Tag: africa

Malawi’s new president grows power base

Published on April 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawian government’s mysterious decision to delay the announcement of President Bingu wa Mutharika’s death by two days was the […]

Malawi tumult changes African Union Game

Published on April 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will be an unexpected beneficiary of the death of Malawi’s Bingu wa Mutharika last week, and […]

Legacy of Malawi’s Late President, Bingu Wa Mutharika

Published on April 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

One aged African president is gone. Malawian President, Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, 78, died haplessly, helplessly and hopelessly, on April […]

U.S. Congress Bill Calls On Obama to Engage African Markets

Published on April 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Brother, can you spare a dime? This sentiment from one of the most famous American songs of the Great Depression […]

Malawi’s new president fires predecessor’s appointees

Published on April 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

JOYCE BANDA, southern Africa’s first female president, has shown herself to be a woman of action by purging the Malawian […]

Africa needs human resources strategy

Published on April 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

African countries must adopt a strategy for developing human resources with the skills to manage and deliver health research, argue […]

Ghana and Nigeria among world’s fastest growing economies in 2012/2013

Published on April 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The west African nations of Ghana and Nigeria are expected to be among the world’s fastest growing economies in 2012, […]

African Development Bank (AfDB) cautions Ghana, others on usage of oil cash for populist policy

Published on April 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has told Ghana and other African countries that joined the […]

Ethiopia to host international congress on public health

Published on April 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The 13th World Congress on Public Health will be held in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from April 23-27, the Ethiopian […]

National Geographic Traveler Reporter gets detained for reporting about Malawi President’s Death

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Andrew Evans of National Geographic Traveler . Yesterday, the President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika died from a heart […]

Malawi’s President Mutharika Dead; Was He Hero Or Villain, And What Did His Re-Election In 2009 Tell Us About Democracy In Africa?

Published on April 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika is dead. Mutharika, 78, died of cardiac arrest in Lilongwe hospital on Thursday. Mutharika’s first […]

My country profile – Malawi (Africa)

Published on April 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi, a largely agricultural country, is making efforts to overcome decades of underdevelopment and the more recent impact of a […]

Madonna’s promises in Malawi turn sour

Published on March 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Celebrity promises have turned to disappointment, finger-pointing and lawsuits in Malawi, an impoverished and troubled southern African country where Madonna […]

Sub-Saharan Africans Join Forces for TB Vaccine Research

Published on March 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa are playing a key role in the development of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, following South […]

Tech companies woo Africa

Published on March 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

From solar-powered lights to televisions that can withstand power blackouts, electronics mega-firms are wooing African consumers with products that target […]

CareGivers in Artwork sale to benefit their orphanage in Malawi

Published on March 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Who can resist children’s art, so enthusiastically free and simultaneously self-possessed? A fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today on […]

Mali: Red Cross Appeals for Help

Published on March 17, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Nearly 72,000 people displaced by fighting in northern Mali between the army and Tuareg rebels are living in rough conditions […]

Expo 2012 to Focus on Protecting World’s Marine Resources

Published on March 17, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The United Nations, which is hosting a major international summit on the global environment in Brazil in late June, points […]