Malawi
Famine in Malawi as IMF policies bite
By David Rowan, March 14, 2002
The government of Malawi recently announced that a major famine was affecting the country. President Bakili Muluzi made an urgent appeal for food and declared that Malawi is facing a national disaster...
Malawi: Police shoot peaceful demonstrators
By David Rowan, December 20, 2001
Police in the African country of Malawi opened fire on a peaceful demonstration on December 11, critically injuring two people. One of those shot in Zomba, in the south of the country, some 68 kilomet...
Britain demands greater political control over Africa: the case of Malawi
By David Rowan, December 14, 2000
Clare Short, Britain's Minister for International Development, introduced a white paper this week entitled Eliminating World Poverty: making globalisation work for the poor. Backed personally by Prime...
Fraudulent elections in Malawi
Violence follows re-election of United Democratic Front
By Dave Atkinson and Linda Slattery, July 2, 1999
The recent elections in the southern African country of Malawi, held on June 15, were characterized by voting irregularities and accusations of fraud. The ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) resorted...
