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01LILONGWE1976	ENGAGING SADC IN GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST [...] (C) AT AN OCTOBER 19 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LILIAN PATEL PRIMARILY TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE (REFTEL B),CHARGE ASKED PATEL HER VIEWS ON HOW SADC AND THE USG COULD COOPERATE IN THE GLOBAL COALITION ON TERRORISM. 2. (C) PATEL SAID THAT HER PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, B [...]	2001-10-19 16:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SADC MI

04LILONGWE1	VP RESIGNS FOUR MONTHS BEFORE ELECTIONS [...] (U) On January 1, First Vice President Justin Malewezi announced that December 31, 2003 was his last day in office and that he has resigned as First Deputy National Chairman of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF). In his press release, Malewezi said he made the decision for personal reas [...]	2004-01-02 11:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM MI
04LILONGWE1010	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA THANKS USG FOR 44 YEARS OF [...] SUMMARY: USAID celebrated 44 years of partnership with the people of Malawi in a day-long event on October 20 at the USAID Mission in Lilongwe. Nearly 600 invited guests toured booths representing 33 different projects under USAID's four strategic objectives: health, democracy and governance [...]	2004-10-26 14:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV ECON OPRC
04LILONGWE1013	MALAWI HIKES FUEL PRICES, BUT NOT ENOUGH [...] (SBU) The Government of Malawi has recently raised retail fuel prices for the first time since March 2004. The increase amounts to 8.9 percent on gasoline and diesel, reflecting only about half of the increase in world petroleum prices during the past six months. The increase, which is expec [...]	2004-10-27 14:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN PGOV MI
04LILONGWE1016	MALAWI'S FORMER FINANCE MINISTER ARRESTED FOR [...] (U) Former Minister of Finance Friday Jumbe was arrested on October 27 as he attempted to leave Malawi for South Africa. Though the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and Jumbe's lawyer have not publicly said what charges Jumbe faces, his arrest is widely thought to [...]	2004-10-28 09:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV ECON EFIN PINR MI
04LILONGWE1018	MALAWI'S NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF [...] (SBU) The new director of the Anti Corruption Bureau recently discussed his pending prosecutions and strategic vision for the agency. He is focusing on five grand corruption cases, all against senior public figures. He intends to forego longer-range public outreach and prevention plans for w [...]	2004-10-28 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MI
04LILONGWE1022	TIP: NEW MALAWI GOVERNMENT WORKING TO ADDRESS ROOT [...] (U) Charge and poloff paid an introductory call on Malawi's Minister of Gender, Child Welfare, and Community Services, Joyce Banda on October 28. Charge used the opportunity to follow up on the previously raised issue of trafficking in persons (TIP) (reftel A),a topic Banda was eager to dis [...]	2004-10-29 10:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE103	GOM REACTS TO USTR LETTER WITH TEMPERED ENTHUSIASM [...] (C) Minister of Commerce and Industry Sam Mpasu told the Ambassador during a January 27 meeting that he had been "bowled over" by reftel letter from USTR Zoellick and that he was "very excited" by its prospects. Before the letter, he stated, "We had developed a perception that the developed [...]	2004-02-10 10:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD MI WTRO
04LILONGWE1035	MUTHARIKA CREATES NEW WEEKLY TO COUNTER PRO-MULUZI [...] (C) SUMMARY. A new newspaper, Democratus, has begun circulation in Malawi amid a growing fragmentation of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF). President Mutharika and his closest advisors are reportedly providing financial support and other resources for the new weekly. In the wake of a [...]	2004-11-04 13:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	OPRC MI PGOV
04LILONGWE1067	IMF REVIEW TEAM IN MALAWI [...] (U) The International Monetary Fund's Staff Monitoring Program assessment team has briefed donor mission representatives twice since its arrival in Malawi. The team leader has characterized the GOM's performance as good through the end of September and outlined a scenario under which the Fund [...]	2004-11-22 09:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL MI
04LILONGWE1072	BUNGLED WAGE REFORMS CAUSE LABOR PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Government wage reforms that took effect in October have produced some unrest among civil servants. Hospital workers briefly struck in Lilongwe early this month, and teachers are threatening to strike in Blantyre. The problems center on miscalculations in a consolidated pay packaged de [...]	2004-11-23 12:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN EINV KMCA MI
04LILONGWE1073	MALAWI: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] General Overview of Auditing Procedures: With an instituted public finance act of Parliament, Malawi's military expenditures are audited by the Auditor General, as is the case with all other Government institutions. Audit reports are circulated to relevant civilian ministries: Defense, Financ [...]	2004-11-23 12:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID MASS MARR MI BUD FIN
04LILONGWE1086	RULING PARTY REBELS RATCHET UP RHETORIC, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) have become more outspoken in their criticism of President Bingu wa Mutharika, widening the split in the party. The UDF executive committee has punished ministers close to Mutharika, taking away party positions and perks. Despite this [...]	2004-11-26 08:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE1089	SHIFTING HANDOUTS FOR MALAWI'S FARMERS [...] (SBU) The GOM has changed its approach to providing subsidized inputs to subsistence farmers. The new plan will provide seed and fertilizer packages to 2 million families--twice the amount planned earlier--and free fertilizer to another 500,000, at a total cost of MK3.68 billion ($34.4 millio [...]	2004-11-26 11:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN MI
04LILONGWE1108	GARMENT MAKERS NOT PANICKING ABOUT QUOTAS [...] (SBU) Despite the impending demise of quotas, Malawi's garment makers expect to see few changes in the U.S. market in the near future. They are banking on the prospect of protective measures against China becoming a reality in the next few months. Malawi-based companies also have lower capit [...]	2004-12-02 09:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD KTEX MI
04LILONGWE1110	BLANTYRE MAYOR ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (U) The mayor of Malawi's largest city, Blantyre, has been arrested for corruption, according to unconfirmed newspaper reports. John Chikakwiya, a senior member of the nominally ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) and one of the leading loyalists of former President Bakili Muluzi, is reported [...]	2004-12-03 11:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV KCOR KMCA MI
04LILONGWE1114	MUTHARIKA TOUTS RURAL GROWTH, ESTABLISHES DONOR [...] Summary: President Mutharika summoned heads of mission to thank them for their support and to air his views on key policies. He discussed his plans for rural poverty alleviation, the GOM's move to Lilongwe, and promised to have regular meetings with donors to establish a policy dialogue. End [...]	2004-12-07 14:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PINR MI
04LILONGWE1126	MALAWI'S PARLIAMENT SEEKS BIGGER ROLE [...] (U) Malawi's Parliament appears to be in the process of defining a new, more active role for itself in economic policy. Leading members of several relevant committees have told us they intend to hold public hearings on policy direction, to gain earlier access to draft legislation, and to head [...]	2004-12-10 07:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV KMCA KDEM MI POL
04LILONGWE1147	MALAWI EDUCATION SECTOR STATISTICS [...] Summary For the first time in many years the Government of Malawi (GOM),with support from USAID, has produced extensive data on the education sector. The data confirms that pupil-to-teacher ratios are very high, pupils-per-classroom ratios also are far above recommended norms, and that almos [...]	2004-12-22 12:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL MI
04LILONGWE1164	MALAWI'S FERTILIZER SHORTAGE THREATENS 2005 HARVEST [...] (U) Malawi's farmers are unable to find enough fertilizer as they near the end of their yearly planting season. The shortage results largely from Government delays in ordering stocks for its subsidy programs and confused signalling to private sector suppliers. While the shortages are expected [...]	2004-12-23 14:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR KMCA EFIN EAID MI
04LILONGWE1175	MALAWI INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 [...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The Government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy, without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. The Competition And Fair Trading Act -- passed by Parli [...]	2004-12-30 13:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR BUD FIN
04LILONGWE123	HOPES FADE FOR OPPOSITION'S "GRAND COALITION" [...] (SBU) Republican Party (RP) President Gwanda Chakuamba and People's Progressive Movement (PPM) President Aleke Banda were elected presidential candidate and running mate of the 7-party opposition alliance known as the "Mgwirizano Coalition" on February 13. Political activists had hoped to cre [...]	2004-02-17 15:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE124	GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Although the Malawi Electoral Commission's (MEC) inadequate preparations led to logistical difficulties during voter registration, we judge the exercise to have been generally acceptable, despite shortages of materials at many registration centers. The MEC has reported that 900,000 new [...]	2004-02-17 15:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE139	RWANDAN REFUGEES IN MALAWI READY TO RETURN HOME [...] (C) Rwandan refugees in Malawi are reportedly eager to return home, but inexplicably not yet moving in large numbers. Poloff met with a Dzaleka refugee camp administrator on February 19 at the camp, who said that many Rwandan refugees have been asking about returning home, and frustration wit [...]	2004-02-20 09:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM MI
04LILONGWE141	STATE/AID JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN: AMBASSADOR'S [...] SUMMARY. On February 12, Ambassador Browning conducted a meeting to introduce and review the new State/AID Joint Strategic Plan. The concept behind this plan, how it will be implemented, and what the expected results will be were presented to American and locally engaged staff of both agenci [...]	2004-02-20 10:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EAID MI
04LILONGWE143	Elections: State Media Denying Equal Access [...] With May 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections approaching, state-owned radio and television persists in almost exclusively broadcasting ruling party campaigning and pro-government news. Neither the Electoral Commission nor the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority is willing to [...]	2004-02-20 11:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO MI
04LILONGWE147	POLICE OPEN FIRE AT OPPOSITION POLITICAL RALLY; [...] (SBU) At a February 22 political rally of the opposition Mgwirizano Coalition, police fired on the crowd, injuring two people. The rally, which the police claimed could not take place because the President was holding his own rally in the vicinity, resumed later after Coalition leaders obtaine [...]	2004-02-23 13:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CASC PINR MI
04LILONGWE148	PRESIDENT GETS PERSONAL ABOUT AIDS AT LAUNCH OF [...] (SBU) At the February 10 launch of the National AIDS Policy, President Muluzi made the surprise announcement that one of his brothers had died three years ago as a result of AIDS. In the address attended by UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot, Muluzi also declared he knows his HIV status [...]	2004-02-23 14:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KHIV TBIO EAID SOCI MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE149	CABINET DISSOLVED HOURS BEFORE ALLIANCE MOU [...] (U) Hours before signing a ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) and Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) MOU to jointly contest May's elections, President Muluzi dissolved the Cabinet on February 23. No reason was given for the dissolution, and the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) has requeste [...]	2004-02-23 14:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE154	MALAWI UPDATE FOR PRESIDENT'S AGOA REPORT [...] (SBU) Malawi's AGOA exports (excluding GSP) continued to grow in 2003, and now exceed $58 million. More than $20 million of those exports are clothing, and a fifth garment company began operations. Privatization and reorganization of Malawi's primary textile manufacturer may extend the AGOA [...]	2004-02-24 16:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN KPAO MI
04LILONGWE155	MULUZI TWEAKS CABINET BEFORE ELECTIONS [...] (U) After dissolving his 45-member Cabinet two days earlier, President Muluzi appointed a largely unchanged Cabinet on February 24. Amid the re-shuffle, what changes were made reflect the ruling United Democratic Front's (UDF) tweakings to position the party for May's elections. COMMENT -- [...]	2004-02-25 10:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE156	BIOTECH OUTREACH: MALAWI REQUEST [...] Summary. In 2002 Malawi enacted a Biosafety Act, which created a framework for regulating biotechnology. Necessary regulatory structures and guidelines have not followed, however, and implementation remains weak. The arrival of USG food aid in 2002 and 2003 raised safety and environmental c [...]	2004-02-25 11:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TBIO TSPL ETRD SENV EAGR MI
04LILONGWE165	FY 2004 ESF REQUEST [...] SUMMARY. Post welcomes the opportunity to submit proposals for funding under ESF's Africa Regional Fund. Our four proposals are directly linked to MPP goals related to counterterrorism, the environment and economic development, and democracy and governance. 2. Proposals follow: A. Anti [...]	2004-02-26 15:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON PTER MI
04LILONGWE166	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DECLARED; OPPOSITION BADLY [...] (U) Six presidential contenders declared their candidacy to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on February 25 and 26. Among them were the United Democratic Front (UDF)/Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) coalition's Bingu wa Mutharika, four from opposition parties, and one independent. COMME [...]	2004-02-27 07:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE179	MALAWI: DONORS SPLIT OVER BANK AND FUND PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Minster of Finance Jumbe made a pitch on March 1 for donors to support Malawi's IMF and World Bank programs. Stating that statistical discrepancies in its submission to the Fund have been largely resolved, Jumbe claimed that Malawi has made progress on its macroeconomic stabilization p [...]	2004-03-02 21:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV MI
04LILONGWE187	"FARMER" MULUZI CULTIVATES HIS POST-PRESIDENTIAL IMAGE [...] (C) I met with President Muluzi at his request on February 18 at his private residence in Blantyre. We discussed his three-point agenda: a) USG assistance in training Malawi Defense Force (MDF) officers as helicopter pilots; b) USG support of an HIV/AIDS Center he wishes to lead after he le [...]	2004-03-04 13:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MI
04LILONGWE188	AGOA III: INFORMATION ON MALAWIAN TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...] THIS CABLE IS IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES IN AGOA-ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES. TEXTILES -------- 2. THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN MALAWI IS SMALL AND UNDERDEVELOPED. THE COUNTRY'S ONLY TEXTILE FACTORY, MAPETO (DWSM) LIMITED (FORMERLY DAV [...]	2004-03-04 13:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV KTEX PREL MI AGOA
04LILONGWE199	MALAWI 2003 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY. Based on a review of GOM practices, interviews with civil society groups, GOM officials, and press accounts, Malawi should not be designated as a country of origin, transit, or destination of the most severe forms of international trafficking in significant numbers of men, women, or [...]	2004-03-10 15:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MI
04LILONGWE204	Elections: Bias in State-Owned Media [...] With elections just 66 days away, the government-controlled media remains biased in its coverage, broadcasting pro-government news and ruling party campaign reports while providing almost no access to the opposition. The Public Affairs Committee, a local civil society group composed of influ [...]	2004-03-12 11:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO MI
04LILONGWE207	MALAWI MEDIA PRIMER [...] SUMMARY: The government-controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation radio is the main source of news for the average Malawian. Two independent daily newspapers are read by a small segment of the urban population. Private (commercial, religious, community) radio stations reach urban centers i [...]	2004-03-15 12:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE214	FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED IN DEATH OF PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) A March 2 autopsy report revealed that Kalonga Stambuli, Chief Executive Officer of President Muluzi's Trade and Investment Company, was poisoned and strangled on December 29, 2003. In the weeks following Stambuli's death, "The Dispatch" weekly newspaper printed a series of excerpts fro [...]	2004-03-17 13:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV PINR KDEM MI
04LILONGWE22	MALAWI'S PLEA TO THE IMF: SAME OLD DOG, SAME OLD [...] (C) Presidential Economic Advisor Goodall Gondwe reportedly met with the Treasury Department in Washington in December to make a pitch for waivers on Malawi's IMF commitments. Contrary to his message, we assess that a lack of political will has caused the GOM's persistently missed fiscal and [...]	2004-01-08 14:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR EAID MI
04LILONGWE223	MALAWI FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF PROGRESS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Ambassador met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lilian Patel to deliver reftel demarche on Zimbabwe. At the March 16 meeting, the Ambassador also briefly discussed Haiti (septel) and the MCA with the Minister. 2. (C) Patel stated that Malawi remains hopeful for increased dialogue betw [...]	2004-03-18 14:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MI ZI
04LILONGWE240	PARLIAMENT APPROVES SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET AND [...] (SBU/NF) Before Parliament's March 20 dissolution, the House passed the controversial "compromise" version of the Corrupt Practices amendment, a supplementary budget, and other minor pieces of legislation. At present, the "compromise amendment" appears sufficient to fulfill the IMF's relaxed [...]	2004-03-25 05:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID MI BUD FIN
04LILONGWE244	INDEPENDENTS STAND OUT AS PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES [...] (U) On the official roster of candidates contesting in the May 18 parliamentary elections, each parliamentary district generally has between 4 and 13 candidates, with a notable number of contestants registered as independents. The ruling United Democratic Front (UDF)/Alliance for Democracy (AF [...]	2004-03-25 09:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE245	VP MALEWEZI'S POLITICAL MISJUDGMENTS AND LEGAL WOES [...] (C) Since his January 1 resignation from the ruling United Democratic Front vice presidency and announcement of indefinite leave as Malawi's Vice President, Justin Malewezi has joined the opposition People's Progressive Movement (PPM),declared himself an independent presidential candidate, be [...]	2004-03-25 09:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE261	INFLUENCE ANALYSIS - MALAWI [...] (SBU) The information environment in Malawi has changed drastically in the ten years since multi-party democracy was instituted. During the previous 30-year regime of President for Life Hastings Banda, the information environment was completely closed. All news was censored and freedom of [...]	2004-03-29 11:55:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OIIP MI
04LILONGWE267	IOM'S VISIT TO MALAWI: CONCERNS ABOUT TIP AND THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is seeking to open a permanent office in Malawi. According to visiting IOM representatives, international human trafficking from Malawi and Mozambique via the Nacala corridor is the IOM's "most pressing (trafficking in persons) c [...]	2004-03-30 09:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF ELTN KCRM MI
04LILONGWE270	CABINET GROWS YET AGAIN IN PATRONAGE PAY-OFF [...] (U) New Congress for Democracy (NCD) president Hetherwick Ntaba has been appointed Minister of the new Ministry of Energy and Mining, the Office of President and Cabinet announced on March 29. Ntaba, who formed NCD after being dismissed from the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) National Executive [...]	2004-03-30 13:57:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EFIN PINR MI
04LILONGWE28	FURTHER PRE-ELECTION FRAGMENTATION IN THE [...] (SBU) Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Gwanda Chakuamba resigned from the leading opposition party and formed the Republican Party on January 8. After a shaky seven-month marriage of convenience with MCP president and personal nemesis John Tembo (ref B),Chakuamba announced his depa [...]	2004-01-09 11:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE283	IMF: SOME PROGRESS UNDERCUT BY FRESH PROBLEMS [...] (C) Malawi has made progress on its macroeconomic stabilization program, but it is unclear if that progress will be enough for the Executive Board to approve further disbursements, IMF Mission Chief to Malawi John Green told donors on March 23. Behind the scenes, an IMF staff member told Po [...]	2004-04-02 14:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV MI
04LILONGWE289	SITUATION REPORT 28: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] SUMMARY. THIS IS A JOINT USAID/DCHA-USAID/MALAWI REPORTING CABLE. FROM MARCH 26-31, TWO FFP OFFICERS, OFDA REGIONAL ADVISOR, AND USAID/MALAWI AGRICULTURAL ADVISOR PARTICIPATED IN THE ONGOING VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (VAC) IN MALAWI. DESPITE THIS TIME PERIOD BEING THE HEIGHT OF THE HUNGER S [...]	2004-04-07 16:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR MI
04LILONGWE326	ELECTORAL COMMISSION REMAINS INEFFECTIVE, [...] (SBU) Ineffectiveness and inefficiency have marked the Malawi Electoral Commission's (MEC) preparations for the May 18 elections. One million "extra" names on the official voting roster, overexpenditures resulting in a 26% increase in the elections budget, and failure to assure equitable cove [...]	2004-04-22 15:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE333	MULUZI WARNS INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (U) President Muluzi warned international election observers not to interfere in the electoral process at a political rally on April 25. Muluzi said the observers' duty "is not to interfere with the election process and consequently decampaign (his) government." Claiming to have names of ind [...]	2004-04-26 13:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE375	MALAWI TO MUDDLE THROUGH ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) confirmed on May 5 that presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on May 18 in spite of continuing difficulties with the voters' roll, a flawed verification process, and a significant funding gap. On the political scene, a last-ditch cl [...]	2004-05-07 09:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EFIN PINR MI
04LILONGWE376	GOM CASE AGAINST VP MALEWEZI DISMISSED [...] (U) The High Court dismissed on May 4 the GOM's case against VP Justin Malewezi, in which government sought Malewezi's dismissal for resigning from the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) and the right to appoint a new First Vice President (reftel A). In the ruling, the panel of three judges [...]	2004-05-07 10:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE381	OPPOSITION UNHAPPY DESPITE MODEST MEC IMPROVEMENTS [...] (SBU) The Malawian Electoral Commission (MEC) announced the newly "cleaned-up" voters' roll has been reduced by nearly one million names, and publicly acknowledged the state-owned media houses' clear bias for the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF). Unsatisfied with the progress on the voter [...]	2004-05-10 09:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE382	GOM AGAIN CO-OPTS LABOR UNION; "APPOINTS" ILO [...] (U) At Labor Day festivities on May 1, President Muluzi appointed Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) President Sunduzwayo Madise, who was recently convicted of corruption, as Malawi's "representative" to the International Labor Organization (ILO). Muluzi also donated MK 10 million (USD 95 [...]	2004-05-10 09:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EFIN KDEM MI
04LILONGWE392	ELECTIONS: CLERGY COME OUT AGAINST FRONTRUNNER [...] (SBU) Presbyterian Church Synod Moderator Reverend Felix Chingota, speaking on behalf of the Presbyterian clergy in Malawi, told poloff that the Presbyterian Church has begun telling its approximately 3.5 million members that "it has difficulties with the United Democratic Front (UDF),and it [...]	2004-05-11 15:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE398	COMPLAINTS ABOUT VOTERS' ROLL AND EXTRA BALLOTS [...] (U) As the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) began distributing ballots on May 12, opposition parties expressed grave concerns about the MEC's distribution of all 7.3 million ballots, rather than a reduced number based on the updated voters' roll of 5.7 million (reftel C). According to MEC Ch [...]	2004-05-13 09:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE400	ELECTORAL COMMISSION ADMITS BIAS BY STATE MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary. At a bruising meeting convened by donor chiefs of mission on May 11 with representatives of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and the directors-general of state-controlled radio and television, the Commission itself acknowledged that election coverage has been heavily biase [...]	2004-05-13 13:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR KPAO MI
04LILONGWE401	KWACHA SET TO TUMBLE AFTER ELECTIONS [...] (C) Currently trading around 109 to the dollar, Malawi's kwacha is set to tumble after next week's elections, Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Elias Ngalande told Pol/Econoff. Ngalande speculated that the kwacha will quickly depreciate to the range of 120-125. 2. (C) The RBM, which [...]	2004-05-13 14:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV MI
04LILONGWE402	ELECTION RESULTS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE [...] Independent Capital Radio has devised a plan to broadcast May 18 election results live. In cooperation with Public Affairs Committee's (PAC) election monitors and funded by the British and Germans, Capital Radio will be on- air live from 6 pm on May 18 until 6 am on May 19 announcing result [...]	2004-05-14 08:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO MI
04LILONGWE403	STATE-OWNED RADIO HALTS OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Opposition presidential candidate and First Vice President Justin Malawezi's interview on state-owned Malawi Broadcast Corporation (MBC) was halted after only 15 minutes of an hour-long program. Malawezi, formerly of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) but running as an independen [...]	2004-05-14 11:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO MI
04LILONGWE404	FREER, BUT POORER: MALAWI AFTER TEN YEARS OF [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This month's presidential and parliamentary elections will mark ten years since Malawi's first democratic elections and the transition away from Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda's thirty-year dictatorship. Much has changed, for better and for worse, since the advent o [...]	2004-05-14 11:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON PINR MI
04LILONGWE405	COURTS POSTPONE ELECTIONS [...] (U) The High Court ruled on May 14 in favor of the Mgwirizano Coalition's request to postpone May 18 presidential and parliamentary elections. It decided on the grounds that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) had not fulfilled the legal requirement to open the voters' roll for public scrut [...]	2004-05-14 15:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE407	ELECTIONS RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 20 [...] (SBU) The Malawi Electoral Commission announced on May 16 that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held May 20, the earliest date in accordance with the High Court's postponement of the polls (reftel C). COMMENT ------- 2. (SBU) A fresh round of criticism of the ruling Uni [...]	2004-05-17 07:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE410	MULUZI CONFIRMS 5/20 ELECTIONS, 5/24 INAUGURATION [...] (C) President Muluzi telephoned Ambassador Browning May 15 on the eve of his departure from post. In the five-minute call, Muluzi wished the Ambassador well on his sudden assignment to Baghdad, about which he said the Minister of Foreign Affairs had briefed him. The Ambassador in turn wished [...]	2004-05-17 12:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ETRD MZ MI
