# lilongwe (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lilongwe. Page: Feed: --- ## [Youth Summit Showcases Soybean Business Opportunities for Malawi’s Young People](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/youth-summit-showcases-soybean-business) _2026-08-22 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — A three-day National Youth Summit has showcased how agriculture and value addition can create economic opportunities for young people, with soybean-based products emerging as a major attraction at the event, writes Brian Augustus Kanyenda. ## [Africa’s Carbon Markets Enter New Phase as Kigali Summit Targets Investment](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/africas-carbon-markets-enter-new) _2026-08-21 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Africa’s carbon markets are entering a new phase as governments strengthen policy frameworks, investors seek credible projects and stakeholders look to unlock more climate finance, writes Winston Mwale. ## [Global Fund Selection Row Deepens as Members Reject Post-Meeting Votes](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/global-fund-selection-row-deepens) _2026-08-21 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — A dispute over the selection of agencies to manage Malawi’s next Global Fund grants has deepened after six members of the Country Coordinating Mechanism formally objected to a proposal to seek votes, comments or endorsements from members who were absent from an Aug. ## [Malawi’s Mobile Network Boom Collides with a Tax Fight Over Low Usage](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/malawis-mobile-network-boom-collides) _2026-08-20 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi— Malawi has spent a decade building one of the most extensive mobile networks in the region, according to a new report presented Thursday at the Digital Africa Summit Malawi. ## [EU Unveils €143 Million Investment Package for Malawi](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/eu-unveils-143-million-investment) _2026-08-20 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — The European Union on Thursday launched a €143 million investment package for Malawi targeting agriculture, energy, education, skills and social protection, describing the initiative as a major investment in the country’s long-term economic transformation, writes ## [From Aspirations to Action: Moving Africa’s MICE Share Beyond 2%](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/from-aspirations-to-action-moving) _2026-08-20 · AfricaBrief_ NAIROBI, Kenya—Imagine taking a flight to a destination, not for a vacation, but for a business event. ## [Standard Bank Wins Best Bank Award in Malawi](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/standard-bank-wins-best-bank-award) _2026-08-20 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — Standard Bank Plc has been named the Best Bank in Malawi in the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, writes AfricaBrief Reporter. ## [‘It’s Not by Choice’: The Hidden Struggle of Infertility in Malawi](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/its-not-by-choice-the-hidden-struggle) _2026-08-19 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi—For almost two decades, Chisomo has waited for something she once believed would happen naturally: becoming pregnant. ## [CFTC Trains Northern Journalists to Expose Unfair Business Practices](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/cftc-trains-northern-journalists) _2026-08-19 · AfricaBrief_ MZUZU, Malawi — The Competition and Fair Trading Commission is training journalists in the Northern Region to strengthen reporting on consumer rights and expose unfair business practices, writes Tionge Hara. ## [Malawi Regulator Warns Public Against Sharing Intimate Videos](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/malawi-regulator-warns-public-against) _2026-08-19 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority has warned the public against recording, publishing, sharing or disseminating intimate videos involving identifiable individuals without lawful authority or consent, writes Steria Manda. ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sya86tsTJ50A) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Beyond Droughts and Floods: The Human Rights Cost of Climate Change](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/beyond-droughts-and-floods-the-human) _2026-08-19 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi—Climate change is often discussed through statistics — rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, droughts, floods and increasingly frequent extreme weather events. ## [SADC Electoral Forum Urges Restraint as Zambia Results Tally Continues](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/sadc-electoral-forum-urges-restraint) _2026-08-19 · AfricaBrief_ LUSAKA, Zambia — The Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern African Development Community (ECF-SADC) has urged all stakeholders in Zambia’s general election to exercise restraint and resolve grievances through legally established mechanisms as the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) continues announcing results, writes ## [MMRA Urges Small-Scale Miners to Form Cooperatives for Licensing](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/mmra-urges-small-scale-miners-to) _2026-08-19 · AfricaBrief_ KARONGA, Malawi — The Mining and Minerals Regulatory Authority (MMRA) has urged small-scale artisanal miners across Malawi to form cooperatives to ease access to mining licences and help curb illegal gold mining, writes Lusekero Chifwafwa Mhango. ## [Lilongwe Archdiocese Raises MK302 Million Toward MK10 Billion Fund](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/lilongwe-archdiocese-raises-mk302) _2026-08-19 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — The Archdiocese of Lilongwe has raised more than MK302 million toward its newly established Tiyende Limodzi Endowment Fund, writes Steria Manda. ## [SADC People’s Summit Demands Debt Justice, Resource Control](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/sadc-peoples-summit-demands-debt) _2026-08-16 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ DURBAN, South Africa — Civil society groups and social movements from across Southern Africa have called on SADC governments to urgently address public debt, migration, climate financing, youth unemployment, inequality and shrinking civic space, writes ## [Future of Energy Conference 2026 Innovation Challenge Names Finalists](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/future-of-energy-conference-2026) _2026-08-15 · AfricaBrief_ LAGOS, Nigeria—After a rigorous review of applications from innovators across Africa for the Future of Energy Conference (FEC) 2026 Innovation Challenge, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), in partnership with Africa Change Lab (ACL), has announced the finalists for recognition, writes ## [SADC People’s Summit Opens with Call for Economic Liberation](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/sadc-peoples-summit-opens-with-call) _2026-08-14 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ Durban, South Africa — Southern African People’s Solidarity Network chairperson on Friday opened the 2026 SADC People’s Summit by declaring that the region’s peoples must organise for economic justice, debt justice, climate justice and democratic control of natural resources, rejecting an extractive order that leaves communities poor amid vast mineral wealth, writes ## [UN Tax Talks Advance Push for Fairer Global Taxation](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/un-tax-talks-advance-push-for-fairer) _2026-08-14 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ The conclusion of the New York session marks a shift from broad conceptual discussions towards detailed negotiations over the rules that could eventually govern international tax cooperation. ## [Digital Africa Summit to Spotlight Malawi’s Digital Transformation](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/digital-africa-summit-to-spotlight) _2026-08-14 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ For Malawi, the discussions will focus specifically on creating an enabling environment for digital investment, expanding connectivity and unlocking the economic and social benefits of technology. ## [Scorchers’ World Cup Qualification Reflects Stronger Malawi-Morocco Ties](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/scorchers-world-cup-qualification) _2026-08-12 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — Morocco’s Ambassador to Malawi Oumiyer Muhammad says the Malawi Scorchers’ historic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup reflects the growing opportunities for Malawians as relations between the two countries continue to expand, writes ## 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[#AfricaBrief: Japan Gives Malawi US$1.9m Rice Aid Amid Food Crisis](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/africabrief-japan-gives-malawi-us19m) _2026-08-12 · AfricaBrief_ More than 1.9 million people are already facing food insecurity, with the figure projected to rise to more than 2.6 million between October and March. ## [WATAF Urges Stronger Regional Action on Tobacco Taxation](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/wataf-urges-stronger-regional-action) _2026-08-11 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ CONAKRY, Guinea — The West African Tax Administration Forum has called for stronger regional cooperation and harmonized excise duty policies as ECOWAS member states review the bloc’s directive on tobacco taxation, writes Winston Mwale. ## [New Transport Corridors Accelerate Africa’s Mining Growth](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/new-transport-corridors-accelerate) _2026-08-11 