Malawi

Kraftig økonomisk vekst og auka matproduksjon har kjenneteikna Malawi dei siste åra, men framleis er landet blant dei fattigaste i verda. Bingu wa Mutharika vart attvald som president med stort fleirtal i 2009, og med to tredels fleirtal for partiet hans i nasjonalforsamlinga dominerer han malawisk politikk fullstendig. Styret har blitt stadig meir autoritært etter valet, noko som kan setje grenser for den frie pressa og det sivile samfunnet. Les mer >

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Street vendors strip women naked as part of political conflict

Lilongwe (Malawi) – A campaign to stop people buying merchandise from street vendors is gaining momentum in Malawi’s main cities of Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu after the small-scale traders went on a rampage undressing women and girls wearing trousers, leggings, shorts and mini-skirts. Les mer >

Inter Press Service (IPS), by Claire Ngozo / 26.1.2012

Farm subsidy programme shrinks

Lilongwe (Malawi) — More than 200,000 Malawian farmers who depend on government subsidies to grow enough food to feed their families will have to go it alone when the agricultural subsidy programme is pruned. Les mer >

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) / 14.10.2011

Opposition sets new protest date

Blantyre (Malawi) — Barely a day after announcing its withdrawal from United Nations facilitated dialogue, Malawi civil Society organisations have announced that there will be protests on September 21. Les mer >

The Nation (Kenya) / 16.9.2011

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