04LILONGWE411	MORE ATTACKS ON MUTHARIKA'S CREDIBILITY [...] (U) "The Nation" daily newspaper published a front-page story on May 17 questioning the authenticity of United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Bingu wa Mutharika's doctoral degree. In a carefully constructed article, the newspaper points out that Mutharika's CV does not list the [...]	2004-05-17 13:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR KPAO MI
04LILONGWE413	UPDATE ON THE COURTS' POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) In a three-fold ruling on May 16, the High Court ordered that the presidential and parliamentary elections be postponed, that the 1.6 million ballots in excess of the new voters' roll total be given to the High Court, and that President Muluzi stop using state resources to campaign. Sinc [...]	2004-05-17 14:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE415	TAIWAN FRETS OVER POST-ELECTION TIES TO MALAWI [...] (C/NF) Taiwanese diplomats are worried that an opposition win in Malawi's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections could result in Malawi breaking diplomatic relations, Second Secretary C.W. "Albert" Chang told Pol/Econoff. Local Taiwanese officials avoid the opposition and channel [...]	2004-05-18 12:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KHIV PINR TW CM MI
04LILONGWE434	POLLING DAY PROGRESSES PEACEFULLY [...] (SBU) In a calm and orderly fashion, Malawians turned out to vote in Malawi's third democratic presidential and parliamentary elections on May 20. A morning rush to the polls led to an afternoon lull, with only a few reports of minor violence. Persistent problems with the voters' roll and vo [...]	2004-05-20 14:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR PHUM MI
04LILONGWE438	MUTHARIKA WINS ELECTIONS; OPPOSITION CONTESTS [...] (U) After 69 hours of counting, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announced on May 23 the results of the presidential and parliamentary elections. Of the 5.7 million registered voters, MEC reports that 3.1 million voted (54.3%). The inauguration is scheduled for the morning of May 24. P [...]	2004-05-24 06:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR PHUM MI
04LILONGWE439	SCATTERED DEMONSTRATIONS FOLLOW UDF VICTORY [...] Delayed announcement of presidential and parliamentary election results sparked scattered demonstrations and violence in Blantyre and Mzuzu on May 23 (reftel). The Mgwirizano Coalition, led by Gwanda Chakuamba, staged a demonstration in Blantyre to protest the Malawi Electoral Commission's (M [...]	2004-05-24 07:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CASC MI
04LILONGWE445	OBSERVERS NOTE ELECTION SHORTCOMINGS [...] (SBU) Commending the general peaceful conduct of the polls, international election observers nevertheless have noted substantial shortcomings in Malawi's presidential and parliamentary elections. Among them, inequitable access to the state-owned media, the ruling party's use of state resource [...]	2004-05-24 15:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR PHUM MI
04LILONGWE449	OPPOSITION CHALLENGES TO ELECTION HAVE LITTLE [...] (SBU) On the second day of the three-day gap between the close of polls and the announcement of election results, Mgwirizano Coalition leader Gwanda Chakuamba, acting without the Coalition's backing, announced on May 22 that he had won the presidential elections. While claiming victory, Chaku [...]	2004-05-25 13:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM PINR MI
04LILONGWE45	AQUATIC WEEDS REMAIN ENVIRONMENTAL/ECONOMIC PROBLEM [...] Following continued power outages, The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) announced on January 5 that the recent onset of seasonal rains has caused an increase in the amount of biotrash (primarily in the form of aquatic weeds and silt) on the Shire River, which has "sever [...]	2004-01-16 08:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EAID ECON MI
04LILONGWE450	ELECTIONS SPLINTER PARLIAMENT, EXPOSE UDF [...] (SBU) Low voter turnout, a splintering of parties in Parliament, an unprecedented number of independent parliamentary victors, and the failure of eleven former cabinet members to win in the elections on May 20 showed an electorate deeply dissatisfied with the status quo. While the majority [...]	2004-05-25 13:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON PINR MI
04LILONGWE451	MUTHARIKA CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION AND REFORM AT [...] (U) Summary: Bingu wa Mutharika was inaugurated as Malawi's third president on May 24 at a sparsely-attended ceremony in Blantyre. Calling for reconciliation, reform, and peace in his inaugural address, he outlined a program to move Malawi "from poverty to prosperity"; announced his intention [...]	2004-05-25 14:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON KCOR PINR LY TW RW KE MI
04LILONGWE452	VIOLENCE BRIEFLY FLARES FOLLOWING ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: SCATTERED VIOLENCE LINKED TO LAST WEEK'S NATIONAL ELECTIONS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT MALAWI FROM 22-24 MAY; AS YET UNCONFIRMED REPORTS SEEM TO INDICATE THAT UP TO THREE FATALITIES MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN BLANTYRE DURING THESE DISTURBANCES, WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE RUN THEIR COURSE FOR NOW. LI [...]	2004-05-25 15:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM MI
04LILONGWE457	MUTHARIKA MEETS DONORS, SENDS MIXED MESSAGES [...] (U) Summary. President Bingu wa Mutharika convened heads of mission from donor countries and agencies in Lilongwe for a two-hour meeting on May 27 during which he outlined his plans to move Malawi from "poverty to prosperity." While the bulk of the meeting was spent paraphrasing the inaugur [...]	2004-05-27 15:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EFIN PINR MI
04LILONGWE458	THE MEDIA ON ELECTION DAY [...] Summary: Presidential and parliamentary elections in Malawi left one radio station shut down and four of its staff members in police custody for airing an `inflammatory interview' with an opposition leader who was disputing election results. A journalist from another private radio station was [...]	2004-05-28 05:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KDEM MI
04LILONGWE468	OPPOSITION SET TO TAKE PARLIAMENT'S LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) As Parliament prepares for the June 7 swearing-in of new members and selection of leadership, opposition political parties have pledged to work together to take control of the House. Meanwhile, the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) is trying to gain the support of independents MPs, mo [...]	2004-06-02 07:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE47	FOOD SITUATION IN MALAWI INCREASINGLY WORRYING [...] Summary. Poor rainfall, coupled with maize price volatility, is raising concerns that there may be a new food security crisis in Malawi this year. The Government of Malawi (GOM) has stated that it may need to declare a disaster within the next three months if harvest prospects do not improve. [...]	2004-01-16 12:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON MI
04LILONGWE473	CABINET DELAY SIGNALS PRESIDENT'S PARTY WOES [...] (C) Ten days after the elections, President Bingu wa Mutharika has not yet appointed a cabinet. With speculation and rumors abounding, it is clear that Mutharika is having a difficult time both in balancing internal UDF politics and in building a working majority in Parliament. The cabinet's [...]	2004-06-03 09:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE477	MALAWI UPDATE ON AGOA III [...] (C) Per reftel request, failure to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act's (AGOA) third-country fabric provision, if permanent or even long-term, would likely have a significant impact on Malawi's garment exports to the United States. Of the five companies currently exporting under AG [...]	2004-06-03 11:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON MI
04LILONGWE488	OPPOSITION LEADER JUMPS SHIP; JOINS WITH RULING [...] (SBU) Summary: In an act of breathtaking (though not surprising) opportunism, opposition leader Gwanda Chakuamba has allied himself with newly-elected president Bingu wa Mutharika and the United Democratic Front (UDF) party. The UDF believes the addition of the 19 parliamentary seats Chaku [...]	2004-06-04 11:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE493	"GOVERNMENT OF RECONCILIATION" NOT YET CERTAIN [...] (SBU) Eighteen days after his controversial election, President Bingu wa Mutharika has still to appoint a cabinet. Meanwhile, the Office of the President and Cabinet has postponed the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speakers of Parliament (ostensibly over legal technicalities). The delayed [...]	2004-06-07 11:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE497	GLOBAL FUND'S EFFECTIVENESS IN MALAWI STIFLED [...] (SBU) The Global Fund's effectiveness in Malawi, the largest HIV/AIDS award recipient, has been stifled by operational and administrative problems. The goal of "limited oversight" has become unstructured and unwritten operational guidelines that are often confusing rather than liberating. Th [...]	2004-06-08 12:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV EAID TBIO SOCI MI WHO HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE499	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MALAWI [...] The following is the June 2004 update of Malawi's Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy, without restrictions on ownership, size of inve [...]	2004-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV MI
04LILONGWE503	IMF: TEAM LOOKS FOR FRESH START [...] (SBU) Visiting IMF officials told donors that poor fiscal and monetary performance had caused the Fund's Executive Board not to consider Malawi's case in April. Given the country's poor performance, the current facility (which was to have run through December) has been abandoned. Having lost [...]	2004-06-08 14:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV MI
04LILONGWE514	HOPE FOR NACALA WITH NEW GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) Ministry of Transport Principal Secretary Francis Chinsinga told emboff on June 9 that former Minister of Finance Friday Jumbe was the reason the Nacala Corridor Direct Agreement with Malawi had not been signed (reftel). Chinsinga said the relevant ministries (Transport, Justice, and Finan [...]	2004-06-09 15:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EINV PGOV PREL MI
04LILONGWE515	FINAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS RESULTS ANNOUNCED [...] The results of the three parliamentary districts with outstanding results, announced on June 4, change the composition of Parliament very little. The Malawi Congress Party and the United Democratic Front both added one to their totals. The third seat went to an independent. At present, the [...]	2004-06-09 15:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE520	PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET [...] SUMMARY. More than three weeks after elections, President Bingu wa Mutharika finally announced his cabinet on June 13. With 21 senior ministers (including the President and Vice President) and 8 deputy ministers, Mutharika failed in his attempt to reduce the size of the cabinet to 20. In an e [...]	2004-06-14 11:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PREL PINR KDEM MARR MI
04LILONGWE523	SADC TEAM ALONE IN PRAISING MALAWI'S ELECTIONS [...] (U) The SADC Election Observer Team (SEOT) stood alone in its failure to find fault with Malawi's May 20 elections, and unlike all other observer missions deemed the elections as "free and fair and credible" according to a preliminary statement. African Union (AU),Commonwealth, European Union [...]	2004-06-15 13:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MI
04LILONGWE529	MALAWI VP OFFERS CONDOLENCES [...] Vice-President Cassim Chilumpha has described the death of former President Reagan as a great loss not only to the United States but also to the whole world. On June 14, upon returning from funeral services in the U.S. (reftel A),Chilumpha said Reagan was well known for his fight to end commu [...]	2004-06-16 08:55:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG MI
04LILONGWE540	NEW FINANCE MINISTER BRIEFS DONORS ON PLANS TO GET [...] (SBU) Summary. Two days after being sworn in, new finance minister Goodall Gondwe briefed donor heads of mission of his plans to get Malawi back on track with the international financial institutions; indicated that Malawi is entering into an IMF staff-monitored program; made a pitch for early [...]	2004-06-21 15:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV MI
04LILONGWE559	UDF OBTAINS MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT; MULUZI [...] (SBU) With the June 18 announcement that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) have formed an alliance, the UDF (owing primarily to Chairman Bakili Muluzi's political maneuvering) has successfully secured a majority in Parliament and overcome the o [...]	2004-06-23 09:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE585	ELECTRICITY CORPORATION TO MANAGE AQUATIC WEEDS [...] (U) In an attempt to reduce load-shedding and power cuts caused by aquatic weeds clogging hydroelectric power stations, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, Limited (ESCOM) has purchased a USD 795,000 aquatic weeds control system from American corporation Aquarius Systems (Aquarius). [...]	2004-06-28 15:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EAID ECON ETRD MI

04LILONGWE586	CORRUPTION FEATHERS EX-PRESIDENT'S NEST [...] (SBU/NF) Taking office in 1994 with a couple of nearly bankrupt businesses, former President Bakili Muluzi finished his ten years in the presidency as one of the richest men in Malawi. That he acquired his fortune while officially earning an annual salary of USD 56,000 (MK 6 million) demonstra [...]	2004-06-28 15:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR ECON PGOV PINR MI
04LILONGWE596	MUNYENYEMBE ELECTED SPEAKER, MUTHARIKA OPENS [...] (SBU) With a narrow margin of victory, United Democratic Front (UDF) MP Rodwell Munyenyembe was elected Speaker of the National Assembly on June 28. The House also elected First and Second Deputies, both of whom are pro-UDF. President Bingu wa Mutharika, in his first address to Parliament on [...]	2004-06-30 11:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR KCOR ECON EFIN MI
04LILONGWE612	MALAWI'S NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SEEKS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Dr. George Chaponda, Malawi's new Minister of Foreign Affairs was sworn in on June 16 (reftel A). Chaponda, after nearly twenty years of UNHCR service, seems eager to raise standards of professionalism and fiscal discipline in his ministry, and would like to explore the possibi [...]	2004-07-02 09:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE614	FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR WORLD BANK [...] (C) Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe, in an introductory call with the Charge on July 2, made a direct request for the USG to support disbursement of Malawi's World Bank Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC) and for an expert economist to be imbedded into the Ministry of Finance. Gondwe argued [...]	2004-07-02 09:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PINR MI
04LILONGWE623	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA SENDS CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO [...] Post received a congratulatory letter from President Bingu wa Mutharika for President Bush on the occasion of the U.S. Independence Day. Text of the letter follows in paragraph 2. 2. Begin text: As you celebrate your country's national day, today, the government and people of the Republi [...]	2004-07-07 15:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV MI
04LILONGWE630	MALAWI LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY AT ICAO [...] Acting Director of Civil Aviation Justin Mkandawire told econoff on July 8 that the GOM will likely support the USG's bid for re-election as a Category 1 country to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),as it has done in the past. Mkandawire said the GOM has not [...]	2004-07-08 12:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR MI ICAO
04LILONGWE649	MUTHARIKA ASSUMES AID TO RESUME [...] (U) Upon arrival from the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, President Bingu wa Mutharika reportedly told the media on July 9 that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had written to donor governments, instructing them to resume aid because the Fund was pleased with Malawi's renewed commitme [...]	2004-07-13 14:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL MI
04LILONGWE652	FORMER DEPUTY COMMANDER BECOMES MILITARY COMMANDER [...] (U) The Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) announced on July 12 that with immediate effect Deputy Commander Lt. General Marko Chiziko will succeed General Joseph Chimbayo as Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). According to the OPC statement, Chimbayo's contract finished last month, [...]	2004-07-14 06:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PINR PREL PGOV MI
04LILONGWE662	GOM INTERESTED IN OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Minister of Transport and Public Works Henry Mussa expressed interest in learning more about the USG's Open Skies Agreement during a July 16 introductory call with the Charge. Mussa was interested to learn of the code-sharing benefits the agreement offers and to hear that several of Mal [...]	2004-07-16 10:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL PBTS PTER PINS MI
04LILONGWE667	ALLEGED SUDANESE AL-QAIDA MEMBERS IN BLANTYRE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A call-in on July 9, 2004 claimed that as of May five Sudanese al-Qaida members were located in a house in Blantyre. He received this information thirdhand. His source was contacted and stated the same thing. The firsthand source could not be reached. This information was pa [...]	2004-07-19 11:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
04LILONGWE677	MUTHARIKA MAKES MINOR CHANGES TO CABINET [...] (U) Officials at the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) announced on July 14 that President Bingu wa Mutharika, who already leads the Ministries of Defense and Civil Service, will also be responsible for the Ministry of Statutory Corporations and Privatization. Vice President Cassim Ch [...]	2004-07-20 14:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON PINR PREL MI
04LILONGWE678	GOM SIGNS ZAMBEZI WATER COMMISSION TO STEM WATER [...] (U) Upon his return from the July 15 Zambezi Water Commission (ZAMCOM) signing ceremony, Minister of Mining, Natural Resources, and Environment Davis Katsonga said the GOM hoped the Commission would help solve the Shire River's continuing difficulties with water weeds, which are a root cause o [...]	2004-07-20 15:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EAID ECON MI
04LILONGWE680	INCREASE IN DEPORTEES BEING SENT BACK TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A British diplomat seconded to the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) contacted RSO about a group of Bangladeshi males who had recently been deported. He stated that Malawi Immigration authorities let most of the men pass through Immigration even though they had been ordered to [...]	2004-07-21 08:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS KFRD MI
04LILONGWE686	NEW VOA-AFFILIATED INDEPENDENT RADIO STATION GOES [...] Voice of America (VOA) has extended its partnership with an independent affiliate, Capital Radio, to bring non-government controlled radio broadcast to northern Malawi. On July 19, Ambassador and PAS staff attended the Mzuzu launch ceremony of the new station, which significantly enhances th [...]	2004-07-22 15:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP KDEM MI
04LILONGWE696	CHILD LABOR REMAINS AN ISSUE IN MALAWI [...] One-third of Malawian children aged five to seventeen are involved in child labor, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training's recently released Malawi Child Labour 2002 Report. The report, funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) through the International La [...]	2004-07-23 10:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID MI
04LILONGWE706	NEW MINISTER OF EDUCATION SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR [...] SUMMARY. Newly appointed Minister of Education Yusuf Mwawa, formerly the Minister of Health under President Muluzi, said his first major task is to find a solution to the dwindling number of teachers in primary schools. In his estimation, improving the teacher training colleges will fill th [...]	2004-07-27 12:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID MI
04LILONGWE710	EMBOFFS PRESENT G/TIP REPORT TO NEW GOM MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY. Charge and Poloff paid an introductory call ON Malawi's newly appointed Minister of Gender, Child Welfare, and Community Services, Joyce Banda. The minister was unfamiliar with the issue of human trafficking and Malawi's G/TIP Tier Two - Watch List status, and agreed the issue s [...]	2004-07-29 07:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM PINR MI
04LILONGWE716	OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT LOOKS CLEAR TO MFA [...] (SBU) Minister of Foreign Affairs George Chaponda confirmed the GOM's interest in the Open Skies agreement when the Charge provide reftel A information during a July 29 meeting. Chaponda said the GOM will review the documentation provided and begin consultations with the relevant Ministries. [...]	2004-07-30 04:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL MI
04LILONGWE719	SPARKS OF INDEPENDENCE FROM THE COULD-BE REFORM [...] (C) Mere days after former President Muluzi left on his annual (government-funded) ex-presidential vacation, President Bingu wa Mutharika replaced several key government officials. He appointed a new Commander of the Army (reftel),a new Director of Public Prosecutions, and a new Chief of Sta [...]	2004-07-30 10:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EFIN PINR MI
04LILONGWE723	GOM TAKES ISSUE WITH MALAWI'S TIP RANKING [...] (SBU) Minister of Foreign Affairs George Chaponda told the Charge on July 28 that the GOM is "very concerned" about Malawi's ranking as a Tier Two - Watch List country in the Department's 2004 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Chaponda said the ranking "did not reflect the situation on the [...]	2004-08-02 08:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM MI UNGA
04LILONGWE728	RULING PARTY DEVELOPING FISSURE; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) With former President and United Democratic Front (UDF) Chairman Bakili Muluzi's return from his overseas holiday and President Bingu wa Mutharika's continuing display of independence (reftel),a fissure in the ruling UDF is quickly forming between Muluzi's old guard and Mutharika's recent [...]	2004-08-03 11:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE734	TIP OPEN FOR DISCUSSION IN MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. On July 29, post hosted a Human Rights Symposium focused on trafficking in persons (TIP). In attendance were numerous GOM officials, including Minister of Gender, Child Welfare, and Community Services Joyce Banda. The keynote address was presented by Supreme Court Justice Anastazia [...]	2004-08-04 13:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL MI
04LILONGWE735	NACALA CORRIDOR AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) After several last-minutes delays and missed deadlines, the Government of Malawi has signed a direct agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Central East African Railways Company (CEAR) to revive the Nacala Port and Rail Corridor. CEAR's holding company b [...]	2004-08-04 13:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PREL MI
04LILONGWE741	SITREP 29: DISASTER ALERT FOR EMERGING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS IN MALAWI [...] Summary: Many of the same conditions that sparked the 2001-2003 food crisis are emerging again this year in Malawi. The recently concluded harvest was slightly below the ten year average and below the 2001 harvest volume that presaged the 2001-2003 food crisis. Government maize stocks, which l [...]	2004-08-06 10:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR MI
04LILONGWE768	MALAWI AT A CROSSROADS WITH IMF [...] (SBU) At last week's outbriefing to donor countries, the IMF's Article IV assessment team said Malawi's new government is going in the right economic direction and that the IMF team would recommend a Staff Monitoring Program for the 2004/05 fiscal year. They assessed the GOM's draft budget as [...]	2004-08-09 13:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV PREL MI
04LILONGWE775	MALAWI EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WORSE OFF THAN [...] SUMMARY. According to the recently released "Free Primary Education For All" report, dropout rates, repetition rates, and qualified teacher-to-pupil ratios in public primary schools have all worsened over the past ten years. At the same time, overall enrollment and government expenditures on [...]	2004-08-10 15:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID MI
04LILONGWE785	ISLAM IN MALAWI: A POST-MALAWI FIVE PERSPECTIVE [...] (S) The June 2003 expulsion of five non-Malawian Muslims suspected of ties to Al-Qaida (AKA the "Malawi Five"),which the press characterized as and most Malawians believe to have been a USG-initiative, came at time when the Muslim-Christian divide was being exploited by politicians in the run- [...]	2004-08-12 13:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	SECRET	KISL PINR KPAO PTER ASEC PREL KIRF OIIP MI
04LILONGWE798	OPPOSITION NDA MERGES WITH RULING UDF; MPINGANJIRA [...] (SBU) After only one year as a registered political party (and over three years of strong anti-United Democratic Front opposition),Brown Mpinganjira's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has de-registered and merged with the UDF. The party's August 9 decision to join the ruling party, which ac [...]	2004-08-17 14:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE800	MALAWI'S PRIVATE SECTOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MUTHARIKA [...] (U) A recent visit to Malawi's business capital, Blantyre, showed the private sector to be generally optimistic about the new administration's economic direction. The consensus is that President Mutharika seems to be serious about cutting corruption and winning donor support through fiscal di [...]	2004-08-18 11:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PREL KCOR MI
04LILONGWE820	MEDIA REPORT: STATE-RUN MEDIA FREEDOM [...] SUMMARY: A new era is dawning for the state media in Malawi. The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Television Malawi (TVM) have increased their coverage of different political perspectives after newly-elected government officials openly encouraged the two media houses to present opp [...]	2004-08-23 08:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM MI
04LILONGWE821	2004 MALAWI CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] This message is an update of reftel A, as requested reftel B. Laws and Regulations Proscribing Child Labor -------------------------------------------- 2. According to Labor Commissioner Zebron Kambuto, the GOM is currently preparing a code of conduct to serve as a guide for labor officers [...]	2004-08-23 14:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM EAID EIND ETRD SOCI MI AFIN
04LILONGWE823	MUTHARIKA TO "OPEN DIALOGUE" WITH MUGABE [...] (C) President Bingu wa Mutharika plans "to open a behind-the-scenes dialogue" with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during a August 26-28 trip to Zimbabwe. Mutharika, who will be in Zimbabwe to attend the annual Agricultural Society Show on August 27, is "concerned" about the situation in Z [...]	2004-08-24 13:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI MI
04LILONGWE838	MALAWI'S PRIVATE SECTOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MUTHARIKA [...] (U) A recent visit to Malawi's business capital, Blantyre, showed the private sector to be generally optimistic about the new administration's economic direction. The consensus is that President Mutharika seems to be serious about cutting corruption and winning donor support through fiscal di [...]	2004-08-30 06:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PREL KCOR MI
04LILONGWE839	NOISE ABOUT CORRUPTION IN MALAWI [...] (C) Malawi's new administration has been very public about its intention to bring corruption under control. President Bingu wa Mutharika has replaced the chief government prosecutor, who in turn has publicly targeted several former ministers and ruling party members. The noise of a crackdown [...]	2004-08-30 06:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL MI
04LILONGWE842	MALAWI'S CENTRAL BANK FIGHTS TO MAINTAIN KWACHA [...] (U) With the Malawian kwacha under increasing pressure, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has so far managed to maintain its value by using a combination of methods, conventional and otherwise. A small, heavily invested market with few speculative options has helped them up to now. In the lon [...]	2004-08-30 10:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON MI
04LILONGWE844	A TECHNOCRAT TAKES OFFICE: MUTHARIKA AT 100 DAYS [...] (C) Elected by a small margin and achieved only with former President Bakili Muluzi's support, President Bingu wa Mutharika has made surprisingly independent strides in rooting out corruption, instilling fiscal discipline, and professionalizing government. His operating assumption is that if [...]	2004-08-31 14:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR ECON EFIN MI
