted. (BBC News -- UK)
MP expenses audit defended Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 12:48 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 13:48 UK. Speaker defends MP expenses audit. (BBC News -- UK)
Man guilty of racist row killing Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 17:25 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 18:25 UK. George Austin punched Mohammed so hard that he fell on the pavement. (BBC News -- UK)
A star is born Oct 17, 2009
A fairytale born in Malawi ... Ten years ago, struggling musician Esau Mwamwaya said goodbye to his band mates in Malawi and set off to London to find himself a "proper job" ... This weekend, he returns to Malawi as an international superstar - the headline act at the Lake of Stars music festival - the biggest in the country. (BBC News -- UK)
Eye of the storm Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 16:29 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 17:29 UK. Wilders' world of protest and publicity. (BBC News -- UK)
Karzai concedes vote fraud, defends election Oct 15, 2009
Karzai said during his television interview that the resignation of the Afghan commissioner, Malawi Mustafa Barakzai, "has cast serious doubt on the functioning of the commission," which is expected to decide on a runoff within the coming days. The president said the commission "should do everything now to remove those suspicions.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
FYI, the latest in As the Birthers Turn Oct 6, 2009
I claim I was born in Hawaii but really I m from Malawi. I used to call myself Barry, but my Imam said that s blasphemy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Former professor talks about China Oct 2, 2009
In presenting, he relayed his own experiences in his home country of Malawi and that country's relationship with Taiwan. Chris O'Day (senior-international politics) said Chang gave him an insight into Taiwanese politics that he wasn't used to hearing. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated' Oct 2, 2009
Malawi windmill boy with big fans. Fossil finds extend human story. (Yahoo News -- Kosovo)
Guinea leader 'fears for safety' Oct 2, 2009
Page last updated at 19:14 GMT, Thursday, 1 October 2009 20:14 UK. Guinea leader 'fears for safety. (BBC News -- Africa)
Votes counted in East Timor poll Oct 2, 2009
Malawi windmill boy with big fans. Half of babies 'will live to 100. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Violence breaks out in East Timor Oct 2, 2009
Malawi windmill boy with big fans. Evening Standard to be free paper. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Afghan sacking 'sends bad signal' Oct 1, 2009
Page last updated at 23:20 GMT, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 00:20 UK. Afghan sacking 'sends bad signal. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Twitter in haste... Oct 1, 2009
Page last updated at 17:16 GMT, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 18:16 UK. MPs warned to avoid hasty blogs. (BBC News -- Technology)
Malawi: Surplus Crop, But We Are Starving - Farmers Sep 30, 2009
com: Malawi: Surplus Crop, But We Are Starving - Farmers (Page 1 of 1) ... "I have no choice but to go for these (tubers). I have to feed my children. If only I could sell my cotton I would have money to buy maize," said Montfort, peeling the potato-like tuber he had found in the bush at his home in Chingale, Zomba, in southern Malawi ... Although Malawi has been producing a surplus maize harvest as a result of the farm-input subsidy President Bingu wa Mutharika's administration introduced in... (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Curse of Monarchical Tendencies in African Politics [opinion] Sep 19, 2009
Even Kamuzu Banda in Malawi was preferable to the blood-drenched rule of Jaafar al-Nimeiry in Sudan. The longer they stayed in office the more they began to look like pre-colonial monarchies, or what in Nigeria were termed favourably as 'traditional rulers' by their supporters. (allAfrica.com)
Southern Africa: SADC Agrees to Convene Special Summit On Zimbabwe Sep 9, 2009
The SADC group comprises Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Mauritius, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, the DR Congo, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Madagascar was suspended because of current political upheaval. (allAfrica.com)
* 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: Cameroon earn crucial victory to revive hopes Sep 7, 2009
Substitute Chiukepo Msowoya struck twice after coming on at half-time as Malawi fought back to edge Guinea 2-1 in a match between World Cup also-rans in the same pool. Oumar Kalabane put the West Africans ahead seven minutes before half-time at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, Msowoya levelled a minute after half-time and grabbed the 58th-minute winner. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Botswana: SADC Waits for Country's Election Date Aug 27, 2009
Salomao reported progress in countries experiencing political instability such as Malawi, DRC and Zimbabwe. He said that in April SADC made an undertaking to support Zimbabwe's recovery efforts through direct budget contributions, facilitating lines of credit, helping to lift sanctions and stepping requests for international economic and financial support. (allAfrica.com)
Blackwater, uncovered Aug 10, 2009
People in Malawi trap field mice, which they cooked, salt or dry to be sold as a popular delicacy in Malawi markets and roadside stalls. Entertainment. (MSNBC -- International)
A Look At Efforts To Extend Term Limits Worldwide Aug 4, 2009
