Archive for Category: "Malawi"

Troops patrol Malawi towns after 18 killed in protests

Troops patrol Malawi towns after 18 killed in protests

Shops were closed and Malawi troops patrolled streets in major urban areas on Friday after rare protests against President Bingu wa Mutharika

Riots in Malawi as protesters demand Mutharika leave

Riots in Malawi as protesters demand Mutharika leave

Malawi says to cut spending after UK aid freeze

Malawi will introduce austerity measures this year to deal with a hole in its finances left by a British government aid freeze, Finance Minister Ken Kandodo said on Friday.

Malawi Muslims burn Bibles in protest

Muslims in southern Malawi have been burning Bibles in protest against their distribution in Islamic schools by Gideon’s International, a senior Muslim Association of Malawi official said on Tuesday.

Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Malawi after earlier tremors

More houses collapsed in Malawi’s northern Karonga District on Tuesday when earth tremors hit the southern African country for a third day on Tuesday.

Malawi president cancel overseas trip to save money

Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika canceled a trip to the Commonwealth heads-of-government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago to set an example on saving the country’s foreign exchange, the presidency said.