04LILONGWE849	AGOA UPDATE FOR MALAWI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Malawi meets AGOA eligibility requirements for 2004. The GOM continues to liberalize its economy to a market-based model, improve rule of law, remove barriers to trade and investment, reduce poverty through economic policy, combat corruption, and protect worker rights. AGOA benef [...]	2004-09-01 14:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PREL EFIN PHUM MI AGOA
04LILONGWE850	AFRICAN PEERS RATE MALAWI [...] (SBU) In line with President Bingu wa Mutharika's commitment at the recent African Union Summit to have Malawi reviewed by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM),a preliminary report commissioned by the GOM finds "significant gaps" in economic management, a need for executive branch checks, [...]	2004-09-02 09:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN PREL KCOR MI
04LILONGWE854	MALAWI'S FISCAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVING [...] (C) Based on performance in its first 100 days in office, the administration of President Bingu Wa Mutharika appears to be focusing effectively on fiscal discipline. Recent consultations with Ministry of Finance officials and resident staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World B [...]	2004-09-02 13:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV MI
04LILONGWE855	MILITARY SHUFFLES UPPER RANKS [...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika appointed Major General Ernest Ntonya as Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) and promoted him to the rank of Lieutenant General on August 1. Ntonya, who was serving as the military's Chief of Staff, fills the hole created by General Marko Chiziko [...]	2004-09-02 13:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PINR PGOV MI
04LILONGWE859	MALAWI ARMY SET TO GAIN GROUND IN HIV/AIDS FIGHT [...] (SBU/NF//FOUO) In a resource poor environment, the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) highlights prevention as its main campaign against HIV/AIDS, but has recently scaled up its voluntary counseling and testing services as well as care and treatment programs. USG assistance has helped position the MD [...]	2004-09-03 09:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP KHIV PINR MASS TBIO MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE868	GOM DISSATISFIED WITH TIP REPORT [...] In a Note Verbale dated August 20, the GOM has once again expressed its dissatisfaction with its Tier 2 - Watch List ranking. As reported in reftel A, the GOM takes issue with the content of the 2004 TIP report and maintains it has taken necessary steps to combat TIP in the country. 2. Te [...]	2004-09-08 14:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG MI
04LILONGWE881	MALAWI ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF REPLACED [...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika has unexpectedly replaced the director of Malawi's Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB). This move comes as a commision report on corruption at the state agricultural monopoly was released and a key witness in that and another high-profile scandal has disappeared. Mut [...]	2004-09-13 14:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR EINV PGOV MI
04LILONGWE889	UNHCR VERIFIES REFUGEE POPULATION IN MALAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY. A UNHCR team from Geneva has assembled in Malawi to verify the number of refugees and asylum seekers in the two camps and in urban areas. Serious problems with the 2003 census and doubts about UNHCR Malawi's management of the refugee situation prompted World Food Program (WFP) to [...]	2004-09-14 13:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM MI
04LILONGWE895	UDF INSIDER VENTS ON THE MUTHARIKA ADMINISTRATION [...] (C) Ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) MP Austin Muluzi, son of former President Bakili Muluzi, spoke freely about the UDF's displeasure with President Bingu wa Mutharika at a September 15 lunch with poloff. According to Austin, UDF MPs plan to feign support for Mutharika's budget at a Septe [...]	2004-09-16 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PINR KCOR MI
04LILONGWE896	MALAWI HAS THE MONEY--NOW WHAT? [...] (U) The World Bank vice president for Africa recently briefed donors in Lilongwe, confirming that the Bank was disbursing $25 million in order to support the new government's fiscal reform agenda and to avoid a currency crisis. He reported that the GOM is looking to raise the bar on economic [...]	2004-09-16 13:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID EFIN PREL MI
04LILONGWE910	OPPOSITION ROUNDUP: WHO'S WHERE IN OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Since the May 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections, the landscape of opposition politics has changed. Political parties and national politics remain focused on individuals, but many of those individuals now have their own parties. While not necessarily breaking down the strong [...]	2004-09-22 07:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE933	GLOBAL FUND: BUYING ON CREDIT IN MALAWI [...] Per reftel A request, post provides the following update on Global Fund activities in Malawi. SUMMARY ------- 2. As the end of year two of Global Fund in Malawi approaches, the GOM will likely exceed anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) goals, but wil [...]	2004-09-24 09:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE939	SITREP 30: GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-27 08:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR MI
04LILONGWE968	MALAWI'S BUDGET APPROVED [...] (U) Malawi's Parliament approved the FY 2004/05 budget on September 24. During the course of deliberations, Parliament added MK4.2 billion ($39 million) of additional spending, principally for HIV/AIDS programs. The deficit would remain at about MK8.5 billion ($79 million),or 4.3 percent of [...]	2004-10-08 11:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD PREL MI BUD FIN
04LILONGWE981	BY-ELECTIONS RESCHEDULED [...] THE MALAWI ELECTORAL COMMISSION (MEC) HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE EIGHT BY-ELECTIONS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE THIS MONTH HAVE BEEN SHIFTED TO JANUARY 11, 2005. THE OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN PERIOD IS NOW SET TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2004 AND END ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2005. VOTE [...]	2004-10-12 15:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE1005	MUTHARIKA-BUSH LETTER ON TAIWAN [...] Post is pouching to Department a letter from President Mutharika to President Bush, requesting U.S. consideration of UN membership for Taiwan. In the letter, Mutharika cites the examples of the former Soviet republics, states of the former Yugoslavia, and Singapore as nations that were all adm [...]	2005-11-28 06:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MI TW
05LILONGWE1018	MALAWI LAND REFORM STALLED [...] Malawi's informal system of land administration continues to hinder economic development. A land reform program adopted last year proposes across-the-board reforms, but resistance from local chiefs is stiff. There has been some progress putting a land bureaucracy in place, but the current GO [...]	2005-12-05 09:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV MI
05LILONGWE1020	MALAWI REQUESTS END USER AGREEMENT ON HELICOPTERS [...] (SBU) The Government of Malawi has submitted, via diplomatic note to the Embassy, a request for an End User, Retransfer and Security Assurances agreement covering four UH-1H helicopters. The helicopters, tail numbers 317, 331, 360, and 387, are to be donated to Malawi by Taiwan. Post has no [...]	2005-12-05 14:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PGOV PREL MI TW
05LILONGWE1031	PRESIDENT'S PARTY SWEEPS BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In its first test at the polls, President Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won all six parliamentary seats up for grabs in the December 6 by-election. It is a huge win for the DPP and the President, giving Mutharika a vote of confidence from the populace and e [...]	2005-12-08 14:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV MI
05LILONGWE1043	MALAWI TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRIVATIZED AT LAST [...] (SBU) After a delay that started last August, Malawi's telecom provider has been sold to a consortium of local companies for $29 million. President Bingu wa Mutharika had stopped the deal out of concern that the privatized company might disconnect the two state-owned television broadcasters. [...]	2005-12-15 08:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ECPS KCOR MI
05LILONGWE105	RULING PARTY POISED FOR MAJOR SPLIT [...] SUMMARY: Amid the continuing rift within Malawi's ruling United Democratic Front (UDF),two senior party officials have resigned their positions on the party's National Executive Committee. Former president Muluzi, in his capacity as party chairman, is now openly seeking to expel President M [...]	2005-02-02 15:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE1058	MALAWI TELECOM BOARD HOLDS UP PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) At what should have been a largely pro-forma meeting on 15 December, the board of Malawi Telecommunications Ltd. (MTL) voted down a proposal to privatize itself. The GOM, its sole shareholder, signed the deal on 14 December, together with all the other interested parties. Although MTL' [...]	2005-12-19 07:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCOR ECPS ECON MI
05LILONGWE1059	TEST OF PRESIDENT'S COMMITMENT TO ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is investigating two cases against high-profile government ministers, which serve as another test of President Mutharika's commitment to his zero-tolerance anti-corruption campaign. If either is convicted it would be a blow to the President's Democratic [...]	2005-12-19 14:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE1062	RE-ENERGIZED MUTHARIKA LAUNCHES IRRIGATION DRIVE [...] (U) Summary: Fresh from his party's by-election victory, a newly confident President Mutharika has launched a major GOM initiative to expand irrigation and improve food security. In a wide-ranging donor briefing on December 16, the president talked of plans for commercial farming, new dams and [...]	2005-12-20 09:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR PGOV MI
05LILONGWE107	MALAWI REIGNING IN PARASTATALS, PUSHING [...] (SBU) President Bingu wa Mutharika has recently reactivated the GOM's privatization program with a public speech strongly endorsing the Privatization Commission's efforts to push ahead with selling parastatal corporations. He is also said to have ordered the halt of operations at the Malawi De [...]	2005-02-03 12:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA KCOR PREL ECON EINV EAID MI
05LILONGWE109	MALAWI REPLACES RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR [...] (U) The GOM announced on Tuesday that Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Elias Ngalande is to be replaced at the end of his contract on February 28. He is to be replaced with the recently retired chief executive and current chairman of Stanbic Bank, Victor Mbewe. Stanbic is Malawi's secon [...]	2005-02-04 06:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE117	PRESIDENT RESIGNS FROM OWN PARTY, RESHUFFLES [...] Summary: In a dramatic move, President Bingu wa Mutharika has resigned from his own party, making a definitive break with his predecessor, Bakili Muluzi. In addition, Mutharika has fired two ministers and two deputy ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The actions are positive moves, both [...]	2005-02-07 14:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID KMCA MI
05LILONGWE118	MALAWI CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-07 14:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE128	MALAWI CONSIDERS NEW DEVELOPMENT AGENDA [...] (SBU) As Malawi's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) reaches the end of its three-year life, the GOM has floated the idea of taking a new tack as it develops its next PRSP. The proposed new agenda would be based on the Malawi Economic Growth Strategy, essentially a plan for removing constr [...]	2005-02-09 10:57:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EINV PREL KMCA MI
05LILONGWE131	MALAWI'S ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT RATCHETS UP [...] (U) Malawi's president used Malawi's Anti-Corruption Day on February 5 as a platform to reaffirm his stance against corruption and to use the issue as a political lever against the ruling party. As he raises the profile of this issue still further, the main GOM agency responsible for prosecut [...]	2005-02-10 14:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV KCOR PGOV KMCA MI
05LILONGWE143	MALAWI CROP ESTIMATE: SHORTAGE COMING [...] (U) Malawi's first crop estimates show a shortage of over 20 percent in maize, due mainly to late distribution of fertilizer and a developing dry spell. Grain stocks are adequate for now, though the hunger season is now reaching its peak. If the crop is seriously impaired, it may begin to imp [...]	2005-02-15 14:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA EAGR ECON EAID PREL MI
05LILONGWE146	BIODATA - MALAWI'S NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] CDA paid a courtesy call to new Minister of Foreign Affairs Davis Katsonga on February 14. Katsonga, whose appointment to Foreign Affairs comes in the wake of the President's departure from the United Democratic Front (UDF),expressed his support for the president and his anti- corruption in [...]	2005-02-16 14:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR KMCA MI
05LILONGWE15	A PLOT TO KILL MALAWI'S PRESIDENT? [...] (SBU) Three United Democratic Front officials were charged with treason on Wednesday for carrying guns to a meeting with President Bingu wa Mutharika. The Attorney General said authorities had information that some politicians had plotted to kill the president on January 2, 2004. By Thursda [...]	2005-01-06 16:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE152	PRESIDENT TO LAUNCH NEW PARTY; UDF DEFECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: President Mutharika intends to form a new political party called the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Mutharika has stated that, unlike his predecessor, he will not be involved in the administration of the party, but will only serve as its symbolic head. Meanwhile, the presid [...]	2005-02-17 04:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE16	UDF PARTY FRAGMENTATION LEADS TO VIOLENCE, [...] (U) SUMMARY. The expanding rift (reftel A) between President Mutharika and former President Muluzi, now chairman of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF),has recently been punctuated by sporadic violence, allegedly by the UDF-affiliated Young Democrats. Members of the UDF known to be al [...]	2005-01-10 09:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM MI
05LILONGWE166	PRESIDENT PRESSES DEVELOPMENT AGENDA [...] Summary: President Mutharika last week launched a new series of regular meetings with donor heads of mission, and used the occasion to amplify his vision of Malawi's development. The president emphasized economic growth, rural development, performance evaluation, and the need to mobilize all [...]	2005-02-22 14:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KMCA MI
05LILONGWE17	THE UDF SPLIT: SOME POSSIBLE SCENARIOS [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-10 10:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE175	MALAWI UPDATE FOR PRESIDENT'S AGOA REPORT [...] Following is Embassy's update for the President's AGOA Report, as requested in reftel. Embassy has also submitted this update via e-mail to AF/EPS Mary Fleming. 2. Status: AGOA eligible, including for textile and apparel benefits. 3. AGOA Trade and Investment: Malawi's exports under AGO [...]	2005-02-24 14:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN MI AGOA
05LILONGWE177	MALAWI LOSES GARMENT MANUFACTURER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Haps Investments, one of Malawi's largest AGOA garment manufacturers, has ceased operations, putting over 2,000 employees out of work. The closure stems from the financial failure of the Taiwanese parent company, which apparently faltered as a result of losses suffered at its ope [...]	2005-02-25 10:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND MI AGOA BUD FIN
05LILONGWE179	UDF OFFICIALS CRY FOUL, DEFEND PARTY [...] SUMMARY. In a February 17 meeting with the donor community, four United Democratic Front (UDF) officials lashed out bitterly against President Muthartika. The officials outlined the political hazards of Mutharika's new party, professed support for his anti-corruption efforts, and denied tha [...]	2005-02-25 11:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KCOR PHUM KMCA MI
05LILONGWE187	2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. Human trafficking was a new issue for the GOM in 2004. With the advent of increased awareness and a new government with a new approach to governance, the GOM has made significant efforts to understand and address TIP. The GOM has implemented a multi-year strategy to protect vulner [...]	2005-03-02 07:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF MI
05LILONGWE188	NATIONAL ACTION GROUP [...] Summary: Over the past year, Malawi has seen a remarkable reversal in the level of importance the GOM has placed on the role of the private sector in contributing to economic growth and poverty reduction. Now, more than ever, the US Mission is uniquely positioned to contribute significantly to [...]	2005-03-02 08:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KMCA MI
05LILONGWE198	IMF ON MALAWI: GOOD PERFORMANCE, BUT NO FUNDING YET [...] (SBU) In a mid-mission briefing earlier this week, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team said Malawi has performed strongly since its November review (ref A) and has good prospects of continued good performance through the end of its fiscal year (end June). The mission was examining fisca [...]	2005-03-02 14:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE202	DVC on MCA Threshold Program Gets Rave Reviews [...] Post wishes to thank all those in Washington who organized and participated in the March 1 digital video conference hosted by USAID Washington on the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. The DVC received high-level participation here, and key MCC officials in Washington were able [...]	2005-03-04 06:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KMCA KPAO PGOV ECON MI
05LILONGWE227	DEBT PROPOSAL A PLEASANT SURPRISE FOR MALAWI [...] (SBU) Over the past week, Embassy has discussed the relative merits of the U.S. and U.K. proposals for debt relief to poor countries (reftel) with senior Malawian officials in ministries of finance, foreign affairs, and economic planning. To a person, our interlocutors have been unaware of ev [...]	2005-03-10 14:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EAID PA MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE232	CHILD MARRIAGE IN MALAWI [...] Post provides the following information regarding child marriage in Malawi. Responses below are keyed to reftel paragraph 6. A. Section 22 Subsection 6 of the Constitution of Malawi states that the legal age for marriage in Malawi is 18. This law applies to both girls and boys. The consti [...]	2005-03-14 11:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN
05LILONGWE259	GHOST STORY LANDS JOURNALISTS IN JAIL [...] Summary: Two Malawian journalists and an assistant to the Vice President were arrested March 15 over the publication of stories about ghosts in the presidential mansion in Lilongwe. The stories, perceived by the government to be an embarrassment, were carried on the BBC and international news [...]	2005-03-16 14:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV MI PDEM
05LILONGWE263	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA REGISTERS NEW POLITICAL PARTY [...] President Mutharika quietly registered his newly formed political 2. COMMENT. The DPP was, until yesterday, the most talked about non GILMOUR [...]	2005-03-18 11:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE267	REACTION - WESTERN AID, LILONGWE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-22 04:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KMDR KPAO MI
05LILONGWE274	Journalists Charged with "Insulting President" [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-22 15:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV MI PDEM
05LILONGWE279	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ, LILONGWE [...] "Short memories, rude awakenings" 2. The independent daily, "The Daily Times" of March 9, 2005, carried an opinion piece by one of Malawi's prominent writers, Jika Nkolokosa, on his regular "Take it or Leave it" Nkolokosa argues that people in Malawi don't get the truth from politicians. [...]	2005-03-24 09:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KMDR KPAO MI
05LILONGWE282	MALAWI PAUSES ON FOOD CRISIS ACTION [...] (SBU) Malawi's president has recently softened his public stand on this year's food crisis and the government's likely reaction to it. From earlier indications, the GOM appeared to be set on a course of massive government-funded importation of maize for the commercial market. After several m [...]	2005-03-29 06:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV MI
05LILONGWE283	MALAWI KWACHA UNDER SPECULATIVE PRESSURE [...] (U) Malawi's banks are reporting a surge in demand for foreign currency. Experts attribute the surge to speculation that the GOM may devalue the currency as the tobacco auction starts on March 29 or shortly afterward. The governor of the central bank has given no clear signals, though it appe [...]	2005-03-29 08:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE284	IMPEACHMENT RUMORS NO THREAT TO MUTHARIKA - YET [...] SUMMARY. Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) reportedly plan to launch a bid to impeach President Bingu wa Mutharika, alleging that he violated the Constitution. While both parties might eventually bring a motion to i [...]	2005-03-29 10:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE299	PARLIAMENT FLEXES ITS MUSCLES [...] SUMMARY. The third session of the Malawi National Assembly since the May 2004 elections opened at the New State House in Lilongwe on March 30. In the opening session, Parliament rejected the President's nominee for Inspector General of Police. Party alliances were not clearly spelled out, a [...]	2005-04-05 12:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE302	PREACHING FREE MARKETS IN MALAWI [...] Over the past several months, Mission Lilongwe's economic team has undertaken a concerted effort to promote the virtues of free markets among Malawi's key decision makers. The country has made halfhearted efforts toward market reforms in recent years, and the new president is pressing a pro-gr [...]	2005-04-06 11:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EAGR KMCA MI
05LILONGWE308	REQUEST FOR U.S. SPEAKER ON OUTREACH TO MUSLIM [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 05:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL MI
05LILONGWE331	MALAWI TOBACCO SELLING AGAIN [...] Malawi's tobacco auction floor reopened on March 12 after being closed for a week and a half in a dispute over prices. While the negotiated base price is an improvement over last season's closing price, the size of the crop is estimated to be down nearly 20 percent from last year's. Large left [...]	2005-04-18 05:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAGR ECON MI
05LILONGWE333	MUTHARIKA LAUNCHES NEW PARTY [...] Summary: President Mutharika has launched his new party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The party platform is essentially the same as that of his government, stressing development, anti-corruption, and law and order. End summary. 2. In a raucous and colorful four-hour rally in Lil [...]	2005-04-18 10:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE338	MUTHARIKA DEFIANT ON JOURNALISTS' ARREST [...] Summary: President Mutharika has defended the recent arrest of two journalists for publishing stories about ghosts in the presidential mansion. Although the two were released on bail after two days, charges of ridiculing the president have not been dropped and the case remains in the judicial [...]	2005-04-20 13:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO MI
05LILONGWE341	MALAWI SCORES FIRST BIG CORRUPTION WIN [...] The mayor of Blantyre, Malawi's largest city, was convicted of theft yesterday. The Blantyre Magistrate's Court sentenced John Chikakwiya to three years in prison for stealing MK400,000 ($3,700) of funds solicited from a local merchant for city road repairs. This is the first conviction of a [...]	2005-04-21 06:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KCOR PREL KMCA MI
05LILONGWE343	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS [...] SUMMARY. The National Assembly adjourned on Wednesday April 13 after meeting for eleven days. The two major issues during the sitting were the National Assembly's rejection of President Mutharika's choice for head of the Police and a motion to prohibit MPs from changing parties. The major m [...]	2005-04-21 10:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM
05LILONGWE345	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ, LILONGWE [...] "Talabani and the Greatness of the Kurdish Soul" 2. The independent daily, "The Daily Times" of April 20, 2005, carried an opinion piece by one of Malawi's prominent writers, Jika Nkolokosa, in his regular column "Take it or Leave it". Nkolokosa writes that world leaders achieve great [...]	2005-04-21 10:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KDEM KPAO MI
05LILONGWE346	MULUZI ARREST POSSIBLE WITHIN WEEKS [...] Summary: A Western diplomat who recently met with Malawi attorney general Ralph Kasambara has told us that the Mutharika government could arrest former president Muluzi by the end of May. The AG is said to be working on three principal corruption-related charges. End summary. 2. A Western [...]	2005-04-21 13:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MI PGOV

05LILONGWE348	IMF MALAWI PROGRAM DEPENDS ON FOOD SOLUTION [...] (U) As the IMF's team comes to negotiate a new program for Malawi, it is clear that the central issue is food. The poor crop is expected to lower GDP to 0-2 percent, and food-driven inflation is already rising. The need for humanitarian relief has become clear, and one of the main points to b [...]	2005-04-22 11:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI
05LILONGWE36	FY04 DHRF SUMMARY REPORT - MALAWI [...] Post submits the following information for Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) activities in FY03 and FY 04. All activities prior to FY03 have been completed and closed out. 2. FY 03 Projects Project Obligated Unliq. Balance DHRF-03-612-01 $15,000 $4,0 [...]	2005-01-13 14:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV EAID PHUM MI
05LILONGWE364	FLOOR-CROSSING AMENDMENT ON PARLIAMENT'S AGENDA [...] SUMMARY. On April 12 the National Assembly passed a motion accepting the introduction of an amendment to Section 65 of the constitution at the next sitting of Parliament. Section 65 defines what constitutes "crossing the floor", or switching political parties, in the National Assembly. The [...]	2005-04-28 14:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE398	THE REHABILITATION OF HASTINGS BANDA [...] SUMMARY. President Bingu wa Mutharika's quest to create a political base after leaving the United Democratic Front has coincided with the growing nostalgia among Malawians for the era of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. The failures of former president Muluzi's decade in power have directly result [...]	2005-05-11 06:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI MI
05LILONGWE402	SUCCESS OF AN ARV PROGRAM: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT [...] Summary: Malawi has been making remarkable progress in the roll-out of its Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) funded Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Program. It appears that treatment goals will be met and testing goals exceeded. Some government officials are now asking why Malawi cannot r [...]	2005-05-11 12:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE406	IMF ON MALAWI: STRONG PERFORMANCE, BUT RISK AHEAD [...] (C) Following a recent visit from the IMF's country team, the Resident Representative confirms that fiscal performance was strong in the last quarter, despite much weaker than expected donor inflows. The IMF and GOM have reached a tentative agreement for a new Poverty Reduction and Growth Fac [...]	2005-05-13 10:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON MI
05LILONGWE409	MALAWI'S BUDGET CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) In preliminary budget consultations with donors, Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe sketched an FY 2005/06 budget that would include some tax reform, allocations for humanitarian food relief, and a comparatively modest fertilizer subsidy. The budget for development will be increased by 35 pe [...]	2005-05-13 11:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KMCA BUD FIN
05LILONGWE416	REFUGEE SERVICES IN MALAWI: AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] SUMMARY. The 2004 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees grant is currently being implemented in Malawi, despite several obstacles and an uncertain future for refugee services in the country. The closure of one of Malawi's two camps and even a possible cessation of services for Rwandese refugees ar [...]	2005-05-17 11:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM EAID MI