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Major investments in railways and regional transport corridors are accelerating efforts to unlock Africa’s mineral wealth and strengthen the continent’s position in global mineral supply chains, writes Winston Mwale. ## [NCBA Profit Rises 12.2% to US$95.8m as Digital Lending and Regional Business Drive Growth](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/ncba-profit-rises-122-to-us958m-as) _2026-08-11 · AfricaBrief_ NAIROBI, KENYA: NCBA Group PLC has reported a 12.2 per cent increase in profit after tax to about US$95.8 million for the first half of 2026, as stronger operating income, digital lending and growth across its regional businesses helped offset rising credit-loss provisions, writes ## [Scorchers Advance to WAFCON Semifinals, Secure Historic World Cup Qualification](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/scorchers-advance-to-wafcon-semifinals) _2026-08-10 · AfricaBrief_ RABAT, Morocco — Malawi’s senior women’s national football team, the Scorchers, have reached the semifinals of the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after defeating Ghana’s Black Queens 2-1 in a thrilling quarterfinal at Al Madina Stadium in Rabat on Sunday, writes ## [Mzimba Leaders Reject District Split, Unveil Development Vision for Hora](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/mzimba-leaders-reject-district-split) _2026-08-09 · AfricaBrief_ The challenge now is translating those commitments into completed projects and measurable improvements in the lives of communities across Mzimba and the wider Northern Region. ## [Rights Groups Raise Alarm Over Religious Freedom in South Korea](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/rights-groups-raise-alarm-over-religious) _2026-08-08 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ SEOUL, South Korea — International rights and religious-freedom organisations have raised concerns over what they describe as growing pressure on religious minorities and freedom of expression in South Korea, including the pretrial detention of 95-year-old Shincheonji Church chairman Lee Man-hee, writes ## [Funding, Political Pressure Threaten Environmental Journalism Across Africa](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/funding-political-pressure-threaten) _2026-08-08 · AfricaBrief_ LILONGWE, Malawi — Chronic underfunding, political interference, poor access to information and growing safety concerns are undermining environmental journalism across Africa, a new 2025 report by Africa 21 has found, writes Happy Njalam’mano. ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RY01gJ0ftEQp) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Prosperity Is Built: Africa’s Next Economic Frontier](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/prosperity-is-built-africas-next) _2026-08-08 · AfricaBrief_ Why Africa’s next economic frontier lies in transforming knowledge into institutions that enable enterprise and create shared prosperity. ## [Africa Keeps Rebuilding Its Food Security Every Time a Shipping Lane Closes](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/africa-keeps-rebuilding-its-food) _2026-08-08 · AfricaBrief_ Nairobi, Kenya—The Strait of Hormuz disruption was the third fertiliser shock in five years. ## [Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: Wenya Residents Wait Nearly 20 Years for a Court](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/justice-delayed-justice-denied-wenya) _2026-08-08 · AfricaBrief_ CHITIPA, Malawi — For nearly two decades, residents of Senior Chief MweneWenya’s area in Chitipa have lived without a functioning magistrate’s court, forcing victims, defendants and witnesses to travel long distances for justice and leaving some cases unresolved, writes ## [Malawi’s Global Fund Process Faces Integrity Test Ahead of GC8 Submission](https://africabrief.substack.com/p/malawis-global-fund-process-faces) _2026-08-08 · Winston Mwale · AfricaBrief_ A fresh Community PR selection is scheduled to take place in the coming days after civil society petitions led to a restart of the process. ## [World Literacy Day](https://nls.mw/2026/08/07/world-literacy-day-2/) _2026-08-07 · toor · National Library Service_ Every year Malawi joins the entire world in commemoration of World Literacy Day. This is an annual event which is celebrated on 8th September. The Malawi National Library Service decisively participate in these events. This year the event was held in Rumphi. ## [🇲🇼🇯🇵Japanese Ambassador Visits Malawi National Library Service](https://nls.mw/2026/07/14/%f0%9f%87%b2%f0%9f%87%bc%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5japanese-ambassador-visits-malawi-national-library-service/) _2026-07-14 · toor · National Library Service_ The Ambassador of Japan to Malawi, His Excellency Naito Yasushi, on Tuesday visited the Malawi National Library Service (MNLS) Headquarters in Lilongwe to familiarise himself with the institution’s operations and programmes. During the visit, National Librarian Aamon Grey Kapasule shared MNLS’s vision of expanding access to library services through modern infrastructure, mobile libraries and… ## [Standard Bank Malawi Donates K50 Million Worth of Books to National Library Service](https://nls.mw/2026/04/11/standard-bank-malawi-donates-k50-million-worth-of-books-to-national-library-service/) _2026-04-11 · toor · National Library Service_ Today, the National Library Service (NLS) proudly received a donation of books valued at K50 million from Standard Bank of Malawi, marking a significant step towards strengthening a reading culture and supporting local authors. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Mlangazua Chigaru highlighted that the donation is part of the bank’s Joy of the Arts programme, \[…\] ## [Pabwalo Launches a New Chapter for Culture and Creativity in Lilongwe. 10 April 2026](https://nls.mw/2026/04/10/pabwalo-launches-a-new-chapter-for-culture-and-creativity-in-lilongwe-10-april-2026/) _2026-04-10 · toor · National Library Service_ Today marks an exciting milestone in the cultural and educational landscape of Lilongwe with the official launch of Pabwalo—a name that beautifully translates to “The knowledge square for citizens.” Located within the National Library Service Headquarters in the heart of the city, Pabwalo emerges as a vibrant, multipurpose space designed to inspire learning, creativity, and \[…\] ## [Monkey-Bay branch monitoring and book rotation visit to Mvunguti Community (Apatsa Primary School)](https://nls.mw/2026/03/18/monkey-bay-branch-monitoring-and-book-rotation-visit-to-mvunguti-community-apatsa-primary-school/) _2026-03-18 · toor · National Library Service_ Today, the Monkey Bay NLS team conducted a successful monitoring and book rotation visit to Mvunguti Community (Apatsa Primary School) under the Community Reading Award (CRA) project supported by Book Aid International. We reviewed the book loan registers and reading session logs, and we are pleased to report excellent progress — learners and community members \[…\] ## [NLS Board orientation and library tour](https://nls.mw/2026/01/30/nls-board-orientation-and-library-tour/) _2026-01-30 · toor · National Library Service_ NLS Board Orientation and Library TourThe National Library Service (NLS) conducted a Board Orientation session followed by a guided tour of library facilities to familiarize Board Members with NLS operations, programmes, and service delivery points.During the tour, the Board visited the newly constructed Auditorium Room under the Pabwalo Programme, which is sponsored by the REI \[…\] ## [Vacancy](https://nls.mw/2026/01/28/vacancy/) _2026-01-28 · toor · National Library Service_ Position title: Pabwalo Project Manager Location: Lilongwe, Malawi Contract: 1-year full-time (40 hours/week), renewable up to 3 years based on performance Start Date: Early March 2025 Reporting to: Pabwalo Advisory Body The Pabwalo Advisory Body, composed of National Library Service (NLS), Malawi National Commission for UNESCO (MNCU), Music Crossroads Malawi and Rei Foundation Limited (RFL), \[…\] ## [Floating Library for Mvungu​ti – P‌roject U‍pdat⁠e!](https://nls.mw/2025/12/05/floating-library-for-mvunguti-project-updat%e2%81%a0e/) _2025-12-05 · toor · National Library Service_ Great news from Monkey Bay! The National Li‌brary Service, Monk⁠ey B​ay‍ B‌ranch, has completed a success‌ful pre-visit‍ to Mvung​uti ahead of​ the launch of the⁠ Floating Libr‍ary for Mvunguti project. This innovativ‌e initiative will​ deliver​ books by boat to th‌e r⁠emote shore‍line co​mmunity of Mvunguti i‍n​ Monkey B‌ay, Mangochi District—a‍n area a‌ccessib‍le​ only by water. \[…\] ## [Standard Bank Backs Literary Growth with K55 Million Support](https://nls.mw/2025/05/24/standard-bank-backs-literary-growth-with-k55-million-support/) _2025-05-24 · toor · National Library Service_ #Times360Malawi Standard Bank Plc, through its Joy of the Arts initiative, has committed K55 million to support the country’s literary sector, strengthening access to books and promoting a reading culture. The bank has partnered with the National Library Service and the Lilongwe Book Festival. Of the total investment, K50 million has been allocated to the \[…\] ## [Reading Promotion Campaign at Njewa Primary School: Read today for a Brighter tomorrow](https://nls.mw/2024/10/24/reading-promotion-campaign-at-njewa-primary-school-read-today-for-a-brighter-tomorrow/) _2024-10-24 · toor · National Library Service_ Today, Njewa Primary School was abuzz with excitement as the National Library Service (NLS), in collaboration with Book Aid International, organized a reading promotion campaign. This important event aimed at fostering a culture of reading among students and community members in the area. The campaign, which was held with the continued support from Book Aid \[…\]