Tag results for: Malawi

On May 7, the government of Malawi and the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) inaugurated a $350 million compact, as reported by Nyasa Times, a Malawian news service.  The MCC is an agency of the US government that invests in “well-governed countries” and “provides time-limited grants promoting economic growth, reducing poverty, and strengthening institutions”, according to its website The MCC primarily invests...

What You Need to Know: A statement released today by Malawi’s Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has shed light on claims that professors at some of Malawi’s top universities, both public and private, are coercing female students to perform sexual favors in return for passing grades.  Local papers such as the Nyasa times and the Malawi Voice began reporting on the...

What You Need to Know: Speaking from Malawi’s State House tonight, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has announced a state of disaster in 23 of the country's 28 districts due to drought and flood cycles brought on by the weather event ‘El Niño.’  The President announced close to 2 million households in the country are under threat of food insecurity, and invited...