05LILONGWE421	MEDIA REACTION - GUANTANAMO, LILONGWE [...] "Watch what you say: words can be deadly weapons" 2. The independent daily, "The Times" of May 18, 2005, carried an opinion piece by one of Malawi's prominent journalists, Jika Nkolokosa, on his regular column "Take it or Leave it". Nkolokosa chides Newsweek for the purported desecration [...]	2005-05-19 05:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAO MI
05LILONGWE438	EDUCATION MINISTER ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] On May 17 President Bingu wa Mutharika fired Education Minister Yusuf Mwawa after Mwawa was charged with using government funds for his own wedding reception. Earlier that day, Mwawa was arrested and charged on four counts: theft by a public servant, forgery, altering an official document, an [...]	2005-05-23 08:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
05LILONGWE447	RURAL LOAN PROGRAM ENDANGERS MICROFINANCE SECTOR [...] Summary: Against the advice of donors and banking experts, the GOM has launched a controversial rural loan program with subsidized interest rates, administered by a state-owned bank that has no experience in microfinance. The U.S. and other donors have expressed our concerns, but the GOM is de [...]	2005-05-26 06:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EAGR KMCA MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE448	GOVERNMENT CLOSES FINANCE BANK OF MALAWI [...] (U) In a move that took the Malawian business community by surprise, the GOM revoked the license of Finance Bank of Malawi (FBM) and closed the bank without warning on May 19. In public statements, the GOM has said the bank was regularly violating the country's banking regulations. GOM sources [...]	2005-05-26 09:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCOR KMCA EINV PREL MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE452	FAMILY AND FRIENDS: NEPOTISM IN THE MUTHARIKA [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Mutharika has placed relatives in key government positions as he struggles to build a political base for himself and his party. The president's cousin is serving as head of the Public Service, and two adult daughters have been appointed to positions in State House. Mut [...]	2005-05-27 07:57:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE457	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S FIRST YEAR IN POWER [...] SUMMARY: Bingu wa Mutharika's first year as President of Malawi has seen ups and downs. The questionable nature of the May 2004 presidential election created an unsettled political atmosphere that would have tested any president. His inaugural speech generated hope with its emphasis on the [...]	2005-05-31 14:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR ECON KPAO MI
05LILONGWE46	CONTACT NUMBERS FOR KEY OFFICIALS - MALAWI [...] POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR KEY GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI OFFICIALS. RESPONSE IS KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH 5. COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF MALAWI DATE: 01/18/2005 HEAD OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT LAST NAME: Mutharika FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Bingu CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Dr. Bingu wa M [...]	2005-01-18 16:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL MI
05LILONGWE49	RULING PARTY GAINS IN BY-ELECTIONS [...] Official results released by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Thursday indicate that the eight By- Elections held on Tuesday January 12 resulted in a gain of six Parliamentary seats for the governing United Democratic Front (UDF) and its allies. The UDF picked up two seats, while two [...]	2005-01-18 16:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE496	MALAWI REOPENS FINANCE BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finance Bank of Malawi was allowed to reopen under Reserve Bank curatorship. The bank is experiencing a mild run, as Reserve Bank imposed restrictions curb withdrawals for the moment. With Finance Bank's shady customer base, liquidation seems a more likely outcome than a recov [...]	2005-06-10 11:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EINV ECON MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE506	MALAWI BUDGET DEBATE BEGINS [...] (SBU) Malawi's finance minister presented the FY 2005/06 budget on June 10 to open parliamentary debate. The budget includes a sharply lower deficit, some paydown of both domestic debt and government arrears, and line items for food security and a fertilizer subsidy. While opposition is thre [...]	2005-06-16 06:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE507	MALAWI ADOPTS U.S. TAX RECOMMENDATIONS IN BUDGET [...] (SBU) In presenting the draft budget to Parliament on 10 June, Malawi's finance minister proposed several tax reforms which follow recommendations made by U.S. Treasury experts. The changes include a higher floor and simpler structure for personal income tax, lower excise rates on most imports, [...]	2005-06-16 06:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV EAID MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE508	MALAWI IMPEACHMENT RUMORS SWIRL [...] (C) Long-standing rumors of an impeachment attempt in Parliament have gained some credibility recently. The President's former party is said to be ready to bring the issue to the floor soon, and the President's office is canvassing diplomatic missions for legal help. At this point, the main [...]	2005-06-16 12:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KDEM PGOV KCOR MI
05LILONGWE509	MALAWI: POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2 [...] (U) Malawi 2. (U) Grant No: MLW-102-G01-H-00 Phase 1 amount: $41,751,500.00 Phase 2 amount requested in proposal: $155 million 3. (SBU) Overall Comments/Recommendations: Post recommends funding Malawi's Phase II, HIV/AIDS proposal at the levels requested. However, approval of Phase II [...]	2005-06-16 14:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE514	MALAWI DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SLOW ONSET FOOD [...] In a letter dated June 1, 2005, the Government of Malawi formally requested food aid assistance from the USG. This request follows the recent release of Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee results for the May 2005 to April 2006 marketing year that indicate e significant unmet food aid n [...]	2005-06-17 08:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR MI
05LILONGWE515	MALAWI SUGAR QUOTA FOR REST OF FY05 [...] Per reftel, econoff has spoken with Illovo Sugar of Malawi regarding additional sugar shipments before the end of FY05. Malawi intends to ship an additional 580 metric tons before September 30. This will leave a balance of 324 MT against Malawi's total quota of 10,530 for FY05. Malawi request [...]	2005-06-17 08:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON MI
05LILONGWE539	REQUEST FOR PEPFAR GUIDANCE [...] Malawi is one of the USG Missions receiving more than $10 million in USG funding for HIV/AIDS programs. We understand that Malawi and other posts in the "over $10 million" category will have new reporting requirements, but to date we have not received any formal notification from OGAC/State o [...]	2005-06-24 10:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SOCI MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE540	SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT COLLAPSES DURING IMPEACHMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Speaker of Parliament collapsed on the House floor on June 23 as MPs debated procedures for possible Presidential impeachment. He was then taken to the hospital, stabilized, and then flown to South Africa. Parliament has been indefinitely suspended, and it is unclear who will [...]	2005-06-24 10:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL MI
05LILONGWE541	UNHCR, GOM MARK WORLD REFUGEE DAY, KEEP CAMPS OPEN [...] UNHCR, in coordination with the Government of Malawi (GOM),held a day-long event to mark World Refugee Day. Guests from the GOM, the Diplomatic Corps, and NGOs were provided a comprehensive overview and tour at the Dzaleka camp just north of Lilongwe. The event focused on this year's theme, [...]	2005-06-24 10:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PGOV EAID MI
05LILONGWE542	REQUEST FOR PEPFAR GUIDANCE [...] Malawi is one of the USG Missions receiving more than $10 million in USG funding for HIV/AIDS programs. We understand that Malawi and other posts in the "over $10 million" category will have new reporting requirements, but to date we have not received any formal notification from OGAC/State o [...]	2005-06-27 05:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SOCI MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE555	SPEAKER DIES AS PRESIDENT BLASTS OPPOSITION [...] (U) Summary: The Speaker of Parliament passed away late on June 27, after suffering a heart attack on the house floor on June 23. This comes as the President, along with various community groups, is blaming the opposition parties for the Speaker's condition, as well as Parliament's delay in pa [...]	2005-06-28 14:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL MI
05LILONGWE563	FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] CDA and PolOff met with Principal Secretary Thouse Odala from the Foreign Ministry and delivered reftel talking points. PS Odala said he would pass the information along to Malawi's trade representative in Geneva. GILMOUR [...]	2005-06-29 14:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD WTRO
05LILONGWE564	MALAWIAN MILITARY'S ROLE IN CURRENT POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-29 14:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL MI POL MIL
05LILONGWE573	MALAWI TO SEND BATTALION TO SUDAN; COMPANY TO DRC [...] Summary: General Marko Chiziko, Commander of the Malawian Defense Force (MDF),says Malawi will send an infantry battalion to the Sudan under the auspices of the United Nations. Malawi is also sending a communications company for peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. End Summa [...]	2005-07-01 10:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CIA POL MIL
05LILONGWE577	PARLIAMENT RECONVENES TO FOCUS ON BUDGET [...] Parliament reconvened on Thursday, July 7, to focus on passing the budget for 2005/06. This is the first meeting of Parliament since the late Speaker collapsed on the floor of the House on June 23 during debate over Presidential impeachment procedures. MPs seemed focused on addressing the bu [...]	2005-07-07 14:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KDEM PREL PGOV KCOR MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE579	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S LEADERSHIP STYLE [...] Despite a year of solid success in imposing discipline on government spending and launching a strong anti-corruption campaign, President Mutharika has been frustrated in his reform agenda by an increasingly militant opposition and a weak civil service. A series of negative media stories has p [...]	2005-07-08 09:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMCA MI
05LILONGWE596	MALAWI LOSES MORE GARMENT JOBS [...] CHIRIMBA GARMENTS COMPANY IN BLANTYRE ANNOUNCED ON JULY 11TH IT IS LAYING OFF OF 860 WORKERS DUE TO A CONTINUED DECLINE IN ORDERS UNDER THE AGOA INITIATIVE. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WORKERS LAID OFF AT CHIRIMBA SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IS 1,500. MANAGEMENT SAYS THAT NUMBER WILL CONTINUE T [...]	2005-07-12 14:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN MI AGOA
05LILONGWE598	USING CULTURE TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS [...] Summary: Using a $6,000 travel grant, Public Affairs invited Dr. Jack Allison to return to Malawi June 3 to participate in a three-week speaker program entitled "Using Music to Combat HIV/AIDS." Dr. Allison served as a PCV from 1966-68 and became famous in Malawi for using music to deliver h [...]	2005-07-13 12:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL KSEP MI IIP HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE606	PARLIAMENT PASSES BUDGET; INCREASES FERTILIZER [...] Parliament passed the 2005/06 budget on July 15th, after amending it to include a larger and universal fertilizer subsidy. Government met opposition demands by increasing the fertilizer subsidy by 2.6 billion Kwatcha ($21.4 million US). They did so by cutting a number of ministry budgets, whil [...]	2005-07-18 07:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE614	GOVERNMENT PASSES OPPOSITION TEST IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) A controversial constitutional ammendment (reftel) supported by the full force of both opposition parties was rejected in Parliament on July 19th. The bill would have forced MPs who change parties to give up their seats in Parliament. The bill had the full support of the opposition, an [...]	2005-07-20 11:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL MI
05LILONGWE634	PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS; IMPEACHMENT MOTIONS PUT OFF [...] SUMMARY: (U) Parliament adjourned Thursday July 22 after passing the 2005/06 budget, electing a new Speaker, and addressing other legislative issues. Parliament did not, however, address the impeachment procedure bill that had been tabled before the they temporarily adjourned on June 23 (Reft [...]	2005-07-26 13:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL TBIO MI
05LILONGWE649	PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES CABINET; SIDELINES [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika has reorganized his Cabinet, removing the portfolio of Vice-President Chilumpha and demoting the Minister of Information. The President also fired the Minister of Mines and the Environment, promoted the Minister of Home Affairs to Minister of Agriculture, an [...]	2005-08-01 14:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON KCOR KDEM PGOV PREL TBIO MI
05LILONGWE696	MALAWI TOBACCO SHUT DOWN OVER PRICES [...] Frustrated over low prices at Malawi's state-controlled auction floors, smallholder tobacco farmers have closed down the auctions for the sixth time this season. In the past two weeks, Malawi's president and parliament have joined the fray, accusing international buyers of price collusion and [...]	2005-08-16 12:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EINV ECON MI
05LILONGWE709	MALAWI TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ON HOLD [...] (C) The GOM has suspended the privatization of Malawi's parastatal telecommunications monopoly at the last moment. The privatization is a condition of two large World Bank programs in Malawi. The President apparently made the decision out of fear that the privatized company might sabotage sta [...]	2005-08-18 10:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ECPS KPRV PGOV PREL MI
05LILONGWE729	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] This is an update of reftel C as per reftel E request. --------------------------- Child labor law enforcement --------------------------- 2. According to Paul Gondwe, the head of the child labor control unit in the ministry of labor, seven employers have been prosecuted and convicted over [...]	2005-08-23 12:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
05LILONGWE731	FOOD SECURITY TURNS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The looming food crisis has become a political hot topic recently, with both the President and his opponents accusing each other of deserting the poor. The latest flare up is over the opposition's failure to support a new humanitarian fund promoted by the President. This is sur [...]	2005-08-24 11:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV KDEM MA
05LILONGWE738	(C) MUTHARIKA ON REFORM AND POLITICS [...] (U) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT BINGU WA MUTHARIKA ON AUGUST 25, 2005. DURING THE TRADITIONAL ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION AFTER THE FORMAL CEREMONY, PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA EXPOUNDED AT LENGTH ON HIS PROGRAM (SELF-RELIANCE) AND MALAWI POLITICS (STALEMATED IN PARLIAMENT),[...]	2005-08-26 09:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMCA EAID MI
05LILONGWE74	UNHCR SURVEY REVEALS LOWER NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN [...] (U) United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) resident representative Michael Owor told CDA in a January 20 courtesy call that the recent verification of refugee populations in Malawi (reftel A) has been completed. The exercise, which was a pilot program, has apparently been succe [...]	2005-01-25 07:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM MI
05LILONGWE744	MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL AID, [...] "Bush Touches Desperate Souls" 2. The independent daily, "The Daily Times" of August 24, 2005, carried a full page story/opinion piece by Malawian journalist, Isaac Masingati. Masingati hails the newly launched Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program as a key to easing underprivileged gi [...]	2005-08-30 05:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KOCI KPAO MI
05LILONGWE748	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ, LILONGWE [...] "Come to the rescue now" 2. The independent weekly, "Malawi News" of August 27, carried an opinion piece by prominent journalist/editor, Jika Nkolokosa, in his regular column "All I can say". Nkolokosa blames the world for a belated intervention to stop atrocities Saddam Hussein committ [...]	2005-08-31 14:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PTER MI
05LILONGWE750	SACHS AND FERTILIZER IN MALAWI [...] (C) The UNDP's recently issued Flash Alert on Malawi's food crisis contains a plan for providing free fertilizer and seed for 2 million farmers this growing season. The plan has received practically no support among local agriculture and food experts in Malawi, for reasons that Embassy views a [...]	2005-08-31 14:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EAID MI
05LILONGWE761	PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NEW US AMBASSADOR AND OTHER [...] (SBU) On Monday, September 5, President Mutharika announced a number of new diplomatic appointments in the Malawian Foreign Service. Topping the list is the appointment of Francis Moto, former Principal at Chancellor College, as Ambassador to the U.S. This is the first that the Embassy has h [...]	2005-09-06 14:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM MI PGOV TBIO
05LILONGWE773	PRESIDENT FIRES SENIOR MINISTER, WEAKENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Irrigation and Water Development Minister Gwanda Chakuamba, one of the most powerful politicians in Malawi, has left the government. As a head of a governing coalition partner, he could take some of the 15 MPs from his Republican Party (RP) out of government with him,further we [...]	2005-09-08 14:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV TBIO MI
05LILONGWE888	MALAWI SENTENCES CHILD TRAFFICKERS TO SEVEN [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 24, A MALAWIAN COURT SENTENCED THREE MEN TO SEVEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT WITH HARD LABOR FOR KIDNAPPING. ALTHOUGH MALAWI HAS YET TO ADOPT SPECIFIC TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION, THERE IS GROWING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE AMONG THE COUNTRY'S LEADERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY. THE SENTENC [...]	2005-10-11 11:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL ZA MI
05LILONGWE905	MALAWI ON WTO AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points to trade ministry principal secretary Newby Kumwembe on 3 October, with follow up on 11 October. As is usual in Malawi's multilateral trade discussions, Kumwembwe anticipated that Malawi would follow the consensus of least-developed countries in the WTO n [...]	2005-10-13 14:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EAGR ETRD
05LILONGWE906	AL QAIDA MADE ME DO IT: GONDWE'S TALL STORY ON [...] (U) In the midst of a raucous parliamentary debate on October 12 over the food and fertilizer situation in Malawi, Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe was asked to explain delays in getting fertilizer imported and distributed to depots around the country. He said the GOM had sealed a fertilizer d [...]	2005-10-13 14:57:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER EAID MI
05LILONGWE913	MALAWI SITUATION REPORT AND FY 2006 DISASTER [...] This cable re-declares a disaster for FY 2006 in Malawi due to food insecurity and provides an update on the situation. Per reftel, it is estimated that over four million Malawians (more than one-third of the population) will be unable to meet their food needs over the next six months, until [...]	2005-10-19 13:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR MI
05LILONGWE914	PARLIAMENT ADOPTS IMPEACHMENT PROCEDURES [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 18, Malawi,s Parliament adopted procedures which provide the framework for the possible impeachment of President Mutharika. The opposition's next step will be to propose a constitutional amendment to establish a National Governing Council, which would make a major cha [...]	2005-10-19 15:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV MI
05LILONGWE924	MODEST IMPROVEMENT TO MALAWI'S MICROLENDING FUND [...] (SBU) The GOM recently responded to concerns about its new microfinance program by announcing that it was offering something slightly closer to commercially viable interest rates. The program has been the subject of heated political debate, on the assumption that the loans will be political h [...]	2005-10-25 05:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MI
05LILONGWE927	MALAWI CONTINUES STRONG FISCAL PERFORMANCE [...] (U) The Reserve Bank of Malawi recently published its mid-year economic and fiscal report, showing strong performance across the board. Higher than projected domestic revenue and sharply lower expenditures compensated for lower revenues from external grants. Macroeconomic performance at the [...]	2005-10-25 05:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN MI
05LILONGWE930	MALAWI ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) In a recent conference with Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau, director Gustave Kaliwo described the status of his agency's new and ongoing prosecutions. Three new cases are significant: the upcoming deposition of former president Bakili Muluzi in an investigation against him, and the rece [...]	2005-10-25 09:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KCOR EINV KHLS MI
05LILONGWE932	HIGH COURT PUTS INJUNCTION ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The High Court issued an injunction against the Presidential impeachment procedures over the weekend. This came after a notice of indictment of the President was presented in Parliament on Friday, October 21. The Speaker had accepted the notice, and summoned President Muthari [...]	2005-10-25 14:55:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL MI
05LILONGWE937	(C) BINGU AGONISTES: THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BINGU WA MUTHARIKA SUMMONED AMBASSADOR AND BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO STATE HOUSE OCTOBER 26 FOR A TWO-HOUR-PLUS DISCUSSION OF HIS EFFORTS TO COPE WITH THE "WRATH OF MULUZI" (AS HE CALLED THE EFFORT TO IMPEACH HIM) AND THE HUNGER CR [...]	2005-10-26 15:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MW PGOV PREL
05LILONGWE942	DONOR LETTER WELCOMED AS IMPEACHMENT WRANGLE [...] (U) Summary: Heads of Western donor missions sent a letter to Malawian political leaders, urging caution in considering constitutional amendments to rush through new impeachment procedures. Most political players welcomed the letter and all acknowledged the donors' right to a voice in the curr [...]	2005-10-31 13:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MW PGOV PREL
05LILONGWE946	SUBSIDIES WORSEN MALAWI'S FOOD SHORTAGE [...] (SBU) In a year marked by severe shortages of food and fertilizer, it is increasingly clear that the government's interventions in these commodities have considerably deepened the crisis. The current shortage of maize is in part a result of the GOM's insistence on selling subsidized maize thr [...]	2005-11-02 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR EAID MI
05LILONGWE971	GOVERNMENT HITS BACK AT IMPEACHMENT SUPPORTERS [...] (SBU) A number of opposition politicians have been arrested over the past two weeks in retaliation for their support of the effort to impeachment President Mutharika. While the arrests are apparently for legitimate crimes, the President has openly admitted that the arrests a "tit for tat" res [...]	2005-11-09 13:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MI PGOV KPOL
05LILONGWE977	VICE-PREZ ASSERTS HIMSELF, VERBALLY ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Malawi's Vice-President has stepped out from the shadows over the past few weeks, criticizing Mutharika's policies and taking sides in the ongoing conflict between the president and the opposition. VP Cassim Chilumpha, who has maintained his links to the opposition United Democratic Fro [...]	2005-11-14 13:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV MI
05LILONGWE981	VICE PRESIDENT ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION [...] (C) Vice President Cassim Chilumpha was placed under house arrest on the evening of November 15 on corruption charges . He will appear in court on Monday, November 21 to face charges in Lilongwe. The timing of the arrest is clearly politically motivated, coming after the VP had attacked gover [...]	2005-11-16 13:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV MI
05LILONGWE994	IMF MALAWI REVIEW: ANOTHER GOOD QUARTER [...] (SBU) The IMF's country team today delivered its first quarterly review of Malawi's new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Malawi has met substantially all of its targets, although it appears headed to miss its net asset target next month. The IMF is recommending a looser foreign [...]	2005-11-22 11:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MI
06LILONGWE100	Country Clearance granted ACOTA- Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of the following ACOTA representatives, to Malawi for the purpose of conducting ACOTA training on February 3-26, 2006. Control Officer for the visit will be the Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, Office telephone n [...]	2006-02-02 12:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR ASEC OTRA MI
06LILONGWE1001	MALAWI TO SUPPORT US INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on November 16 to follow up on the points delivered in reftel B. Chiunguzeni confirmed that the GOM will support Michael Matheson, the U.S. candidate for the International Law Commission. Chiung [...]	2006-11-16 12:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IO PGOV MI
06LILONGWE1003	U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on November 17. Chiunguzeni thanked poloff for the report, and said he would disseminate it within the Ministry. Any further response will be delivered septel. EASTHAM [...]	2006-11-17 09:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL
06LILONGWE1004	DEMARCHE REQUEST: NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on November 17 to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni responded positively, but said that he had to consult within the Ministry before making a final decision and sending instructions to New York. [...]	2006-11-17 09:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IO MI
06LILONGWE104	MALAWI TELECOM PRIVATIZED--FOR REAL [...] (U) After last-minute delays in December and January, the privatization of Malawi Telecommunications Ltd. is finally going through. The buyer, Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., put down a $1 million earnest-money deposit last week and has followed that with $10 million more this week. The tot [...]	2006-02-03 07:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS ECON MI
06LILONGWE1040	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Lt. Ngatwali MWANJA, Service no. 0952, Second BN Malawi Rifles Unit, Military police, International Student Detachment School, Ft. Leonard wood MO11 Dec 2006 Q 11 May 2007 2. Lt. Mjanike NUNDWE, Service no. 0945, Cobbe Barracks, Military police, International Student Detachment School, Ft. L [...]	2006-11-30 06:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
06LILONGWE1048	WRANGLE OVER FLOOR-CROSSING LAW LEAVES PARLIAMENT IN LIMBO [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's Constitutional Court has ruled that President Mutharika cannot appeal its advisory opinion on the controversial "floor-crossing" law. The ruling puts the ball firmly in the hands of the Speaker of Parliament, who could use the opinion to declare vacant the seats of over [...]	2006-12-01 10:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE1062	SUDAN - URGING HOST GOVERNMENT'S ABSENCE FROM [...] Post recieved retel talking points on the morning of December 5, 2006, however Malawi's attendees (the Minister of Trade, the Malawian Ambassador to the European Union, the Assistant Director of Trade and the First Secretary in Brussels) had already left for Khartoum. Post has delivered talki [...]	2006-12-06 15:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI
06LILONGWE1064	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on December 7,2006, to discuss reftel talking points. Poloff presented the points, along with the two proposed texts, and laid out the problems with the Angolan text. Chiunguzeni said he needed to confer [...]	2006-12-08 10:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA PHUM PREL
06LILONGWE1076	IMET Students: Human Rights Certification and vetting [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 07:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM MI
