Representing the SADC
The collaboration between the US and Malawi started in 2021. Last week, the US Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), the US 7th Army Training Command Combined Arms Training Center, and the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy collaborated in efforts to elevate the Malawi Defence Force’s noncommissioned officer (NCO) curriculum. The joint initiative, unfolding … Read More “Malawi: U.S., Malawi Strengthen Military Ties” »
The United States (US) Government, through its Embassy in Malawi, has awarded approximately $225,000 (MWK 262 million) to 18 organizations working in 11 districts across Malawi. The funds have been provided through the U.S. Ambassador’s Special SelfHelp Fund, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Small Grants Fund, and the Julia Taft Fund. … Read More “Malawi: U.S. Government Funds 18 Social and Economic Small Grants Across Malawi” »
United States (US) Ambassador to Malawi, David Young, has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to continue supporting AGOA in Malawi, stressing that the implementation of the Growth Poles and the African Trade and Investment is a testament to that commitment. The US is implementing the projects through its United States Aid for International Development (USAID) to … Read More “Malawi: US Renews Commitment to Supporting Agoa in Malawi” »
Today the African Development Bank and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) join the United States and the European Union in support of Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zambia to develop the Lobito Corridor and the new Zambia-Lobito rail line by signing a seven-side Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on the margins of the Global Gateway … Read More “Zambia: Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding On the Development of the Lobito Corridor and the Zambia-Lobito Rail Line” »
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I offer my warm congratulations to the people of Zambia on your 59th Independence Day celebration. The United States remains committed to strengthening our partnership with Zambia, built on our shared commitment to democracy, inclusive economic growth, security cooperation, and health security. Today provides … Read More “Zambia Independence Day” »
Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Helaina Matza will travel to Luanda, Angola; Lusaka, Zambia; Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; and Brussels, Belgium October 16-26 to advance ongoing PGI-led investments developing the Lobito Corridor and the Zambia-Lobito greenfield railway–a transformative economic link connecting the African continent from west … Read More “Angola: Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Matza’s Travel to Angola, Zambia, DRC, and Belgium” »
Cape Town — Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa, Middle East in the US Department of Energy, is in Cape Town, South Africa, for Africa Energy Week, and his first stop is Critical Minerals Africa 2023. allAfrica‘s Juanita Williams finds out how Volz and the department mean to partner with Africa’s leaders, … Read More “Africa: U.S. Wants to Support Decarbonisation and New Energy Access in Africa – US Dept Energy’s Volz” »
United States (US)-based non-profit making organization – GiveDirectly – has given the Malawi Government a grant of US$42 million for the implementation of social protection programmes. The grant is in direct response to the appeal President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera made to the organization upon arrival in New York, US, for the 78th Session of … Read More “Malawi: At Chakwera’s Appeal, Givedirectly Gifts Malawi U.S.$42 Million for Social Protection Interventions” »
Luanda — The United States and the European Union have encouraged the commitment of Angola, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to develop the Lobito Corridor, ANGOP has learnt. The US and EU also announced their intention to launch a feasibility study of the railway line. In a joint statement the US and … Read More “Angola: U.S. and EU Praise Angola’s Commitment to Lobito Corridor” »
US peace corps volunteers are back in Malawi this year, three years after they were abruptly repatriated back to America due to Covid-19 pandemic. The US government has announced the return of the peace corps volunteers to the country in August this year. The volunteers work in rural communities, primarily at Community Day Secondary Schools, … Read More “Malawi: U.S. Peace Corp Volunteers Back to Malawi After Three-Year Absence” »