While they have failed in a handful of cases _ including Honduras, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia _ most attempts have succeeded. Here is a look at some nations where there have been efforts to extend term limits. (CBS News -- World)
UN calls for Ivory Coast elections on Nov. 29 Jul 31, 2009
In addition to the deaths, over 130 people were injured at the overcrowded stadium before Ivory Coast played Malawi on March 29. Voting begins in key Kurdish elections. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Buying peace from the Taliban Jul 30, 2009
In September last year, local Taliban commander Malawi Dastigir, who had been jailed for 16 years, was freed after he agreed not to attack security forces or highways in the Murghab district. Within a few weeks of striking the deal, his fighters ambushed a 47-vehicle convoy leaving 13 Afghan troops and police dead. (Harper's Magazine)
Africa: The State is Back, Announces Unctad Jul 18, 2009
Malawi has reached great success through the provision of fertiliser subsidies that have enabled a major net food importer to achieve food self-sufficiency and even export food. LDCs' per capita income is lower than 905 dollars per year; they have poor health, nutrition and literacy rates; and are particularly vulnerable to natural and economic shocks. (allAfrica.com)
Obama in Africa: Can US rival China's new clout? Jul 11, 2009
In April, the president doubled agricultural investment earmarked in the Food Security Act, much of which will be spent on African states like Zambia, Malawi, and Uganda. But beyond agriculture, health, and humanitarian aid, when it comes to the most conspicuous monuments of Africa's development the power plants, cloverleaf highways, mines, railways, and stadiums that make parliamentarians popular the United States finds itself on the sidelines, watching Chinese banks write loans for... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
One Man's Plan To Save A Natural Treasure Jun 29, 2009
As a two-time Anglican mission visitor to southern Malawi, Mozambique''s next door neighbor across the Shire River and Lake Malawi, I have seen and felt the needs of the people, and their generosity and joy, which we could all use more of. That beautiful country and its people and our short visit to lovely Mozambique, changed my life forever. (CBS News)
Famine relief Jun 25, 2009
The company already owns a factory in Malawi, and has also subcontracted local factories in Kenya and Zambia ... Valid Nutrition's Malawian factory has firm orders for almost 11 million sachets so far this year, compared with just 88,000 three years ago. (BBC News -- Business)
Moms decry child-care aid cuts Jun 21, 2009
Madonna's new daughter has flown out of her native Malawi on a private jet headed for London, an airport employee and a person familiar with Madonna's adoption proceedings in this southern African country said Saturday. LATEST BLOG POSTS. (Yahoo News -- Child Welfare)
Malawi backs Madonna adoption Jun 16, 2009
Malawi welcomes Madonna adoption ... Madonna previously adopted Malawian boy David Banda ... The decision to grant pop star Madonna the right to adopt a second Malawian child has been warmly received by many in the southern African state. (BBC News -- Africa)
Facebook Swahili version launched Jun 16, 2009
The bulk of Swahili-speakers live in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, parts of the Horn of Africa, Malawi, Mozambique and the Indian Ocean islands. Facebook already exists in some 50 language versions. (BBC News -- Technology)
In Somalia, African Union takes the offensive in information war May 28, 2009
Bwakira says he is "absolutely optimistic and confident" that the mission will reach full strength, with pledges from Sierra Leone and Malawi sure to materialize. Typical deployment time for a battalion of United Nations peacekeepers is nine to 12 months, but because of their "commitment," AU countries may be able to deploy faster, he says. (Christian Science Monitor)
Malawi: Mutharika Extends Olive Branch at Inauguration May 23, 2009
com: Malawi: Bingu Sworn In, Extends Olive Branch (Page 1 of 1) ... Malawi: Bingu Sworn In, Extends Olive Branch ... On the day he received a fresh mandate to lead Malawi for a second and final five-year tem, President Bingu wa Mutharika has extended an olive branch to all opposition parties, urging them to bury what he described as their political differences. (allAfrica.com)
Mutharika re-elected Malawi PresidentBlantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With 93.25 per cent of Tuesday presidential votes counted, incumbent Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, candidate of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has scored a surprise landslide win, seeing offmain challenger John Tembo by 2,730,630 - or 66 per cent of the counted votes -to 1, 270, 057, representing 31 per cent. 22/05/2009 Full Text... May 23, 2009
Mutharika re-elected Malawi President. Mutharika re-elected Malawi President ... By Raphael Tenthani, PANA Correspondent Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With 93. (Panapress.com)
Malawi leader to be inaugurated May 22, 2009
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika is due to be inaugurated for a second term after a landslide election win ... Regional heads of state are in Malawi for the inauguration ... State TV in Malawi reported that the president had won more than 60% of votes cast. (BBC News -- Africa)
Malawi: Inauguration Planned for Friday May 22, 2009