06LILONGWE1095	VICE-PRESIDENT'S TREASON CASE: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Eight months after his arrest for allegedly conspiring to assassinate President Mutharika, Vice President Cassim Chilumpha still awaits the start of his trial. The GOM has only allowed the defense limited access to evidence, and the very long delays in the case have provoked lit [...]	2006-12-20 14:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE1101	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] 2LT Alexious F. KACHENJE, Service number 0988, Cobbe Barracks unit, Air Traffic Controller course, Keesler AFB, MS, 29 Dec 06 - 16 Apr 07 2. Lt. Thokozani Andrew CHAZEMA, Service number 0859, Military Intelligence unit, Combined strategic Intelligence course, Defense Intelligence Agency, W [...]	2006-12-22 05:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
06LILONGWE113	ACOTA TRAINING SUCCESSFULLY BEGINS [...] The African Contingency Operations and Assistance (ACOTA) Program began a three week training in Malawi on Monday, February 6. A total of 946 Malawi Defense Force (MDF) soldiers--46 officers and 900 enlisted men--reported for training on the first day. The training will cover various peace-k [...]	2006-02-06 17:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV MI
06LILONGWE114	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] SGT Trecefory Aaron KALIMBA, Service No. 11838, Marine Unit, Patro OPS River Environment Course, Stennis Space Center MS 39529-7099, Feb April 27, 2006 2. LCPL Hilton Francis TENGULA, Service No. 13010, Marine Unit, Patro Craft prop sys OVH Course, Stennis Space Center MS 39529-7099, Feb. 1 [...]	2006-02-07 11:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
06LILONGWE115	MALAWI'S CENTRAL BANKERS ANXIOUS ABOUT IMF MISSION [...] (C) Despite fiscal performance that has been described as "impressive" over the past year, Malawi's central bankers are nervous about the upcoming quarterly review from the IMF's country team. At recent visits with the Reserve Bank of Malawi's (RBM) Governor Victor Mbewe and general manager W [...]	2006-02-07 11:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON MI
06LILONGWE118	FORMER GOVT. MINISTER CONVICTED ON CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In the first conviction against a senior official in President Mutharika's administration, former Education Minister Yusuf Mwawa has been found guilty on four counts of fraud and corruption. Mwawa was arrested, and then fired by the President, after he paid for his $1,500 weddin [...]	2006-02-08 08:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE120	Country Clearance granted [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Major Andrew Overfield to Malawi for the purpose of facilitating EUCOM Acquisition Cross Servicing Agreement negotiations and to observe ACOTA PSO field training from February 12-18, 2006. Control Officer for the visi [...]	2006-02-08 11:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
06LILONGWE121	Country Clearance granted [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of LTC. Leon Mitchell Grube and Mr. Gunter Dieter Filippucci to Malawi for the purpose of conducting EUCOM Acquisition Cross Servicing Agreement briefings, discussions and negotiations from February 13-17, 2006. Control [...]	2006-02-08 12:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
06LILONGWE123	ESF PROPOSAL FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT [...] Lilongwe submits the following proposal for funding under ESF. This proposal is first priority, ranked above a separate INCLE-funded proposal that is being submitted septel. Proposal format is keyed to ref A, para 21. A. Establishment and dissemination of information regarding trafficking [...]	2006-02-08 16:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC EAID ELAB PREL SMIG MI
06LILONGWE124	STREET VENDORS RIOT OVER REGULATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Hundreds of street vendors rioted in the capital city of Lilongwe on February 7, protesting the arrest of their trade association boss and government orders to move into organized fee-charging market areas. Using tear gas, police attempted to quell the vendors by pushing them o [...]	2006-02-08 16:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON KCOR MI
06LILONGWE125	INCLE PROPOSAL FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Lilongwe submits the following proposal for funding under INCLE. This proposal is second priority, ranked below a separate ESF-funded proposal that is being submitted septel. Proposal format is keyed to ref A, para 21. A. Establishment of a Regulatory Framework to prohibit trafficking in p [...]	2006-02-08 16:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC EAID ELAB PREL SMIG MI
06LILONGWE127	MALAWI TRIES NEW TOBACCO MARKETING SCHEME [...] (U) At the insistence of the World Bank, the GOM has announced plans to take a baby step toward liberalizing its state-controlled tobacco market this season. The Tobacco Control Commission will establish three local commodity exchanges as an experimental alternative to the sale of tobacco thr [...]	2006-02-09 13:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD MI
06LILONGWE133	PRESIDENT "FIRES" VICE-PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika has announced that he is effectively firing his Vice-President, a move that is widely seen as unconstitutional. Mutharika claims that by skipping cabinet meetings and avoiding most government functions Vice-President Cassim Chilumpha has essentially tendered [...]	2006-02-10 11:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE137	VICE PRESIDENT GIVEN INJUNCTION AGAINST DISMISSAL [...] (SBU) As expected, Vice President Cassim Chilumpha has been granted an injunction against his dismissal by the President, pending a constitutional review. As reported in reftel, the President had announced that Chilumpha effectively resigned his post as VP on February 9. Chilumpha's lawyers f [...]	2006-02-10 13:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE142	IMET Students: Human Rights Certification and vetting [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 16:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM MI
06LILONGWE145	PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS CRY OVER SEVERANCE PAY [...] A long-running debate over Malawi's law mandating severance pay is coming to a head after large private employers have begun shutting down their voluntary pension schemes. This is a response to a 2004 court action requiring employers to pay both severance and pension at termination of employ [...]	2006-02-13 17:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB ECON MI
06LILONGWE163	GOVERNMENT DEFIES COURT ORDER TO REINSTATE VP [...] (SBU) Summary: Government continues to ignore a court injunction against the dismissal of Vice President Cassim Chilumpha, and has withdrawn his security detail, staff and vehicles. For his part, Chilumpha announced on February 15 he plans to sue the Attorney General for contempt of court. Th [...]	2006-02-16 17:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE166	FORMER EDUCATION MINISTER TO SERVE 5 YEARS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 17:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE167	ACOTA VIP DAY A SUCCESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 13:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE177	Country Clearance granted - Wyatt [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Major William M. Wyatt, from February 24- March 6, 2006 to Malawi for a DIA Hart trip. Control Officer for the visit will be the Political Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone number 265-1-773-166, ext. 3463; cell ph [...]	2006-02-22 16:57:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
06LILONGWE178	MUTHARIKA TAKES ON MALAWI'S REGIONAL POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika is attempting to reverse Malawi's longstanding tradition of regional politics by building the first political party with a truly national base. Regionalism has always been a major factor in Malawian politics, and shapes the prism through which modern politic [...]	2006-02-22 16:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE179	MALAWI'S MIXED FEELINGS ON HONG KONG TALKS [...] In a recent briefing for the private sector, Malawi's trade minist 2. To take better advantage of open markets, the GOM understands that 3. While noting good progress on eliminating export subsidies by 2013 4. COMMENT: The GOM's trade position appears to be driven mainly by t GILMOUR [...]	2006-02-22 16:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD ECIN ECON MI
06LILONGWE181	MALAWI'S MIXED FEELINGS ON HONG KONG TALKS [...] In a recent briefing for the private sector, Malawi's trade ministry indicated both satisfaction and disappointment at the outcome of December's WTO ministerial conference held in Hong Kong. As expected, the GOM had been concerned mainly about concessions to least-developed countries (LDCs). T [...]	2006-02-23 15:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD ECIN ECON MI
06LILONGWE19	NORTHERN MALAWI'S CAPITAL OUTLAWS GRAIN TRADING [...] (SBU) The city assembly of Mzuzu, Malawi's northern regional capital, recently voted to ban private maize sales. The city's chief executive described the ban to us as a sop to popular sentiment and assured us that it would not be enforced. In any case, the incident illustrates the prevalence [...]	2006-01-06 11:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID MI

06LILONGWE20	BUSINESSES PROTEST MALAWI'S FOREX PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Malawi's business community has recently stepped up its pleas to the GOM to loosen its foreign exchange policy, let the kwacha depreciate, and back off its heavy-handed informal controls on forex. Embassy has encouraged the local IMF representative to engage the central bank on this issu [...]	2006-01-06 11:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI
06LILONGWE200	ACOTA TRAINING CLOSES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 16:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE203	2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. The Government of Malawi (GOM) continued to make commendable progress in tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) in 2005. TIP remained a relatively new concept for Malawians. The GOM and the NGO community made significant efforts to raise awareness among civil society, legislators a [...]	2006-03-01 15:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
06LILONGWE204	MALAWIAN MUSLIMS PROTEST CARTOONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 16:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ASEDC MI
06LILONGWE224	IMF INBRIEF: MALAWI IS LOOKING GOOD [...] The IMF's quarterly review mission to Malawi began today with an inbrief for the heads of diplomatic missions. The mission leader, Calvin McDonald, described the IMF's directors as "full of praise for Malawi," particularly in view of the GOM's generally poor track record from 2000 to 2004. [...]	2006-03-08 16:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN MI
06LILONGWE235	UDF SPOKESMAN ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT, ARRESTED FOR TRESSPASSING IN GRAVEYARD [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 13:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE237	CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN MALAWI [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 13:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE238	NO FURTHER DIALOGUE WITH NORTH KOREA, SAYS FOREIGN [...] (C) The GOM, "has decided that there will be no further dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in connection with the proposed economic cooperation," according to a letter to Ambassador Eastham dated February 16, from Minister of Foreign Affairs Davies Katsonga. The letter of [...]	2006-03-14 14:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI KN
06LILONGWE243	MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] PolOff met with Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 9 to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni stated that he was sure Malawi would sign the additional protocol, and would bring up the issue within the Ministry. Any further response [...]	2006-03-15 13:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL
06LILONGWE244	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA [...] Poloff met with Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni in the MFA on March 9 to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni thanked Poloff for the information, and initiated a short discussion on the difficulties the U.S. faces in balancing relations between India and Pakistan. Any furt [...]	2006-03-15 13:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP PREL ENRG PARM ETTC MI
06LILONGWE258	VICE-PRESIDENT'S POSITION STILL IN LIMBO [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 14:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE269	IMF: MALAWI SCORES SATISFACTORY REVIEW [...] (U) The IMF's assessment mission has given Malawi passing marks in the second review of its 2005 program. Citing strong fiscal performance, the team predicted that Malawi would reach HIPC completion point at mid year. The team expects fiscal difficulty in the first half of 2006, because of h [...]	2006-03-23 07:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI
06LILONGWE273	PARLIAMENT SET TO PASS ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL [...] Summary: Post's efforts to promote passage of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation appear to be bearing fruit. Legislators signaled their intention this week to pass the bill in next month's parliamentary session, and are working with government to resolve their remaining issues with the bi [...]	2006-03-24 10:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN ETRD PREL MI
06LILONGWE275	MUTHARIKA TO TOBACCO BUYERS: "CALL ME A DICTATOR" [...] (SBU) President Bingu wa Mutharika opened the state-controlled tobacco auctions today with fiery populist rhetoric, accusing American buyers of collusion and telling them they must pay higher prices or "pack up and go." He announced that the GOM is establishing a minimum price for "strategic" [...]	2006-03-27 14:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR
06LILONGWE286	MALAWI LAUNCHES CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 14:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE291	MALAWI NATIONAL HIV/AIDS REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary: Malawi's National AIDS Commission has convened the first review of the national response to HIV and AIDS for the year 2005-06. The conference highlighted positive developments in coordination among all partners, as well as the decentralization of the HIV/AIDS response to the district [...]	2006-03-30 09:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV MI
06LILONGWE294	MALAWI TOBACCO MARKET RELAXES [...] (U) Malawi's tobacco market has started to work again, after being disrupted by the GOM's new minimum price scheme. Buyers and sellers both seem to want to return to demand-driven pricing, but the market appears to be dealing with the government's prices for the moment. Buyers predict more pr [...]	2006-03-31 09:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EINV EFIN MI
06LILONGWE32	NORTH KOREAN DELEGATION ARRIVES UNINVITED [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Eastham, Minister of Foreign Affairs Davies Katsonga confided that a delegation from North Korea had arrived uninvited last week. Malawi has allowed the delegation to meet with lower level civil servants, however has refused requests for meetings at th [...]	2006-01-12 14:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI KN
06LILONGWE324	BINGU PROMISES MORE ECONOMIC INTERVENTION AS [...] (U) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika opened the 39th session of Parliament on April 4, marking the event by promising to "pre-announce" prices for agricultural goods later this year. The President also reiterated his intention to continue fertilizer and seed subsidies and to launch severa [...]	2006-04-06 06:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EFIN EAGR MI
06LILONGWE33	MALAWI: CONCERNS ABOUT SUDANESE PRESIDENT BASHIR'S [...] (C) On January 12 Ambassador Eastham met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Davies Katsonga, and the issue of next weeks African Union summit arose. Katsonga spoke at length about who the next Chairman might be, unequivocally ruling out President Bashir of the Sudan and President Sassou of Cong [...]	2006-01-12 14:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE34	MP WITHDRAWS IMPEACHMENT MOTION AS OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The Member of Parliament who began impeachment procedures against President Mutharika is now trying to withdraw his motion. Completing the 180-degree flip, the MP says that his party, the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF),has let him down and it's now clear to him that im [...]	2006-01-12 14:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE351	MALAWI STRUGGLES WITH STREET VENDORS [...] As the GOM moves to impose order on the thickets of street vendors in Blantyre and Lilongwe, the vendors have offered little resistance following Monday's clash in Blantyre. April 18 marked the GOM's delayed deadline for street vendors to leave the streets for government-built market buildings. [...]	2006-04-20 14:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB MI
06LILONGWE355	Blanket Over flight clearance granted: RCH 1818 [...] This acknowledges receipt of reftel. 2. The Government of Malawi (GOM) Department of Civil Aviation, granted a one year blanket over-flight operation and landing clearance authorization for U.S military and civilian aircraft under permit number 844/05 valid from 15 September 2005 - 15 Septe [...]	2006-04-21 10:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MI
06LILONGWE361	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered talking points for Reftel A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on April 20. Chiunguzeni stated that the GOM does not know who it will support, but agreed that human rights abusers should not be on the council. After discussing Malaw [...]	2006-04-24 15:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM
06LILONGWE365	MUTARIKA QUELLS DEBATE ON MUGABE VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawian civil society organizations have recently criticized the GOM for inviting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to visit Malawi and open a new road, named after Mugabe himself. Local NGO leaders say Malawi should not name roads after human rights violators such as Mugabe. [...]	2006-04-26 08:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE37	MALAWI CABINET'S INTERNAL ECONOMIC DEBATE [...] (C) In a round of New Year courtesy calls on the finance minister and the governor of the central bank, Embassy has gained some new insights on cabinet-level thinking on economic issues. Among these are: -- Recognition that subsidizing low maize prices has been a mistake -- An upcoming dev [...]	2006-01-13 10:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON MI
06LILONGWE371	THE FUTURE OF THE MALAWI CONGRESS PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is Malawi's oldest political party, and is the party of former Life President Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. They are currently the largest opposition party with 57 seats in Parliament, and have a strong political base in the central region. However, [...]	2006-04-27 15:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE376	VICE-PRESIDENT ARRESTED FOR TREASON [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice-President Cassim Chilumpha was arrested on April 28 and charged with treason and conspiracy to commit murder, for an alleged plot to assassinate President Mutharika. The Government claims Chilumpha, who has long been estranged from Mutharika, and four others hired a hit-ma [...]	2006-05-02 14:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE377	MALAWI PARLIAMENT CLOSES ANOTHER UNPRODUCTIVE [...] (SBU) On April 28, Malawi's National Assembly adjourned a four-week sitting after making very little progress through its growing legislative agenda. Among the measures passed were: -- a resolution accepting the GOM's mid-year budget review -- bills to accept World Bank grants and loans -- [...]	2006-05-02 15:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV MI
06LILONGWE384	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS MORE ALLEGED TREASON [...] (SBU) Summary: The government has arrested ten more alleged accomplices of Vice President Chilumpha, claiming that they are all linked to the VP's alleged plot to assassinate President Mutharika. Those arrested include senior members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) party, a former ambass [...]	2006-05-04 15:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV KCOR MI
06LILONGWE390	VP'S "ACCOMPLICES" RELEASED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Twelve of those arrested in connection with Vice-President Cassim Chiulumpha's treason case were released for lack of evidence on May 6, three days after they were arrested. The twelve included a number of leaders in the VP's United Democratic Front (UDF) party, a former Malawian [...]	2006-05-08 14:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE391	MUTHARIKA HAILS "AFRICAN HERO" MUGABE [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe ended his four day state visit to Malawi on May 6, after opening a road named in his honor and publicly condemning the West. Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika played the part of amiable host, asking donors to resume support to Zimbabwe and [...]	2006-05-08 15:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE401	MINISTER OF JUSTICE DEFENDS CASE AGAINST VICE [...] (C) In a meeting May 10, Malawi,s Minister of Justice Henry Phoya assured Ambassador Eastham that the Vice-President's arrest on treason charges was legitimate and the case against him substantial. Challenged on the arrest and subsequent release without charge of the VP's alleged co-conspirato [...]	2006-05-10 15:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE404	NEW INTELLIGENCE SERVICE NOT UP AND RUNNING [...] (C) Ambassador Eastham met with the newly appointed Director General of Malawi's re-constituted Security Intelligence Service (SIS),Brigadier General Rueben Ngwenya, on May 9 to discuss SIS's mission and plans for re-establishing an effective intelligence service in Malawi. Ngwenya has been s [...]	2006-05-10 15:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE406	JOURNALISTS' ARRESTS POINT TO INCREASE IN POLITICALLY- [...] (U) Summary: Three independent journalists were arrested in Lilongwe on May 8 and charged with criminal libel, for publishing a story that accused Malawi's attorney general of theft. The arrests are the latest in what appears to be a growing trend toward politically-motivated arrests and pros [...]	2006-05-11 14:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PDEM KPAO PGOV KCOR MI
06LILONGWE412	SUDAN - AU PSC DEMARCHE ON DARFUR [...] (U) Ambassador Eastham met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marjorie Ngauje on May 12 to discuss reftel talking points. Ambassador Eastham and Ngauje discussed the conflict in Sudan, as well as the recently signed Darfur Peace Agreement, and the need for the African Union to ask for as [...]	2006-05-12 11:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL
06LILONGWE420	VICE PRESIDENT GRANTED BAIL, BUT KEPT UNDER HOUSE [...] (SBU) Summary: The High Court granted Vice President Cassim Chilumpha bail in his treason case on May 15, under the condition that he would remain under house arrest. Chilumpha's two alleged accomplices were released on bail outright after surrendering their passports and putting up just over [...]	2006-05-17 08:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE428	PRESIDENT FIRES ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika sacked Malawi's powerful Attorney General, Ralph Kasambara, on May 17. The move ends the reign of one of the most politically active AG's in Malawi's history. Kasambara often used his post to pressure the police into making questionable arrests, and masterm [...]	2006-05-18 15:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE433	TOBACCO MARKET IMPASSE RISKS FOREX CRISIS [...] (U) Malawi's tobacco auctions closed again May 11 in a continuing dispute over prices. Before this shutdown, a combination of government price controls, weak demand, and a large crop were slowing throughput in the market to about 60 percent of normal. About 30 percent of all tobacco presented [...]	2006-05-22 10:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAGR MI
06LILONGWE437	LUKEWARM IMF REVIEW OF MALAWI [...] (U) Summary. During a May 15 briefing, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment team characterized the Government of Malawi's (GOM) overall performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program as "positive," though there were some notable areas of concern. Some s [...]	2006-05-25 09:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI
06LILONGWE442	MUTHARIKA AT TWO YEARS: A MIXED RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika this week marks two years in office, and his record is one of mixed success. Mutharika has undertaken a number of popular initiatives to restore order and accountability in Malawian society, and his program of macroeconomic reforms has won praise from donors. [...]	2006-05-25 09:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE47	GOM UNIMPRESSED WITH NORTH KOREANS [...] (C) Summary: The North Korean delegation discussed in reftel left the GOM unimpressed, and future serious collaboration looks doubtful. While their aim was allegedly to explore funding development projects, in the end the North Koreans could offer nothing tangible to the GOM. This led GOM of [...]	2006-01-18 14:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MI KN
06LILONGWE483	GOM PROPOSES TO POSTPONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: After a year of delay in staging local government elections that were due in May 2005, the GOM has announced its intention to amend the constitution to postpone local elections to 2009, to coincide with the next regular presidential and parliamentary elections. The move will save [...]	2006-06-01 15:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE489	CABINET RESHUFFLED; OPPOSITION "REBEL" LEADERS JOIN GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 05:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE49	SACHS AND SACKS OF FERTILIZER FOR MALAWI [...] (U) UN Millennium Advisor Jeffrey Sachs, returning to Malawi last week to organize the founding of three Millennium Villages, used the occasion to press his proposal for massive free farm inputs. As was the case during his last visit (reftel),his proposal was met with a distinct lack of enth [...]	2006-01-18 14:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EFIN EAID ECON MI
06LILONGWE525	RESPECTED OPPOSITION FIGURE DIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 07:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE53	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC [...] (C) On Tuesday, January 17 Poloff met with Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni and presented talking points in reftel. After a short discussion on Iran's continued violations of international agreements, Chiunguzeni said the GOM would be supportive of the effort to properly deal wi [...]	2006-01-20 08:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC
06LILONGWE553	DAS THOMPSON VISIT TO MALAWI [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carol Thompson has concluded a four day visit to meet with senior Malawian officials on Malawi's acceptance as a Presidential Malaria Initiative focus country, the GOM's continuing fiscal reform, and its progress in combating tra [...]	2006-06-21 07:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EFIN EINV PREL MI
06LILONGWE558	Blanket Over flight clearance granted: RCH 1818 [...] This acknowledges receipt of reftel. 2. The Government of Malawi (GOM) Department of Civil Aviation, granted a one year blanket over-flight operation and landing clearance authorization for U.S military and civilian aircraft under permit number 844/05 valid from 15 September 2005 - 15 Septe [...]	2006-06-26 13:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MI
06LILONGWE566	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Capt. Brightie Stegs Winston Mkomba, Service No. 0871, Moyale Barr Chaplain Officer Basic Course, US Army Chaplain Center and School, 10 Hamptom Parkway, Ft. Jacson SC 29207-7025, July 3-September 8, 2006 Post requests that the department issue similar clearance. EASTHAM [...]	2006-06-30 08:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
06LILONGWE585	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Lt. Victor Wilson Moyo, Service No. 0951, Combat Support BN, Small Arms/Towed Artillery Course, Mechanical Maintenance Ordinance S 4313 Boothby Hill Avenue MD 21005-5299, July 25 October 27, 2006 Post requests that the department issue similar clearance. EASTHAM [...]	2006-07-11 10:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
06LILONGWE590	MULUZI RETURNS - HIS ARREST TO FOLLOW? [...] (C) Summary: Former President Bakili Muluzi returned to Malawi on July 9, after spending the last seven months in the U.K., ostensibly for medical care. In a speech given at the airport Muluzi disassociated himself with any impeachment attempt against President Mutharika, and told his supporte [...]	2006-07-12 05:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE601	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] (U) On July 12, 2006 Poloff met with Deputy Director of Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Warren Gunda to deliver reftel. Mr. Gunda accepted reftel talking points, and briefly discussed the issue of North Korea, highlighting the importance of China as a pressure point f [...]	2006-07-13 09:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM
