Tag: Lake Malawi

Tanzania submits Lake Malawi dispute papers

Published on February 14, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tanzania Government has finally delivered its legal submission to former Sadc Heads of State team which is mediating the Lake […]

Honeymoon is over for president Joyce Banda

Published on February 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Civil society organisations (CSOs) have asked Malawi Government to urgently address various issues affecting the livelihoods of Malawians, including the […]

Malawi submits position on Lake boundary

Published on February 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi government has formally submitted its position on the Tanzania – Lake Malawi border claim to the Africa Forum for […]

Makokola Retreat airstrip; Malawi’s third international airport

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The airstrip of the Makokola Retreat, located at Lake Malawi north of Mangochi and Nkopola, is Malawi’s third international airport. […]

Horn migrants use new, more dangerous, routes through Malawi

Published on January 24, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

On 20 June 2012, a group of undocumented Ethiopian migrants boarded a boat on the shores of Lake Malawi and […]

The politics of oil exploration on Lake Malawi

Published on January 8, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Prospects of Malawi exploring oil on Lake Malawi have had ups and downs in 2012. In fact, downs outweighed positives, […]

Former Mozambican head of state to mediate Malawi-Tanzania border conflict

Published on December 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Joaquim Chissano, former Mozambican President, has been asked to mediate in the border dispute between Malawi and Tanzania, over Lake […]

Lake Malawi fossil could be oldest dinosaur ever found

Published on December 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Fossilised bones unearthed by a British palaeontologist in colonial Tanzania in the 1930s may be those of the oldest dinosaur […]

Lake Malawi belongs to us says President Joyce Banda

Published on November 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

State President of the Republic of Malawi Mrs. Joyce Banda has said it in bold that the dispute between the […]

Malawi govt to stop oil drilling if lake is threatened

Published on November 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Energy and Mining Minister Cassim Chilumpha has said government would halt drilling and extraction of oil in Lake Malawi if […]

Tanzania makes a U-turn on Lake Malawi mediation

Published on November 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete has said there is no need yet to involve a mediator over border dispute with Malawi […]

US General, Joyce Banda talk security; Lake Malawi on agenda

Published on November 21, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda and Commander of the United States (US) African Command General Carter Ham held talks at Kamuzu Palace […]

Malawi-Tanzania border dispute referred to SADC

Published on November 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The border conflict between Tanzania and Malawi has been referred to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) consultative committee, an […]

Ex-presidents to mediate dispute

Published on November 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has agreed with Tanzania to engage former heads of state of Africa in a last ditch attempt to resolve […]

Lake Malawi talks collapse as public unhappy of government handling of dispute

Published on November 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

It was perhaps only inevitable that Malawi and Tanzania would hit a dead end in the bid to resolve their […]

Malawi, Tanzania agree to mediation over Lake Malawi border dispute

Published on November 18, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tanzania and Malawi agreed on Saturday to appoint an international mediator to resolve a long-running border dispute over Lake Malawi, […]

Oil search fuels tension over Lake Malawi

Published on November 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Following recent oil finds in Uganda and Kenya, Malawi hopes to be the next East African country to strike black […]

Battle for Lake Malawi rages on

Published on November 9, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The battle for ownership of Lake Malawi rages on, with the latest twist being the resumption of talks for peaceful […]