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Majete Wildlife Reserve is Malawi’s major ‘Big Five’ reserve and one of its top wildlife destinations. Located in south-western Malawi, approximately 40 miles from Blantyre and three hours from Lake Malawi, Majete is one of the big success stories in African conservation – an unlikely story of resurgence and restoration. 2023 marks 20 years since African Parks, a non-profit conservation…

Malawi’s ruling party seeks annulment of election rerun | News

Malawi’s governing party is pushing for a third presidential election, citing irregularities and intimidation in a vote rerun where unofficial tallies show the opposition leader poised to beat incumbent President Peter Mutharika.

On Friday, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) called on the electoral commission to annul results collated so far and declare a third poll as it questioned…

Vote counting under way in Malawi’s presidential election rerun | News

Polls have closed in Malawi’s hotly contested presidential vote, the second time in just over a year, after incumbent President Peter Mutharika’s re-election was annulled by the courts over irregularities.

Some 6.8 million people were eligible to vote in Tuesday’s rerun, practically a two-horse race between Mutharika and opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera. A third candidate, Peter Kuwani, was…

Lake Malawi – the jewel in Malawi’s crown

Having given an overview of Malawi’s unique variety of attractions in last month’s blog (lake, landscape, wildlife and culture), this month we will focus in on what is probably the best known: Lake Malawi. Widely viewed as Malawi’s primary tourism asset and also known as the Lake of Stars, Lake Malawi is a wondrous inland sea of crystal-clear waters fringed by beaches of golden sand.

A…

Malawi’s varied attractions: wildlife, culture, landscape and lake

Described as the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’, Malawi is a relatively 
little known gem of this diverse continent yet has so much to offer: wildlife, culture, scenery, and of course Lake Malawi. It is the unique combination of these attractions that make Malawi so special. Where else will you find a genuinely warm welcome in a country at peace with itself, a diverse scenic kaleidoscope in such a small…

Malawi’s President Mutharika and the police food scandal

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Image caption Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika initially called the claims “fake news”

There have been mounting calls for the resignation of Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika after a leaked report by the country’s anti-graft agency accused him of receiving a kickback from a 2.8bn kwacha…

#BBC: “Madonna: ‘My son is Malawi’s future president’ “

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Image caption US pop star Madonna and her son David have regularly visited Malawi, the country of her adoptive children

Pop star Madonna has called her son, David Banda, “the future president of Malawi” in a tweet praising the 12-year-old adopted from that country.

The US singer has six children,…