06LILONGWE612	PRESIDENT CLINTON VISITS MALAWI [...] (U) Summary: Former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton made a four-hour visit to Malawi on July 14, meeting with President Bingu wa Mutharika and other cabinet officials. Clinton signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Clinton Hunter Development Initiative and the GOM. The [...]	2006-07-17 15:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM OVIP MI
06LILONGWE620	BINGU AND PARLIAMENT - IMPASSE OVER SALARY INCREASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament, in the midst of budget deliberations, adjourned for the remainder of the week on July 19 after a dispute over a parliamentarian pay raise brought the House to a standstill. MPs are demanding a 60 percent pay raise, which they say is comparable to a raise being given [...]	2006-07-20 11:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM OVIP MI
06LILONGWE635	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (U) On July 25 Poloff met with U.S./U.N. Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pamela Mkwamba to discuss reftel talking points. Mkwamba said that she would pass along the information to the Minister, and thanked Poloff for the information. Any further response will be reported septel [...]	2006-07-27 14:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL AORC
06LILONGWE64	NECESSARY END-USE ASSURANCES FOR TRANSFER OF UH-1H [...] The GOM has presented post with the End-Use Agreement request for four UH-1H helicopters from Taiwan, as outlined in reftel. Post has forwarded a copy of the agreement request to RM/RSAT, and awaits further instructions on how to proceed. EASTHAM [...]	2006-01-24 14:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS
06LILONGWE643	FORMER PREZ ARRESTED AND RELEASED, AS [...] (C) Summary: Former President Bakili Muluzi was arrested, then quickly released in Blantyre on July 27, on forty-two counts of corruption. Only eight hours later it was announced on the government-run television station that Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director Gustave Kaliwo, who had placed [...]	2006-07-28 11:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE651	GOM EXPLAINS SUSPENSION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Malawi met with donors to explain the recent suspension of the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and to reassure donors that the country's anti-corruption efforts remain as serious as ever. End summary. A Period of Risk ---------------- 2. (C) Fin [...]	2006-07-31 15:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE653	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Capt. Richard Chidzungu, Service No. 0750, Administration Unit, Budget Prep Exec and Accounting Course, DRMI NPS, Monterey CA 93943, August 5 August 16, 2006 2. Sgt. Masauko D. Makuluni, Service No. 10894, Parachute BN Unit, SNCO Career Course USMC, Staff NCO Academy, Camp Lejeune NC 28542 [...]	2006-08-01 14:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
06LILONGWE654	FORMER PRESIDENT'S CORRUPTION CASE DISCONTINUED [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid turmoil caused by the suspension of the Anti-Corruption Bureau Director, the GOM has decided to halt indefinitely the corruption case against former President and United Democratic Front Chair Bakili Muluzi. The move, widely viewed as quid pro quo for the opposition-control [...]	2006-08-01 15:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE66	MALAWI LAWMAKERS CAUTIOUS ABOUT ANTI-MONEY [...] MALAWI'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL HAS LANGUISHED ON THE EDGES OF PARLIAMENT FOR OVER THREE YEARS. EMBASSY RECENTLY HOSTED AN INFORMAL BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION FOR KEY PARLIAMENTARIANS TO SENSITIZE THEM ON THIS ISSUE, TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS, AND TO GAUGE THE BILL'S CHANCES OF PASSING AT THE [...]	2006-01-25 10:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD PREL MI
06LILONGWE68	TWO NEW PRO GOVERNMENT TABLOIDS LAUNCHED [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 14:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OPRC MI
06LILONGWE690	MALAWI PASSES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 07:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR KMCA EAID MI
06LILONGWE699	A PROFILE OF THE DEOMCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is currently the largest party in the National Assembly with 77 MPs. The party, just over a year old, faces both legal and organizational challenges as it strives to make itself into a lasting party. The main ch [...]	2006-08-10 14:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE706	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 06:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE708	MALAWI SCORES ANOTHER CORRUPTION CONVICTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 10:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE713	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: UNSC RESOLUTION AND UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 14:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE714	MALAWI APPROVES BUDGET IN TIME FOR HIPC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON THE HEELS OF THE BOTCHED HANDLING OF A CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT BAKILI MULUZI (REF A),THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI MANAGED TO PASS THE NATIONAL BUDGET ON AUGUST 3 AFTER WEEKS OF TENSE, PROTRACTED WRANGLING WITH THE OPPOSITION-DOMINATED PARLIAMENT. THE OPPOSITION [...]	2006-08-15 14:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MI
06LILONGWE715	PRESIDENT DEMANDS TOP PROSECUTOR'S RESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 08:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE719	PRESIDENT DECLARES "WAR" ON FOREIGN TOBACCO BUYERS [...] (U) Summary: President Mutharika has again lashed out at foreign tobacco buyers, castigating them for paying low prices at the state-run auction. The president singled out for criticism the manager of the local subsidiary of an American tobacco company, telling him to pay more or leave the cou [...]	2006-08-16 12:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR PGOV MI
06LILONGWE731	Country Clearance Request - Malawi [...] Countries visited: Botswana 2. Personnel traveling: Tyler Sparks, Pol/Mil Officer, and Kalezi Zimba, Military Program Assistant. 3. Dates of Travel and itinerary: Arrive Aug 22, Depart Aug 25, 2006 A. Flight information: Arrive SA1767 182022 Aug 06 Depart SA1762 072025 Aug 06 B. [...]	2006-08-18 10:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
06LILONGWE751	CONTACT POINT, MALAWI: BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM [...] The designated Blue Lantern Program contact point for Malawi is Tyler Sparks, Political Officer, (ph) 265-1-773-166 ext 3463, (fx) 265-1-772-316, sparkstk@state.gov, estimated PCS 6/07. EASTHAM [...]	2006-08-30 07:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC KSEP ETTC
06LILONGWE769	MALAWI GAINS MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) Summary: The World Bank and IMF have recommended Malawi for HIPC Completion Point, providing for the erasure of most of the country's external debt under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). Malawi's foreign debt will fall from $2.9 billion to about $400 million. Domestic debt [...]	2006-09-07 11:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MI
06LILONGWE839	POST RESPONSE - REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Summary: Post thanks the Department for the opportunity to weigh in on the proposed research project No. AI050410 "Acceptability of male circumcision as part of HIV prevention strategies in Malawi" -Amy Corneli. Post concurs with the spirit of the project and has no objection to it; howeve [...]	2006-09-22 09:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA KHIV MI
06LILONGWE845	THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (U) Summary: Malawi's formerly powerful ruling party, the United Democratic Front (UDF),has declined significantly in both resources and influence since President Mutharika's resignation from the party in February 2005 and his subsequent formation of a new ruling party. Following the split, t [...]	2006-09-25 05:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE848	REFORMS MOVE AHEAD AS MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) Summary: Since the official launch of Millennium Challenge Threshold Program activities in April of this year, Malawi has made important gains in addressing corruption and improving public finance management, the two focus areas for the program. The advances have included legislative actio [...]	2006-09-25 15:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN KMCA PGOV MI
06LILONGWE875	MALAWI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE LOCATING HU-U1 TRAINING [...] (U) Action Request: Post requests assistance locating an organization or contractor to provide training for the Malawi Defense Force in the operation and maintenance of UH-1H helicopters. 2. (U) On September 21 Malawi Defense Force (MDF) Commander Marko Chiziko met with Ambassador Eastham t [...]	2006-10-03 15:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PMIL MI
06LILONGWE889	MALAWI: THE CASE FOR MCA COMPACT ELIGIBILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two years, Malawi has embarked on a process of positive reform, led by the government of President Mutharika, that has effectively reversed many years of corruption and misrule. The GOM has decisively taken control of its own development agenda, and has embraced th [...]	2006-10-10 11:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KMCA PGOV MI
06LILONGWE890	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECTION 505 ASSURANCES FOR [...] Reftel Diplomatic Note was delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with carbon copy sent to Ministry of Defense and the Malawi Defense Force. Scanned copies have been sent to the department, as well as a certified copy to L/T, as requested. GILMOUR [...]	2006-10-10 13:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MASS PREL
06LILONGWE897	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] On Tuesday, October 10, Charge Gilmour met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henry Mumba to discuss reftel talking points. Charge Gilmour laid out USG concerns with the North Korean nuclear test, and asked for Malawi to join the international community in condemning the actions of North [...]	2006-10-11 11:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM MI
06LILONGWE914	The Shire-Zambezi Waterway: God's Highway or Bingu's [...] (U) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika is strongly pushing the idea of re-opening the Shire and Zambezi rivers to commercial navigation, to help address Malawi's serious problem of limited and expensive transportation links to global markets. A recent EU-funded pre-feasibility study offers [...]	2006-10-19 09:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EWWT ELTN KMCA PGOV MI
06LILONGWE915	Country Clearance granted [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of LTC Pak Hon S, from October 28 November 2, 2006 to Malawi to attend a conference at Baylor ChildrenQs Foundation to speak and show how telemedicine could be used to better manage patients with HIV disease in Malawi. C [...]	2006-10-19 09:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
06LILONGWE924	LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLLS STILL UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Plans for local government elections in Malawi, delayed for a year and a half and now scheduled for May/June 2007, are still tentative, though there is slow movement in the right direction. End Summary. Political Will? --------------- 2. (SBU) Mandated by the constitution, [...]	2006-10-23 14:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE94	MALAWI'S PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE TO RESTART [...] (SBU) The American operator of Malawi's railway agreed on terms to restart its passenger service, which had been closed for four months. The closure had brought sharp criticism from the GOM and possibly endangered the much larger cargo concession, a crucial link in the Nacala Corridor. While [...]	2006-02-01 08:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON EFIN MI
06LILONGWE951	INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] On November 2 Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni to present reftel dipnote and talking points. Chiunguzeni thanked poloff for the information, but was noncommital on support, stating that the GOM would look at the list of candidates for th [...]	2006-11-02 12:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP UNGA
06LILONGWE952	UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] On November 2 Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni thanked poloff for the information, and stated that the GOM had had no recent contact with the government of North Korea, or companies from Nor [...]	2006-11-02 12:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM
06LILONGWE953	BINGU DUMPS TWO TOP MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika fired the Ministers of Agriculture and Economic Planning and Development on October 26, primarily for political reasons. Mutharika has taken over as minister of both portfolios for the time being. The dismissals come as Malawi's political class begins to loo [...]	2006-11-02 13:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE971	MALAWI: POSITIVE IMF REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: The IMF has given a positive assessment of Malawi's fiscal performance and expects the trend to continue in the near term. Malawi's biggest challenge over the coming year will be to manage expectations of a large dividend following recent HIPC debt relief, and to resist pressure t [...]	2006-11-08 09:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MI
06LILONGWE972	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Ben Mbewe on November 7, 2006. Mission suggests that USUN also deliver points directly to the Malawian mission in New York. EASTHAM [...]	2006-11-08 10:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA
06LILONGWE976	FLOOR-CROSSING VERDICT OUT - GOVERNMENT COULD LOSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's Constitutional Court has issued a ruling which could cause over eighty members of Parliament, most of them associated with President Mutharika,s DPP, to lose their seats. The ruling was delivered on November 7 and has been appealed to the Supreme Court. If the ruling i [...]	2006-11-09 11:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE98	POLITICAL ASSESMENT OF UPCOMING CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi is scheduled to begin a constitutional review process starting this June/July. The entire process has already become politicized, as both government and opposition seek to use the review to strengthen their respective political positions. The opposition is focused prima [...]	2006-02-01 14:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE101	PRESIDENT DECLARES "TOTAL WAR ON CORRUPTION" [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika reaffirmed his commitment to the country's anti-corruption drive at National Anti-Corruption Day on February 5. In a speech launching an anti-corruption survey, Mutharika proclaimed his "position against corruption is even stronger today than it was three ye [...]	2007-02-07 11:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE105	WORRY AT STATE HOUSE OVER POSSIBLE MULUZI RETURN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-08 08:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE107	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Lt. Clement Ngalonde, Service number 0965, Malawi Defense Force Post requests 4hat the department issue clearance. EASTHAM [...]	2007-02-09 10:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE114	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - HAMAS AND FATAH AGREE IN [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on February 9. Chiunguzeni thanked Poloff for the information, and said he would pass it along. Any further response will be delivered septel. EASTHAM [...]	2007-02-14 07:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL
07LILONGWE124	MALAWI STILL IN LIMBO OVER SOMALIA MISSION [...] (U) Action request: See paragraph 7. 2.(SBU) Summary: Ambessador Eastham met with Minister of Defense Davis Katsonga on February 15 to discuss Malawi's potential involvement in an AU peacekeeping mission to Somalia. Katsongasaid that Malawi, while committed to peacekeeping on the continent, [...]	2007-02-16 10:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE126	MALAWI AND IMF POSTPONE PRGF REVIEW OVER BUDGETARY [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Malawi, Thomas Baunsgaard, notified post on February 15 that the IMF and the Government of Malawi (GOM) had agreed to a "short" postponement of the IMF Board's third review of the Malawi Poverty Reduction and Grow [...]	2007-02-16 11:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EAGR EAID PGOV ECON MI
07LILONGWE144	MALAWI AND ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (U) Summary: Malawi's role in the Southern African region is limited, as the GOM is primarily focused on internal politics and local economic development. While Malawi is a founding member of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC),it is not particularly involved in the development or [...]	2007-02-26 05:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE146	POLITICAL RHETORIC HEATS UP IN MALAWI [...] (SBU) Summary: In another sign that the 2009 election campaign is in full swing, President Bingu wa Mutharika and his predecessor and presumptive presidential candidate Bakili Muluzi exchanged barbs over the weekend at competing public rallies. Mutharika also lashed out at Malawi Congress Part [...]	2007-02-26 14:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI

07LILONGWE155	MCA FOSTERS CREATION OF NATIONAL MEDIA COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 07:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID KMCA KPAO KIIP MI
07LILONGWE156	Country Clearance granted - ACSS Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. Angelo Sommer, Mr. Enoch A. Sarbeng and Mr. Jeffrey Yeck to coordinate support for the upcoming Africa Center Seminar in Blantyre from 10-17 February 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military [...]	2007-03-01 05:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE161	2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. Since achieving Tier 1 status in 2006, the Government of Malawi (GOM) has continued to make noteworthy progress in tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) despite its severely limited human and financial resources. Although TIP remained a relatively new concept for Malawians, the GOM [...]	2007-03-01 15:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07LILONGWE164	MALAWI SIGNS URANIUM MINING AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Malawi has signed an agreement with Australian mining firm Paladin Resources to develop a uranium mine at Kayelekera, in the far northern region of the country. The agreement envisions a 10-year project that will produce approximately 1,000 metric tons of yellowc [...]	2007-03-02 09:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV EMIN ETRD PGOV MI
07LILONGWE165	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] Poloff met with MFA Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on March 1, 2006 to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni, after looking through the Statement of Principles, stated that he did not see anything in the statement that would lead to the GOM objecting to their ratification. [...]	2007-03-02 09:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL
07LILONGWE169	U.S. ASSISTANCE GETS MALAWI GLOBAL FUND PROGRAM BACK ON [...] Summary: Malawi is one of the largest recipients of assistance from the Global Fund, with over $300 million in grants approved to date. Execution of the grants, however, has been beset by many problems, and less than a quarter of approved funds have been disbursed. In order to improve Malawi' [...]	2007-03-07 10:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SOCI MI
07LILONGWE182	MALAWI INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Following is Embassy's update for the annual President's Report on AGOA, in response to reftel request. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform: The government has generally made a commitment to a market-based econ [...]	2007-03-12 13:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV MI
07LILONGWE186	THE ONCE AND FUTURE PRESIDENT? MULUZI DECLARES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Bakili Muluzi, renowned for his government's corruption while in office, has announced that he will run for President again in 2009. Muluzi, famously coy regarding his political intentions, said at a mass ral\|y in Blantyre on March 11 that he was ready to run "i [...]	2007-03-13 15:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
07LILONGWE194	ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE BITES THE DUST [...] (SBU) Summary: With raw Malawian power politics on full display, Parliament rejected the President's nominee for Auditor General on March 13. The rejection, the latest in a string of high profile presidential nominees to be refused, comes as a result of government's inept management of parlia [...]	2007-03-14 13:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
07LILONGWE196	MALAWI EARNS IMPROVED CREDIT RATING [...] (U) Summary: Malawi's sovereign credit rating has improved from "CCC" to "B minus", according to a newly-released assessment by international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings. The Millennium Challenge-funded evaluation praises the sound fiscal management of the Mutharika government and predi [...]	2007-03-15 08:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV MI
07LILONGWE199	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN REFORM: INTERNQL [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to MFA Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on March 14, 2007. Chiunguzeni said he would look over the documents presented, but had no other substantive comment. Post recommends that USUN contact Malawi's Mission to the U.N., as many GOM decisi [...]	2007-03-16 07:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER PREL UNGA
07LILONGWE20	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Col. Griffin Spoon Phiri, Service number 0356, Defense Attach, Ethiopia, Malawi Defense Force 2. Dr. Mustafa Kennedy Hussein, Head of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Malawi, Chancellor College. 3. Mr. Clemence James Kapalamula, Director General, National Intelligence [...]	2007-01-10 15:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE225	Country Clearance granted - Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training 23-24 April 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone number 26 [...]	2007-03-21 15:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE226	SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REJECTED AS PARLIAMENT CLOSES EARLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament finished a four week session on March 22 amid controversy over the opposition's refusal to pass a mid-year supplemental budget. The session ended without any substantive work having been accomplished, and important bills pertaining to local government elections, a nat [...]	2007-03-22 06:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
07LILONGWE227	Country Clearance granted - Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training 23-24 April 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone number 26 [...]	2007-03-22 06:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE229	ISLAM IN MALAWI - PAST AND PRESENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Muslims make up over twenty percent of Malawi's population, and are actively engaged in political, economic, and civil society. After a perceived golden age for Muslims under former president and fellow Muslim Bakili Muluzi, many now complain of marginalization under the rule o [...]	2007-03-22 14:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL MI
07LILONGWE253	DEMARCHE: EXTRAORDINARY SADC HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eastham spoke with President Mutharika regarding the situation in Zimbabwe on March 19, as reported in reftel B. FM Banda is with the President in Tanzania, and all other senior MFA officials are currently away from Lilongwe in southern Malawi for a bilateral summit with Moza [...]	2007-03-29 07:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM
07LILONGWE254	MALAWI ARMY STOPS OPPOSITION RALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Malawi Defense Force (MDF) stopped former President Bakili Muluzi, Chairman of the United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition party and 2009 presidential candidate, from holding a campaign rally on March 25. Citing the incapacity of the police and concerns over the safety of [...]	2007-03-29 07:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE27	UDF LEADERS ARRESTED FOR DISSEMINATING BINGU RECORDING [...] (SBU) Summary: Police arrested two opposition leaders on January 11 for distributing a recording of President Mutharika instructing an unnamed GOM official to "shake up" former President and political nemesis Bakili Muluzi. The two officials, arrested on charges of sedition, played the recordi [...]	2007-01-12 12:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE277	Country Clearance granted - Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training April 26 - May 1 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone numb [...]	2007-04-11 15:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE28	MALAWI CONSIDERS SENDING BATTALION TO SOMALIA [...] (SBU) Malawi is considering sending a 538-man battalion of peace-keepers to join an African Union force in Somalia. The Malawi Defense Force (MDF) had been focused on preparations to send a battalion to the UN/AU mission in the Sudan but was very recently asked by the AU to join a forthcoming [...]	2007-01-12 12:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PMIL KDEM MI IO
07LILONGWE297	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL [...] Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs US/UN Desk Officer Pamela Mkwamba to deliver reftel talking points. Ms. Mkwamba thanked poloff for the information and while she considered it doubtful that Malawi, which does not have a Mission in Geneva, would send a delegation to the Congress, she [...]	2007-04-19 09:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY MI
07LILONGWE299	MALAWI PKO DEPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: According to MOD officials, Malawi is still planning on sending an MDF battalion to join the PKO mission in Darfur, though there are currently no plans to deploy to Somalia. Minister of Defense Davies Katsonga is currently in Addis Ababa, in part to discuss the mission with Afri [...]	2007-04-19 14:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IO KDEM MARR PGOV MI
07LILONGWE301	ACCEPTANCE OF INCREASED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY FMS CASE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 09:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MI
07LILONGWE320	MALAWI PKO - MOD RULES OUT SOMALIA, SUDAN A [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eastham met with Minister of Defense Davies Katsonga and separately with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on April 24 to renew our request that Malawi commit to sending a battalion of peacekeepers to join either the AMISOM or AMIS peacekeeping operations [...]	2007-04-25 15:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IO MI
07LILONGWE321	MALAWI -- IMF REVIEW POSITIVE, BUT CAUTIONARY ON [...] (U) Summary. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Calvin MacDonald provided a positive assessment of Malawi's performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program during an April 12 outbrief. The team praised Malawi's robust economic growth, significantly [...]	2007-04-26 13:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EAGR EAID PGOV ECON MI
07LILONGWE322	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR OGAC CORE TEAM LEADER KATIE [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Kathryn Crowley from May 13th, 2007 to May 25th, 2007, for the purpose of assisting post in the preparation of the FY 2008 COP planning including team and partner orientation to full COP requirements for a non-focu [...]	2007-04-26 13:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV MI
07LILONGWE330	MALAWI: NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 16:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER
07LILONGWE332	CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW RECONVENES, PROPOSES REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary: From April 17-19 the Malawi Law Commission hosted the second constitutional review conference, ahead of their official presentation of proposed constitutional amendments to President Mutharika's Cabinet. The Commission presented their opinions on a number of controversial const [...]	2007-05-02 14:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV MI
