Heads of State and Governments under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to providing both diplomatic and military support to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to enable the country find lasting solutions to the violent conflict in Eastern DRC. The leaders also pledged to intensify its public diplomacy on the … Read More “Southern Africa: SADC Reaffirms Unwavering Diplomatic, Military Support to War-Torn DRC” »
Tag: Conflict
Geneva — A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. On our radar Few details on Israeli plan for Rafah civilians as invasion looms As Israel presses toward an invasion of the southern city of Rafah, where … Read More “Mozambique: Rafah’s Civilians, Mozambique’s Storms, and Finding Joy in Malawi – the Cheat Sheet” »
Kinshasa, DRC — Stability hangs in the balance in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where military leaders from five regional countries have been meeting for days to devise a coordinated military strategy to end hostilities that risk escalating into a regional conflict. EFFORTS TO END HOSTILITIES For days, military leaders from the … Read More “Congo-Kinshasa: Regional Military Leaders Meet in Eastern DRC to Coordinate Strategy Against M23 Rebels” »
Young refugees and Malawians are working closely together at Yetu radio station to produce programmes that challenge misconceptions. When Arsène Bogi Lumière and his family fled conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2017, he never imagined he would end up a radio journalist in a refugee camp in Malawi a … Read More “Malawi: Community Radio Fosters Refugee Inclusion in Malawi” »
Atleast 19 parents are spending the weekend in police custody in Zomba after they were arrested on Friday for failing to look after their children which forced them ending up in the streets as street children. Zomba police station spokesperson Patricia Sipiliano has confirmed of the arrests galore. Sipiliano said among the parents include; Jonasi … Read More “Malawi: Police Arrested 19 People for Failing to Support Their Children” »
Department of refugees in the Ministry of Homeland Security in the country has today facilitated voluntary repatriation of at least 52 people from Burundi who were staying in the country as refugees. They have left the country through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. Their departure has taken a number of refugees who have left the … Read More “Malawi: 52 Burundian Refugees Voluntarily Goes Back Home” »
Malawi Govt, NGOs Urged to Address Inequality to Achieve Peace Between Refugees and Host Communities
Traditional leaders surrounding Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa have highlighted deepening social and economic inequalities between refugees and host communities as some of the factors fuelling tension and hatred between refugees and their hosts. Group Village Head (GVH) Chimtengo of Traditional Authority Mkukula has since appealed to the Government of Malawi and its partners to … Read More “Malawi Govt, NGOs Urged to Address Inequality to Achieve Peace Between Refugees and Host Communities” »
Johannesburg — Ensure Civil Society Access to Dzaleka; Uphold Refugee Rights The Malawian government is jeopardizing refugee rights at Dzaleka refugee camp by expelling an important refugee rights group, Human Rights Watch said today. INUA Advocacy had been providing independent scrutiny of the human rights situation at the camp, which is about 40 kilometers from … Read More “Malawi – Rights Group Expelled From Refugee Camp” »
Harare — President Lazarus Chakwera and his administration came under fire from opposition parties and human rights organizations in Malawi, for a deal allowing 221 young young Malawians to be airlifted on Saturday, November 25, 2023 to work on Israeli farms. The action comes in the wake of Israel’s U.S.$60 million aid package for Malawi’s … Read More “Malawi: President Lazarus Chakwera Under Fire for Sending Malawians to Work on Israeli Farms” »
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” »