com: Malawi: Mutharika Inauguration Tomorrow (Page 1 of 1) ... Malawi: Mutharika Inauguration Tomorrow ... President Bingu wa Mutharika will be inaugurated tomorrow as President of Malawi at Kamuzu Stadium. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi's Mutharika wins second term May 22, 2009
(CNN) -- Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika was re-elected to a second term, election officials said early Friday, amid allegations of vote rigging by the main opposition candidate. Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, right, and running mate Joyce Banda wave in Blantyre on May 14 ... "(The) Malawi Congress Party ... will not accept the results if Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika and the Democratic Progressive Party are declared winners in these elections," the opposition party said in a statement... (CNN)
Malawi President Wins Re-election May 22, 2009
Election Officials Declare Malawian President Mutharika Wins New Term. BLANTYRE, Malawi, May ... Text Size: (AP) Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika, a former World Bank official credited with bringing economic gains to the southern African nation of 12 million, on Friday was declared the winner of a national election. (CBS News -- World)
Malawi: Mutharika Leading in Flawed Election May 22, 2009
com: Malawi: Mutharika Leading in Flawed Election (Page 1 of 1). Malawi: Mutharika Leading in Flawed Election ... President of Malawi appears set to win re-election in polls marred by what monitoring groups have described as the "unashamed bias" of state radio and television during the election campaign. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi: Electoral Body Declares Mutharika President May 22, 2009
com: Malawi: EC Declares Bingu Winner (Page 1 of 1) ... Malawi: EC Declares Bingu Winner ... She said Bingu is leading with 2, 730, 630 votes, against 1, 270, 057 for John Tembo of Malawi Congress Party. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi head wins second term amid allegations May 22, 2009
Malawi's Mutharika wins second term - CNN.com ... Malawi's Mutharika wins second term ... (CNN) -- Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika was re-elected to a second term, election officials said early Friday, amid allegations of vote rigging by the main opposition candidate. (CNN -- International)
Malawi: Voting Well-Managed, But Key Benchmarks Not Met [document] May 21, 2009
com: Malawi: Commonwealth Observers Issue Interim Statement on Elections (Page 1 of 1) ... Malawi: Commonwealth Observers Issue Interim Statement on Elections ... The 19 May 2009 elections are Malawi's 4th post-independence multi-party elections. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi president leads poll by wide margin May 21, 2009
LILONGWE, May 21 (Reuters) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika led by a wide margin on Thursday in vote counting from an election viewed as a test for political stability in the poor but rapidly growing country. Wa Mutharika based his campaign for a second term on his record of turning Malawi into a net food exporter and delivering three years of growth above 7 percent in the country of 13 million where annual gross domestic product is only $313 per capita ... Malawi has the world's... (AlertNet)
Malawi: Young Voters Could Decide Election [analysis] May 20, 2009
com: Malawi: How Will the Voters Vote ... Malawi: How Will the Voters Vote ... There are incredible scenes of long snake like-cues of tens of thousands of voters at various polling centres across Malawi. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi: Schools Close in Fear of Post-Election Violence May 20, 2009
com: Malawi: Blantyre Schools Fear Poll Aftermath (Page 1 of 1) ... Malawi: Blantyre Schools Fear Poll Aftermath ... Most Active Stories: Malawi. (allAfrica.com)
Malawians await election results May 20, 2009
Votes are being counted in Malawi's general election, with analysts suggesting the presidential race is too close to call ... While it is still among the poorest nations, Malawi has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and Western donors hope its relative stability over the past decade will not be disrupted ... It's my right to choose the president that's going to take us through five years of development, better education and everything possible we need for a better Malawi. (BBC News -- Africa)
Malawi: Poverty Uppermost in Voters' Minds May 19, 2009
com: Malawi: Poverty Uppermost in Voters' Minds (Page 1 of 1). Malawi: Poverty Uppermost in Voters' Minds ... Lilongwe When Malawians go to vote on May 19, they are expected to put their cross next to the party they believe will do most to reduce poverty. (allAfrica.com)
Malawians vote in close contest May 19, 2009
Voters in Malawi have begun casting their ballots, with final opinion polls suggesting the presidential race is too close to call ... While it is one of the world's poorest states, Malawi has a fast-growing economy and Western donors are wary of any threat to the relative peace and stability it has enjoyed over the past decade ... After the legal defeat, his United Democratic Front endorsed Mr Tembo, leader of the Malawi Congress Party. (BBC News -- Africa)
Malawi: Country Upbeat About Elections [interview] May 19, 2009
com: Malawi: Country Upbeat About Elections (Page 1 of 1) ... Malawi: Country Upbeat About Elections ... With a few hours left before the polling stations open for polls, Malawian are enthusiastic and are ready for the elections. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi: President Mutharika Votes May 19, 2009
com: Malawi: President Mutharika Votes (Page 1 of 1) ... Malawi: President Mutharika Votes ... This year's presidential election pits Mutharika, who is Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate, against John Tembo of the Malawi Congress Party (UDF). (allAfrica.com)