07LILONGWE361	MUTHARIKA'S CABINET BALOONS TO 44 POSTS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika extensively reshuffled his cabinet on May 10, firing two ministers outright and adding nine new ministers or deputy ministers, to bring the total cabinet positions up to 44 (two of which Mutharika has filled himself). This is the largest cabinet since former [...]	2007-05-11 10:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE362	DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL [...] (U) Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of Political Affairs Warren Gunda on May 10 to discuss reftel talking points. Gunda thanked Poloff for the information, however offered no substantive comment as the issue is largely being dealt with in the Ministry of Health. On [...]	2007-05-11 10:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL
07LILONGWE380	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Name: Humphrey Kajawa MKANDAWIRE Rank: LTC Service number: 0536 Passport number: SE000629 Issued: 27 Nov 2004 Expiry: 27 Nov 2014 Date of birth: 2 May 1956 Course: Air Command and Staff College Report date: 11 June 2007 2. Name: Martin Liwewe KAICHE Rank: Brigadier General Service num [...]	2007-05-16 14:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE381	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CATHERINE BROKENSHIRE-SCOTT, PEPFAR [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Catherine Brokenshire-Scott from May 27th, 2007 to June 1st, 2007, for the purpose of assisting post in the transition of Strategic Information Advisors for the PEPFAR program in preparation of partner orientation [...]	2007-05-17 05:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV MI
07LILONGWE385	MALAWI WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR UN [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on May 16 to discuss Belarus's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (reftel A). Mumba said that GOM does not believe that Belarus would be a good candidate for the Council, and instead the GOM will support Slovenia and Bos [...]	2007-05-17 12:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL
07LILONGWE389	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - REINFORCING UN COMMAND OF HYBRID FORCE [...] (U) Ambassador Eastham delivered reftel talking points to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on May 21. Mumba thanked the Ambassador for bringing up the subject, and expressed his view that the "situation (in Sudan) is very frustrating and cannot continue." Mumba, however, could n [...]	2007-05-21 15:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE402	FIRST LADY ETHEL MUTHARIKA DIES [...] (SBU) First Lady Ethel Mutharika passed away on the afternoon of May 28 after a two-year bout with cancer. Mutharika passed away at home in Lilongwe's New State House with President Bingu wa Mutharika by her side. The Government of Malawi has announced a thirty-day period of mourning for the [...]	2007-05-29 14:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE409	ACSS Student: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 16:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE415	MUTHARIKA'S THIRD YEAR: REFORM CONTINUES, BUT SLOWLY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika in May marked the completion of his third year in office. As with his first two years, the president's record in this past twelve months is one of mixed success. Mutharika has overseen a substantial improvement in Malawi's economy, but slow action in enactin [...]	2007-06-01 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EAID MI
07LILONGWE418	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] Poloff met with Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on June 4, 2007 to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni thanked Poloff for the information regarding Mr. Zoellick's candidacy for the post, however could not comment on Malawi's intentions regarding the appointment. Any furth [...]	2007-06-04 14:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD MI
07LILONGWE42	MALAWI HAS MADE DECISION TO GO TO SOMALIA, BUT NEEDS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 12:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE420	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - US 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR 1747 [...] Poloff met with Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on June 4, 2007 to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni thanked Poloff for the USG 60-day report, and said it was discouraging that Iran had refused to halt their nuclear program. He made no commitments on submitting a Malawi [...]	2007-06-04 14:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE425	PROFILE OF MALAWI FOREIGN MINISTER JOYCE BANDA [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Joyce Banda is well respected by the Malawian public, and lauded for her strong pro-human rights past. Banda is admittedly out of her element at Foreign Affairs and possesses only a basic knowledge of international relations, however she comes across a [...]	2007-06-05 13:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
07LILONGWE445	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND [...] (SBU) Poloff met with MFA Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on June 12 to discuss reftel talking points. While Chiunguzeni thanked Poloff for the information, he (along with other colleagues at the MFA) expressed ignorance of Malawi's role on the UNDP Executive Board. After speak [...]	2007-06-13 12:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN EAID
07LILONGWE460	MALAWI: AGOA FORUM DELEGATION INFORMATION [...] Per reftel request, post provides the following information concerning Malawi's delegation to the July 18-19 AGOA forum in Accra, Ghana. 2. Malawi's proposed delegation consists of the following individuals (note: Malawi's President has not yet confirmed the proposed delegate list, but is e [...]	2007-06-13 15:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL MI
07LILONGWE468	SUPREME COURT RULES ON FLOOR-CROSSING--40 [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's Supreme Court upheld the validity of the constitutional provision outlawing "floor-crossing" on June 15, putting the seats of over half of the ruling party's parliamentarians at risk. President Mutharika had challenged the provision due in large part to the fact that f [...]	2007-06-19 14:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE499	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eastham met with Minister of Defense Bob Khamisa on June 27 to discuss Malawi's possible troop contribution to an UN/AU peacekeeping force in Darfur. Khamisa, who was appointed Minister on May 10, 2007, reiterated past GOM statements that the Malawi Defense Force has a battali [...]	2007-06-28 09:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL UNSC MASS
07LILONGWE512	COURT INJUNCTION PUTS BRAKES ON FLOOR-CROSSING [...] (SBU) Summary: In an electric atmosphere charged with political tension, Parliament resumed its annual budget session on June 29 with Malawi's floor-crossing provision at the top of the agenda. In an announcement that caught the opposition off-guard, the Speaker of Parliament opened the sessi [...]	2007-07-02 15:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE579	ACSS Student: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 14:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE592	ACSS Participant: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Name: Ignacio E.J. Maulana Rank: Colonel Passport number: MW085345 Issued: 27 Oct 2003 Expiry: 27 Oct 2013 Date of birth: 8 May 1961 Course: Managing Security Resources Report date: 16 September 2007 2. Name: Annie C. Mabomba Rank: Civilian - Administrative Offic [...]	2007-08-02 12:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE601	ACSS Student: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-07 08:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE633	Country Clearance granted [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Cynthia Simon-Arndt to Malawi, 21-26 August to provide assistance with the COP preparation to the HCT. Control Officer for the visit will be the Political Officer John Letvin, office telephone number 265-1-773-166, ext [...]	2007-08-13 14:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE644	MALAWI'S POLITICAL IMPASSE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's political impasse continues amidst a flurry of legal actions by both the ruling and opposition parties, and bickering in the National Assembly. Popular opinion seems to have convinced opposition leaders to agree at least to substantive discussion on the budget as of Au [...]	2007-08-16 12:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EFIN EAID MI
07LILONGWE646	MALAWI BEGINS BUDGET DEBATE, ENDING IMPASSE [...] (U) Ending a 78 day impasse, On August 15, the opposition opened debate on the government's K172 billion budget (USD 1.2 billion). While United Democratic Front (UDF) and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leaders still prefaced their responses with protests concerning the lack of a financial resoluti [...]	2007-08-20 07:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EFIN EAID MI
07LILONGWE66	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - AU CHAIRMANSHIP VOTE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eastham met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on January 24 to discuss reftel talking points. Mumba stated that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had already left for Addis Ababa for the conference, and that he would pass along our concerns regarding the Chair [...]	2007-01-25 14:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IO MI PREL
07LILONGWE662	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED - ACSS Seminar Blantyre [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of the following ACSS staff from September 8-26, 2007 to Malawi to coordinate support for the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Seminar on Managing Security Resources in Africa in Blantyre, Malawi: - AMB (RET.) PETER [...]	2007-08-27 08:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE707	ACSS Participant: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Name: John Alfred Chikalimba Rank: Civilian, Member of Parliament Passport number: MW085345 Issued: 8 November 2004 Expiry: 8 November 2014 Date of birth: 21st August 1954 Course: Managing Security Resources Report date: 16 September 2007 EASTHAM [...]	2007-09-13 15:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE715	MALAWI: PRESIDENT WINS BUDGET APPROVAL, THEN [...] (SBU) Summary: After nearly four months of political confrontation, Malawi's Parliament passed the USD 1.24 billion national budget on September 11 -- a major victory for President Mutharika. The prudent, pro-poor budget is consistent with the President's Malawi Growth and Development Strateg [...]	2007-09-18 12:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN MI
07LILONGWE735	MALAWI: MOZAMBIQUE BLOCKS PATROL BOATS DONATION [...] (C) Summary: Malawi Defense Force Commander General Marko Chiziko told Ambassador that Government of Mozambique (GRM) was blocking the delivery of the Taiwan's donation of four patrol boats for use on Lake Malawi, probably at the urging of the Chinese Government. Chiziko claimed the government [...]	2007-09-26 07:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PBTS MI TZ MZ
07LILONGWE753	MALAWI: APPROACHING MCA ELIGIBILITY DECISION POINT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi is making strong progress on a number of fronts as the country approaches this year's MCA eligibility decision point, while continuing to struggle with some intractable political problems. Rapid economic growth has continued over the past year, while inflation has fallen [...]	2007-10-03 12:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV MI
07LILONGWE778	IMF GIVES MALAWI ECONOMY A THUMBS UP [...] Summary. In an October 9 briefing to Heads of Mission, the IMF presented a solidly favorable view of the GOM's economic performance and the outlook for the next year. The meeting highlighted strong economic indicators virtually across the board, with only a couple weak areas. The review un [...]	2007-10-17 14:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID MI
07LILONGWE792	MALAWI: U.S. TRAINING SCORES A SUCCESS FOR PROSECUTORS; [...] (U) Summary. A recent criminal case stands out as an example of the Malawi Prosecutor's Office's stated willingness to apply lessons learned from MCC/DOJ OPDAT assistance and utilize progressive western methods of prosecution. A DOJ OPDAT trained prosecutor scored a first ever in Malawian jur [...]	2007-10-23 07:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID KMCA KJUS KCRM KPAO MI
07LILONGWE793	MCC DELEGATION VISIT TO MALAWI [...] (SBU) Summary: A three-person delegation from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),led by Threshold Program Director Malik Chaka, visited Malawi October 3-7, 2007. The delegation assessed the implementation of the Malawi Threshold Country Plan (TCP),both in terms of USAID management of [...]	2007-10-23 14:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV MI
07LILONGWE799	AIR MALAWI PRIVATIZATION REDUX [...] Summary. Privatization for Air Malawi is again being discussed, this time through a liquidation and sale of assets to COMAIR of South Africa. Finance Minister Gondwe has supported the plan, but potential divestiture of the flag carrier has drawn fire from Air Malawi's board and from some op [...]	2007-10-25 10:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KPRV MI
07LILONGWE802	MALAWI: RWANDAN REFUGEES UNDER THREAT, OR [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the September visit of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to Malawi, a press report and letters from Rwandan refugees claim that the government of Rwanda (GOR) has made threats against the lives of refugees currently in Malawi. While Rwandan overseas opposition parties have use [...]	2007-10-29 08:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL MI
07LILONGWE803	MALAWI - REFUGEE CAMP CONSOLIDATION FAILS TO STOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Malawi's (GOM) closure of the Luwani refugee camp and Karonga transit shelter has failed to stop the flow of Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Somali men through the country. Over 400 of these refugees arrived in a single day in October. Asylum seekers from the Horn of [...]	2007-10-29 09:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV MI
07LILONGWE824	MALAWI: PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA APPOINTS NEW HEAD AND DEPUTY [...] Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika made appointments to fill the long-vacant posts of Director and Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). New Director Alexius Nampota served as ACB deputy under the previous Muluzi government, and the new Deputy Director, Victor Banda has been [...]	2007-11-05 09:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID MI
07LILONGWE83	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs US desk officer Pamela Mkwamba on January 30 to discuss reftel demarche. Mkwamba said that while she was not aware of an official GOM position on the charter, that she was confident that Malawi would support it. She said she would pass on the [...]	2007-01-31 11:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE838	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Post requests vetting clearance for the following students who have been nominated to attend IMET training: A. Name: Ross Costain Kingsley Magomero Rank: Major Service number: 0935 Passport number: MW186804 Issued: 28 July 2005 Expiry: 28 July 2015 Date of birth: 18 February 1976 Course [...]	2007-11-08 14:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE84	MUTHARIKA BACKS OFF TROOP COMMITMENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 13:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE845	MALAWI: MCC THRESHOLD SUCCESS STORIES [...] Summary: The 20.92 million USD Millennium Challenge Threshold Program in Malawi has achieved its goals using targeted projects across multiple sectors to combat corruption. The most recent milestone was the establishment of an internal affairs unit at the Malawi Police Service after an 18-mont [...]	2007-11-13 12:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV MI
07LILONGWE85	MALAWI POISED FOR GOOD MAIZE HARVEST, BUT LOW [...] Summary: Although it is too early to say for certain, Malawi appears to be headed for another year of surplus maize production, the result of good rains, improved maize seed provided donors, and an extremely expensive, but generally effective, government subsidy program that supplied fertilize [...]	2007-01-31 14:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV MI
07LILONGWE853	MALAWI WILL MAINTAIN SUPPORT FOR US RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On November 13, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Joyce Banda and Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ben Mbewe regarding the US-sponsored resolution condemning rape as a tool of conflict or oppression. Foreign Minister Banda was horrified to learn that some A [...]	2007-11-14 13:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC SOCI UNGA MI
07LILONGWE863	MALAWI: NEW DIRECTOR OF ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU APPROVED [...] (U) On November 13 the National Assembly's Public Appointments Committee (PAC) approved President Mutharika's appointee as Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The new Director, Alexius Nampota, was the ACB's Deputy Director from its inception in 1998 until late 2004. The confirmation [...]	2007-11-19 13:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMCA KCOR MI
07LILONGWE864	MALAWI: SPECIAL LAW COMMISSION RELEASES CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Special Law Commission, which was mandated in 2005 to recommend improvements to Malawi's hastily-drafted 1994 Constitution, released an ambitious report on October 12. The review produced a number of controversial recommendations relevant to the current Malawian political s [...]	2007-11-19 15:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM MI
07LILONGWE866	MALAWI - MCC'S TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY PROVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mutharika and other government leaders expressed public disappointment and frustration with the 2007 Transparency International (TI) corruption perception ratings for Malawi. Mutharika's main criticism was that TI had no local representation and was dealing with old i [...]	2007-11-21 07:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KMCA MI
07LILONGWE877	MALAWI SITUATION REPORT NUMBER XX - DISASTER ALERT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The first floods and hail storms of this rainy season are reported to have occurred between November 7-16 in seven districts: Chikwawa, Nsanje, Phalombe, Mwanza, Mangochi and Machinga in southern Malawi, and Mzimba in the north. According to the Department of Poverty and Disaster [...]	2007-11-26 15:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR MI
07LILONGWE889	Country Clearance granted - Malawi [...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Kelly Langdorf to consult with Embassy and appropriate government officials and to discuss and review with the country teams and relevant ministry of Defense officials DoD programs currently in progress or under consi [...]	2007-11-30 05:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE894	MALAWI: UN EVALUATION OF MDF PEACEKEEPERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 23-24, a UN High Ranking Operational Training and Advisory Team (HROTAT) visited Malawi to inspect the Malawi Defense Force's (MDF) readiness to deploy a battalion to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). HROTAT said the MDF passed the initial inspection and would rema [...]	2007-12-03 15:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MI MOPS PREL
07LILONGWE928	PALADIN MOVES CLOSER TO URANIUM PRODUCTION IN MALAWI [...] Summary: Paladin Resources continues to make progress on its Kayelekera Uranium mine in Malawi, with commissioning and production start anticipated for early fourth quarter 2008. Several civil society groups had brought suit to halt development of the project, but have recently dropped their [...]	2007-12-17 05:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN SENV MI
07LILONGWE938	ACSS Student: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Name: Polycard Bonface Zakaria CHILANGWE Rank: LTC Passport number: MW074012 Issued: 28 Aug 2003 Expiry: 28 Aug 2013 Date of birth: 26 Jan 1961 Report date: 20 Jan 2008 2. Name: Steben Bruce MANYOZO Rank: LTC Passport number: MW029620 Issued: 16 Dec 2002 [...]	2007-12-17 11:55:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
07LILONGWE949	SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORT - MALAWI [...] Post submits the following summary of cumulative Self-Help interim obligation report. All activities prior to FY06 have been completed and closed out. ---------------- FY 2007 Projects ---------------- 2. Project Name: Kalwe Gravity-fed Water Project UODN No.: 612-SH-00-07-00001- [...]	2007-12-20 14:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON AFIN
08LILONGWE109	MALAWI - INDIFFERENCE AND JEALOUSY COLOR ATTITUDES TOWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's relationship with South Africa is colored largely by indifference, due to South Africa's lack of an aid program and jealousy of South Africa's economic and political position in the region. While Malawi once enjoyed close relations with -- and derived many economic bene [...]	2008-02-25 05:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SF MI
08LILONGWE128	MALAWI CITES LACK OF BILATERAL COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) On February 13, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda informed the U.S. Embassy that Israel's lack of interest in developing bilateral cooperation with Malawi was the reason for Malawi's change in voting this year in the UN General Assembly regarding three resolutions biased against Israel. In a p [...]	2008-02-29 11:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS MI
08LILONGWE131	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains committed in its fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. The GOM has a strong working relationship with International Organizations (IOs) and NGOs and continued to provide social, counseling, and rehabilitation serv [...]	2008-03-05 14:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MI
08LILONGWE157	MALAWI: MISSION REQUEST FOR ELECTION SUPPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Malawi Electoral Commission is making progress in preparation for the May 19, 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections by engaging stakeholders, refining plans, and defending a $37.3 million USD budge [...]	2008-03-14 09:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID MI
08LILONGWE158	MALAWI: ELECTION PREPARATIONS MAKING PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since gaining a quorum of commissioners in mid-January, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has made progress both on preparations for the May 2009 general elections, and in overcoming opposition criticism of their impartiality. On March 6, the MEC announced its electoral ca [...]	2008-03-14 10:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID MI
08LILONGWE159	MALAWI: SPEAKER A RELUCTANT MEDIATOR BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary: Despite public pressure to call the next session of the National Assembly, National Assembly Speaker Louis Chimango remains stuck between President Mutharika, who wants to further delay implementation of Section 65, and the opposition, which demands immediate action on the controv [...]	2008-03-14 10:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE160	MALAWI: FERTILIZER SUBSIDIES USED FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Under Malawi's fertilizer subsidy program, coupons were supposed to be distributed by Ministry of Agriculture officials only to the poorest 1.5 million households. There are a number of indications, however, that one of President Mutharika's signature programs has been used by G [...]	2008-03-14 10:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAID MI
08LILONGWE167	MALAWI: PRESSURE GROWING ON PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA TO CONVENE [...] Summary: Public pressure is growing against President Mutharika's stand not to convene Parliament prior to the necessary budget session in May-June as long as the opposition insists on implementation of anti-floor-crossing provisions of the constitution. Malawi's leading civil society organiz [...]	2008-03-14 11:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE17	MALAWI: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET HAS NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Jan. 7, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Joyce Banda to discuss the much-reported impending switch of recognition from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China. While confirming press reports that two ministers had made two exploratory trips to Beijing, she said the minis [...]	2008-01-09 08:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TW CH MI
08LILONGWE171	INVITATION REQUEST FOR PEPFAR HEADQUARTERS CORE TEAM MEMBER JOHN CROWLEY, USAID [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 09:55:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV OTRA SOCI EAID MI
08LILONGWE172	MALAWI INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Following is Embassy's update for the annual President's Report on AGOA, in response to reftel request. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers: The Government of Malawi (GOM) has made [...]	2008-03-18 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV MI
08LILONGWE197	MALAWI - POLITICAL PARTIES CLASH IN THE SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Beginning with incidents last December, violence between supporters of former president Bakili Muluzi's United Democratic Front (UDF) and President Bingu Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been increasing in Machinga, the home district of Muluzi. Early clashes r [...]	2008-04-03 11:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE20	MALAWI: SCENESETTER FOR INITIAL MCC COMPACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Mission Lilongwe welcomes the Jan. 13-17 visit of the MCC delegation led by Vice President for Compact Development John Hewko. News of Malawi's selection for compact eligibility has generated considerable excitement; President Bingu wa Mutharika mentioned the achievement [...]	2008-01-10 13:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV ECON MI
08LILONGWE201	MALAWI - VP CHILUMPHA TO CHALLENGE MULUZI FOR UDF [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Vice President Cassim Chilumpha officially announced his intention to run against former president and current United Democratic Front (UDF) chairman Bakili Muluzi for the party's presidential nomination. The UDF will choose its nominee at a convention on April 24, ov [...]	2008-04-07 12:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE212	MALAWI - MUTHARIKA TO ATTEND SADC SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 09:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SADC ZI ZA MI
08LILONGWE218	MALAWI - UNHCR CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR ZIMBABWE REFUGEES [...] (U) Summary: UNHCR Malawi told emboff that they have contingency plans in place in the event that sustained post-election violence forces Zimbabwean refugees into Malawi. Due to close historic and family ties, Zimbabwean migrants have so far blended into Malawian society and few have shown up [...]	2008-04-14 14:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF KDEM ZI MI
08LILONGWE220	MALAWI - MUTHARIKA UNLIKELY TO PRESS MUGABE [...] (C) Summary: While media and civil society in Malawi have called for a quick release of Zimbabwean election results and have speculated about a potential change in leadership, the GOM has been largely silent on the subject. President Mutharika publicly stated that he would only communicate his [...]	2008-04-14 14:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE221	MALAWI - SPEAKER CONVOKES PARLIAMENT, OPPOSITION VOWS IT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Speaker of the National Assembly announced April 5 that the next session of parliament will begin on April 28, almost eight months after President Mutharika dismissed the last session. Opposition leaders from both the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Malawi Congress Pa [...]	2008-04-15 05:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE224	MALAWI TO OPEN EMBASSY IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: During a mid-April visit to Tehran, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda announced that the GOM will open an embassy in Iran to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, contradicting her previous statements in private to the Ambassador. Deputy Foreign Minister Henri Mumba pub [...]	2008-04-16 14:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR MI

08LILONGWE234	Malawi Government Calls for Release of Zimbabwe Election [...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released on April 19, the GOM called on the Zimbabwe Government to release the election results so that "a Government can be formed that will steer the country to the future." Reiterating the SADC principle of "non-interference," the GOM expressed concern over the [...]	2008-04-21 14:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE236	MALAWI - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 13:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MI
08LILONGWE24	MALAWI: ANALYSTS CRITICIZE MUTHARIKA, BUT EXPECT HIM TO WIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Five of Malawi's most influential political scientists told poloff that President Mutharika, while ably managing the economy, has not upheld the rule of law; some fear that he may become more autocratic if his party can win a majority in the upcoming elections. Regionalism rema [...]	2008-01-14 05:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
