Malawi APRM Popular Sensitisation (MAPS) Project

The Malawi APRM Popular Sensitisation (MAPS) Project aims to enhance meaningful participation of civil society in the country’s African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process, through capacity-building, fostering better knowledge of process, and developing a written submission on the key governance issues in Malawi.

SADC leaders are participating in an extraordinary summit in Malawi

SADC leaders are participating in an extraordinary summit in Malawi to review the deployment of soldiers in Mozambique. Special forces of South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana and Lesotho have been deployed since July last year to fight against insurgents in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado. When the regional leaders met in October last year, they agreed to […]

Malawi denies helping the Bushiri’s to escape

There are concerns the Bushiri’s escape from South Africa to Malawi could harm relations between the two countries. The Malawi president is denying that he helped the controversial couple flee the country. Our Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme Steven Gruzd was recently interviewed on this topic by eNCA’s Sally Burdett.

Driving a sunflower value chain in Malawi: challenges and opportunities

This policy briefing seeks to explore the potential for developing a domestic sunflower value chain (VC) in Malawi. It examines the different but interconnected roles that various stages of the VC play in driving the sunflower industry as a whole in Malawi, highlighting current bottlenecks and positive developments.