Battle royale May 19, 2009
Tight race in Malawi poll ... Mr Tembo's Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has been the country's main opposition since it lost power 15 years ago, having been at the helm of Malawi politics for 30 years, under the one-party dictatorship of founding President Hastings Kamuzu Banda ... A former teacher and pastor's son, Mr Tembo held a number of important positions during the Banda regime, including being the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi for a record 13 years. (BBC News -- Africa)
Malawi: Showdown Time in Polls [analysis] May 18, 2009
com: Malawi: Showdown Time in Polls (Page 1 of 1) ... Malawi: Showdown Time in Polls ... On Tuesday, May 19, Malawians go to the polls for only their fourth time since the country attained multiparty democracy in 1993 to elect a president and members of parliament. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi elections latest round in political feud May 18, 2009
BLANTYRE, Malawi Malawi's presidential election on Tuesday is the latest round in a feud that has consumed politics in this southern African country and one that's not likely to be resolved by the polls ... A few years ago Malawi was unable to feed its people after a series of droughts and crop failures ... Malawi may be better known as the place where pop star Madonna has fought adoption battles and launched a development project for 1 million orphans, half of whom have lost one or more parents... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
UN peacekeepers condemn rebel attacks against Sudanese forces in DarfurSudanese President puts death toll from Darfur crisis at 10,000Chad opts for UN mediation to resolve crisis with SudanUN worried over inter-ethnic clashes in Southern Sudan UNHCR expresses concern over renewed fighting in SomaliaUNHCR expresses concern over renewed fighting in Somalia'Operation against Somali pirates a success'UN envoy condemns efforts to grab power in Mogadishu CHAN champions DR Congo to play NamibiaUN Security Council visits DR Congo MondayAfDB grants US$97.18m to DRCPresident Kabila moves to combat corruption Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE Malawians go to polls Tuesday in closest-ever pollsBlantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's registered 5.9 million voters go to the pollsTuesday in the southern African country'stightest of races, pitting incumbent president Bingu wa Mutharika against a united opposition. 17/05/2009 Full Text... May 18, 2009
Malawians go to polls Tuesday in closest-ever polls. Malawians go to polls Tuesday in closest-ever polls ... By Raphael Tenthani, PANA Correspondent Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's registered 5. (Panapress.com)
Court rules out ex-Malawi president for election May 17, 2009
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- Malawi's constitutional court ruled Saturday that the African nation's first democratically elected president cannot compete in next week's election ... The Malawi Electoral Commission on March 20 rejected Muluzi's nomination papers ... Malawi's current president, Bingu wa Mutharika, is credited with modernizing the rural economy and clamping down on graft. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Malawi ex-president loses appeal May 17, 2009
Malawi's constitutional court has dismissed an appeal by former President Bakili Muluzi against a ban on him standing for a third term in office ... Standing against him is John Tembo, of the Malawi Congress Party. (BBC News -- Africa)
Leading man? May 16, 2009
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika faces the political test of his life on Tuesday 19 May ... When founding father Hastings Kamuzu Banda came to power in 1964 after Malawi - then called Nyasaland - became independent, Mr Mutharika became the first Malawian administrator in the civil service, which was then still dominated by the British ... But during the so-called "cabinet crisis" in the same year, when some senior ministers rebelled against Dr Banda's traits of dictatorship, the man... (BBC News -- Africa)
Malawi: Old Rivals Forge New Alliances in Bitter Election May 16, 2009
com: Malawi: Old Rivals Forge New Alliances in Bitter Election (Page 1 of 1). Malawi: Old Rivals Forge New Alliances in Bitter Election ... Malawi's bitter political struggle will be taken up by the voters on May 19 when the country heads for the polls to choose a new president and parliament. (allAfrica.com)
Q&A: Elections in Malawi May 15, 2009
Malawian voters go to the polls on 19 May to elect the next president and 193 members of the single chamber parliament ... The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) won 59 parliamentary seats, while the UDF got 49 seats ... Since the reintroduction of multiparty democracy in 1994, Malawians have voted along regional and tribal lines and analysts expect this trend to continue in this year's poll. (BBC News -- Africa)
African Elections Project launched in Malawi May 13, 2009
Blantyre, Malawi, May 2009 ... After a successful take-off inGhana, Cote d lvoire and Guinea, the African Elections Project (AEP)launched its Malawi phase of the project in Blantyre on 6th May2009 ... The Malawi project has the following key components : Training forsenior editors, journalists and reporters; development anddissemination of an election guide for the media, an SMS/Mobileapplication in election coverage and monitoring; information andknowledge Online Portal (www. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