08LILONGWE250	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE 2009 NPT [...] (SBU) On April 30, the Ambassador mentioned the issue of the sole candidate for the NPT preparatory committee to Foreign Minister Joyce Banda. Separately, an emboff delivered a more detailed presentation to Director for Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ch [...]	2008-04-30 13:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC PARM MI
08LILONGWE252	MALAWI: OPPOSITION BOYCOTTS PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) boycotted the opening of Malawi's National Assembly on April 28, refusing to attend the opening speech given by President Mutharika. The boycott continued on day two of the session, with only 10 of the [...]	2008-05-02 08:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE253	MALAWI - CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, the following information is provided for preparation of U.S.-China policy dialogues. China and Malawi established formal diplomatic relations a mere four months ago and engagement between the U.S. and Chinese Missions has so far been limited. China has alre [...]	2008-05-02 10:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH MI
08LILONGWE254	MALAWI: CIVIL SOCIETY WANTS STRONGER STAND ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Malawi has been relatively quiet on Zimbabwe since it released an April 19 statement calling for the release of election results. While low-level Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts continue to suggest that Malawi is quietly working through SADC to resolve th [...]	2008-05-02 10:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE262	MALAWI: AIR ZIMBABWE PLANE AIR SAFETY INCIDENT IN LILONGWE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 10:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR MI
08LILONGWE263	MALAWI: PRESIDENT AND OPPOSITION (FINALLY) BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, President Mutharika invited leaders of the political opposition for talks to resolve the impasse over Section 65 of the constitution. This marks the first time the President and opposition have discussed compromising on the issue in their three-year-old dispute. Comme [...]	2008-05-09 10:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE280	MALAWI: COUP RUMORS, ARRESTS CLOUD POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Five prominent members of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) party and three active duty generals in the Malawi Defense Forces (MDF) have been detained in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow President Mutharika. The arrests occurred on May 13, casting a long sh [...]	2008-05-16 10:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM MI
08LILONGWE286	MALAWI: TREASON SUSPECTS RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20, the Lilongwe High Court granted bail to eight alleged coup plotters and told government that the two documents submitted as evidence failed to satisfy requirements to further detain the suspects. The eight suspects, which include three active-duty brigadier generals, [...]	2008-05-22 12:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MI
08LILONGWE294	MALAWI: FORMER PRESIDENT MULUZI ARRESTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 25, police arrested former president Bakili Muluzi as he exited the airplane in Lilongwe on return from a trip to the United Kingdom. Muluzi was immediately escorted to a Malawi Defense Force (MDF) plane and flown to Blantyre where he was detained under "house arrest" at [...]	2008-05-27 11:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM ASEC MI
08LILONGWE304	MALAWI: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] According to the Ministry of Labor, Malawi has no reported cases of forced labor. While child labor is a notable problem in services such as domestic work, family farms, and fishing, the Government of Malawi has enacted laws to prohibit child labor and has developed national policies and progr [...]	2008-05-30 04:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LILONGWE307	MALAWI: FORMER PRESIDENT MALUZI RELEASED ON BAIL, RALLY [...] (SBU): Summary: On May 30, former president Bakili Muluzi was granted bail and released from house arrest. Muluzi was arrested on May 25 upon his return from the UK (ref A) as a suspect in an alleged coup plot, but was never charged. The High Court in its ruling cited the case of the previous [...]	2008-06-02 13:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM ASEC MI
08LILONGWE336	MALAWI: ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU MIRED IN DELAYS AND [...] (C) Summary: The Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) continues to fail to meet targets for investigations and prosecutions, resulting in only one conviction in the first quarter of the year. ACB Director Alex Nampota cited retention difficulties due to inadequate pay and benefits compared to the priv [...]	2008-06-12 10:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID MI
08LILONGWE338	MALAWI: PARTICIPATION IN SADC OBSERVATION MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 05:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE34	Blanket Over flight clearance granted: ACNE79 [...] This acknowledges receipt of reftel. 2. The Government of Malawi (GOM) Department of Civil Aviation, granted a one year blanket over-flight operation and landing clearance authorization number 921/07 for U.S military and civilian valid 1 January 2008 Q 31 December, 2008. 3. A 72-hour va [...]	2008-01-17 09:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MI
08LILONGWE342	MALAWI: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission in Lilongwe warmly welcomes the July 5-6 congressional delegation led by Representative David Price. 2. (SBU) Located at the southern end of Africa's Great Rift Valley, Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. A heavy chronic disease burden (mala [...]	2008-06-13 09:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID OREP SOCI MI
08LILONGWE348	MALAWI: UP TO 20,000 AFFECTED BY SOUTH AFRICAN XENOPHOBIC [...] (SBU): Summary: An estimated twenty thousand Malawians have been affected by the xenophobic violence in South Africa. Since the attacks began May 11, five Malawians have been killed and many others left injured or homeless. The GOM provided buses that have evacuated nearly 1,000 of the countr [...]	2008-06-13 10:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL SF MI
08LILONGWE358	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR [...] (SBU) On June 18, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni had no substantive response. EASTHAM [...]	2008-06-19 07:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IR MI
08LILONGWE359	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INVITATION TO JUNE 19 SADC [...] (SBU) On June 18, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni promised to follow-up with their UN Mission in New York, and said that the Deputy Permanent Representation would likely attend, as the Perm [...]	2008-06-19 07:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE360	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN 1267 SANCTIONS COMMITTEE'S [...] (SBU) On June 18, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni informed emboffs that he would give the nine names to Malawi's National Counterrorism Committee. EASTHAM [...]	2008-06-19 07:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR MI
08LILONGWE361	MALAWI: SADC MINISTERIAL TROIKA VISITS PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 10:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MI
08LILONGWE366	MALAWI: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDED AS MEDIATORS [...] (C) On June 20, Speaker Louis Chimango suspended the National Assembly after the legislature failed to pass the national budget by President Mutharika's stated June 20 deadline. Coincidentally, the June 20 meeting was prevented by demonstrations that blocked opposition MPs from entering State [...]	2008-06-23 13:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE375	MALAWI: AU SUMMIT DELEGATION INFORMATION [...] (SBU): According to the Malawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malawi's delegation to the AU summit is as follows: Hon. Minister Joyce Banda, MP Mr. M.B. Mbewe - Principal Secretary Mr. Guston Mabvuto - Chief of Protocol Mr. W. Gunda - Deputy Director, Political Affairs Ms. Imfairenga Chalanda [...]	2008-06-26 13:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM OVIP XA MI
08LILONGWE38	REVISED HIV PREVALENCE RATES FOR MALAWI [...] Summary: A new survey conducted with UNAIDS' revised methodology shows 2007 HIV prevalence rates in Malawi for adults ages 15-49 at 12%. The GOM will likely release the survey soon. As part of the new study, the HIV prevalence rate reported in 2005 has been revised from 14% to 12% for adults [...]	2008-01-18 07:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SOCI MI
08LILONGWE387	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) On July 2, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni informed emboffs that senior Malawian officials still had not discussed recognizing Kosovo's independence, and he did not believe they would [...]	2008-07-08 07:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL PGOV YI KV MI
08LILONGWE388	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION [...] (SBU) On July 2, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni informed emboffs that Malawi views itself as an Africa region representative to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),so although he [...]	2008-07-08 07:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN NGO PHUM MI
08LILONGWE389	MALAWI: RELIGION AND POLITICS A COMBUSTIBLE MIX IN [...] (C) Summary: Malawi's population has been strongly influenced by Christian missionaries and Muslim slave traders for over one hundred years. Most Malawians define their identity primarily by region (northern, central or southern) and by religion. Unlike many other Africans, Malawians identi [...]	2008-07-08 08:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE393	MALAWI: MUTHARIKA'S BROTHER KEY TO THE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education John Bande says Dr. Peter Mutharika, the President's brother, has become the gatekeeper to the President. Bande said that Mutharika and his brother saw his presidency as a "miracle of fate" and intended to use the opportunity to [...]	2008-07-09 05:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE40	MALAWI RECOGNITION OF BEIJING ONE YEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda officially announced Malawi's change of recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The announcement noted the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malawi and the People's Republic of China as of December 28, 2007. Formal Government approva [...]	2008-01-18 11:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH MI
08LILONGWE41	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 12:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
08LILONGWE410	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary for Industry and Trade Newby Kumwembe. According to information subsequently provided, Malawi does not expect to ship its full allocation of sugar for FY 2008. Malawi currently expects that it of its 10,530 metric ton allocated quota, it will shi [...]	2008-07-15 13:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD MI
08LILONGWE415	MALAWI'S 2008-09 BUDGET: STUCK IN PARLIAMENT, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 13:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID MI
08LILONGWE419	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 21, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Chiunguzeni had no substantive response. SULLIVAN [...]	2008-07-21 08:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM IR MI
08LILONGWE422	DEMOCRACY VIDEO CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 13:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC OEXC ECON MI
08LILONGWE449	DEMARCHE: ZIMBABWE TALKS [...] (SBU) Charge Sullivan presented points in reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Henry Mumba July 29. Sullivan urged that when consulted by President Mbeki concerning his mediation efforts, the GOM advocate for a negotiated solution that reflected the will of the Zimbabwean people as expres [...]	2008-07-30 14:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE453	MALAWI: MEMBERSHIP TO THE 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Emboffs consulted with Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding Malawi's delegation to the 63rd UN General Assembly. Mr. Chiunguzeni advised emboffs that he did not expect to have the requested information (reftel) until late August. [...]	2008-08-01 08:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MI
08LILONGWE480	MALAWI - ELECTION PREPARATIONS MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: After a period of uncertainty due to budget disputes and slow-moving donor contributions, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is now on track to hold successful elections in May 2009. The U.S. Mission has pl [...]	2008-08-13 13:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE497	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PEPFAR STRATEGIC INFORMATION REGIONAL [...] THE U.S. EMBASSY LILONGWE WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO ALL REGISTERED USG PARTICIPANTS TO THE 2008 SI REGIONAL MEETING FROM SEPTEMBER 15 - 17, 2008. 2. PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING AND ARRANGING THEIR OWN LODGING THROUGH THE MEETING ORGANIZER (PSMITH@AIMGLOBALHEA [...]	2008-08-21 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EAID KHIV SOCI MI
08LILONGWE50	MALAWI: PRESIDENT WINS ELECTORAL COMMISSION COURT CASE [...] Summary: On January 17, a Malawi High Court Judge upheld President Mutharika's appointments to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). President Mutharika appointed the nine commissioners in February 2007 but the two major opposition parties, the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Malawi Cong [...]	2008-01-24 11:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV
08LILONGWE500	MALAWI'S DELGATION TO 63RD UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 08:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MI
08LILONGWE534	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni and Deputy Director for Political Affairs Warren Gunda. Gunda is responsible for Malawi's preparations for Third Committee issues. Chiunguzeni commented that while Malawi certa [...]	2008-09-12 09:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN MI
08LILONGWE543	MALAWI: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIR DISCUSSES PROBLEMS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 3, Charge4 d' Affaires Sullivan met with Justice Anastazia Msosa, the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). Msosa acknowledged problems in the voter registration exercise and described measures to correct them. Msosa noted that the MEC had been bols [...]	2008-09-17 12:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE554	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 06:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA MI
08LILONGWE555	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 06:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC MI
08LILONGWE56	MALAWI: UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT - NO LONGER UNITED [...] (C) Summary: The United Democratic Front (UDF) governed Malawi from its return to democracy in 1994 until President Mutharika's unexpected break with the UDF in 2005. Former President Bakili Muluzi continues to preside over the UDF, but his grip on both the party and its mostly southern elec [...]	2008-01-28 14:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM MI
08LILONGWE573	MALAWI: MULUZI EXPLAINS WHY HE MUST COME BACK [...] (C) Summary: In a September 4 discussion with the Charge d'Affaires, former president Bakili Muluzi admitted he selected Mutharika as a successor over many senior UDF officials, nearly splitting his own party. Muluzi defended the selection based on Mutharika's economic reform experience, but [...]	2008-09-26 09:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE574	MALAWI: DONORS TO SUPPORT GOM THROUGH FISCAL, BOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent IMF visit to Malawi highlighted a $40 million dollar budget shortfall the GOM will face as a result of the rising cost of its much-vaunted fertilizer subsidy program. Commercial borrowing to cover this gap would only exacerbate another looming problem: a foreign excha [...]	2008-09-26 09:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL MI
08LILONGWE594	MALAWI: PARLIAMENT FAILS TO MEET ON SECTION 65, [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika publicly confirmed September 29 that he would not recall the National Assembly as agreed in late August when Parliament passed the national budget (reftel). The agreement, negotiated by opposition and government leaders in Parliament but never endoresed publ [...]	2008-10-06 11:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE595	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MALAWI [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's current estimated population is about 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 3.8 [...]	2008-10-07 03:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA MI
08LILONGWE596	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MALAWI [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's current estimated population is about 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 3.8 [...]	2008-10-07 03:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA MI
08LILONGWE620	MALAWI - REGULATOR TRYS TO PULL THE PLUG ON MULUZI-OWNED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) revoked the broadcasting license for privately owned and pro-opposition Joy Radio on October 17, effectively closing it down. MACRA argued that the station's ownership was transferred illegally to former President Bakili Mul [...]	2008-10-22 13:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE622	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SADC ENGAGEMENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 02:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE63	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) INITIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) team headed by VP John Hewko visited Malawi January 13-17 to initiate the compact development process following Malawi,s selection as compact eligible in 2007 (reftel). The visit provided an opportunity to meet with a variety of stakehol [...]	2008-01-29 14:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON KMCA MCC PGOV PREL MI
08LILONGWE630	MALAWI: AMB. BODDE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRES. [...] (U) Summary: On October 28, Ambassador Peter Bodde presented his letter of credence to President Bingu wa Mutharika at the State House. Ambassador Bodde previously presented a copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Joyce Banda on October 16 (reftel). During a lengthy private discussio [...]	2008-10-31 11:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP EAID KPKO MI
08LILONGWE635	MALAWI CONSIDERS OFFER TO DEPLOY TO CHAD, STILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite not making the cut for the UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) continues to evaluate options and its capabilities to participate in other peacekeeping operations. The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO) recently inquired [...]	2008-11-04 12:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL KPKO MI
08LILONGWE646	MALAWI: TEMBO TELLS AMBASSADOR "I'VE CHANGED" [...] (C) Summary: During a Nov. 4 meeting with Ambassador Bodde, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate John Tembo claimed he and his party had changed since Malawi's one-party state era. Ironically, Tembo's comments came just two days after Tembo ran unopposed at the MCP's national co [...]	2008-11-12 14:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MI
08LILONGWE667	MALAWI: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIR UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Justice Anastasia Msosa described the ongoing difficulties with voter registration and expected challenges in next May's elections. In particular, Msosa expects challenges to the voters' roll, [...]	2008-11-19 14:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE676	MALAWI: MULUZI TELLS AMBASSADOR CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's initial call on Bakili Muluzi,the former president said he will not seek an early decision from the Malawi Electoral Commission regarding his candidacy for next May's elections because he believes the Constitution clearly allows it. Muluzi contends that his [...]	2008-11-26 13:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE680	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 08:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA MI
08LILONGWE682	MALAWI: COMMANDER RECONFIRMS PEACEKEEPING GOALS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with General Marko Chiziko, Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF),Chiziko thanked the Ambassador for past U.S. military support, including the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program of which he himself was a graduate. Chiziko rei [...]	2008-12-01 11:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV KPKO MI
08LILONGWE700	MALAWI'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES ALMOST ON EMPTY, IMF TO [...] SUMMARY: Malawi's foreign exchange reserves currently stand at less than two months' import cover. The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has been forced to ration its limited foreign exchange allocations to commercial banks. The situation is affecting the country's importers who are unable to get [...]	2008-12-08 15:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MI
08LILONGWE701	MALAWI: ELECTION PREPARATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: With just over five months until Malawi's May elections, the registration period is limping toward the finish line with delays, material shortages and poor expenditure tracking, but with what appears to be a high-quality voter roll. Voter registration will now likely conclude i [...]	2008-12-09 10:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE703	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-09 12:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KV MI
08LILONGWE709	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM DR. BINGU WA [...] (U) The following text was sent in a letter by Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi to President-Elect Barack Obama on November 6, 2008. The original document will be sent via unclassified diplomatic pouch to the attention of S/ES-CR. BEGIN TEXT: Your Excell [...]	2008-12-12 06:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MI OPDC OVIP PREL
08LILONGWE710	MALAWI: SUPPORTIVE OF UN SOMALIA FORCE BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with principal secretaries at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss reftel points regarding Somalia. PS Livuza from the MFA indicated that Malawi would support a resolution authorizing a UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia as [...]	2008-12-12 08:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO AU SO MI
08LILONGWE719	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ENCOURAGING AFRICAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 06:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	SECRET	PARM PREL IR MI
08LILONGWE723	MALAWI CONGRESS PARTY - THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF [...] (C) Summary: The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) remains dominant in the Central region of Malawi, but the party is unlikely to attract voters in the South and the North. While party president John Tembo claims he and the party have evolved since his days as the right-hand man of dictator Hastin [...]	2008-12-19 08:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE726	MALAWI - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 13:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM MI
08LILONGWE94	MALAWI: PRESIDENT FIRES TWO IN CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika reshuffled his cabinet on Feb. 8 for the sixth time since taking office in 2004. Mutharika removed Minister of National Defense Bob Khamisa, who is involved in a fertilizer subsidy coupon scandal, and Minister of Health Marjorie Ngaunje. Despite criticism fr [...]	2008-02-12 14:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMCA MI
08LILONGWE95	MALAWI STILL QUIET ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) On February 11, Ambassador requested a meeting through the principal secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss Kosovo independence. The principal secretary preferred that Minister of Foreign Affairs Joyce Banda, who was out of the capital, discuss the matter with the Ambassa [...]	2008-02-13 14:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU MI
09LILONGWE103	IOM BI-REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS HORN OF AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently held a three-day bi-regional workshop on irregular migration flows from Eastern to Southern Africa. The workshop brought together representatives from eleven governments spanning Ethiopia to South Africa to discuss pot [...]	2009-02-27 09:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREF PHUM KTIP
09LILONGWE105	IOM BI-REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS HORN OF AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently held a three-day bi-regional workshop on irregular migration flows from Eastern to Southern Africa. The workshop brought together representatives from eleven governments spanning Ethiopia to South Africa to discuss pot [...]	2009-02-27 14:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREF PHUM KTIP
09LILONGWE107	MALAWI: POTENTIAL US MISSION COOPERATION WITH [...] (U) On February 17 Frank Kufakwandi, the Resident Representative/Country Manager for the African Development Bank (AfDB),met with the Ambassador to brief him on AfDB activities in Malawi. Kufakwandi noted that AfDB/Malawi manages a USD 200 million portfolio encompassing a wide range of proje [...]	2009-02-27 15:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELTN MI
09LILONGWE108	MALAWI URANIUM: ALMOST READY FOR PRIME TIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paladin (Africa) Managing Director Neville Huxham told Ambassador that he expects the company's uranium mine to be fully operational by April. Initial processing of the ore has already begun, and Huxham said the first yellow-cake outputs should be available by the April opening. [...]	2009-02-27 15:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON ELTN MI
09LILONGWE11	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN PRESIDENCY AT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 14:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MI
09LILONGWE110	MALAWI ELECTIONS UPDATE: TWO MONTHS TO GO [...] (C) Summary: The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has delayed its long-awaited ruling on former President's Muluzi's candidacy until after the dissolution of Parliament on March 20. The MEC's recent discovery that over $2.8 million that had not been properly accounted has dented its credibil [...]	2009-03-02 15:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AU MI
09LILONGWE113	CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST MALAWI'S FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Former President and current United Democratic Front (UDF) Presidential candidate Bakili Muluzi was arrested Feb. 25 on corruption charges. Immediately released on bail, Muluzi awaits a date for a High Court hearing on the case. Investigations began into Muluzi's alleged cor [...]	2009-03-04 15:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	SECRET	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE122	AMBASSADOR TALKS ELECTIONS, U.S. COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador had a lengthy one-on-one meeting with President Mutharika on Monday, March 2nd. The cordial and wide-ranging discussion covered expanded U.S. assistance for economic development, particularly agriculture; Malawi,s Millennium Challenge Corporation compact status; USG [...]	2009-03-06 08:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MI
09LILONGWE150	MALAWI: AU PRACTICES PRE-ELECTION "PREEMPTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Joachim Chissano of Mozambique returned to Lilongwe March 5 to facilitate an African Union (AU) sponsored dialogue between President Mutharika, former President Muluzi, and opposition leader John Tembo. The talks brought together Mutharika and Muluzi for the fi [...]	2009-03-17 15:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AU MI
09LILONGWE152	MALAWI: AN ACRIMONIOUS START TO TOBACCO SEASON [...] SUMMARY: Malawi's tobacco auction season began on March 16 in conflict and confusion. By far the country's most important export, tobacco plays a critical role in the country's economy. President Mutharika's attempt to fix minimum floor prices in this election year has further increased farm [...]	2009-03-20 07:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN ETRD ECON MI
09LILONGWE155	MALAWI: WEB REPORT CLAIMS MUTHARIKA SERIOUSLY ILL [...] (SBU) On March 22 Nyasa Times, a notoriously anti-government web site linked to former President Bakili Muluzi, claimed that President Mutharika had become seriously ill and fallen into a coma. The web report claimed that Mutharika's cancellation of two campaign rallies, March 22 in Blantyre [...]	2009-03-23 13:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE156	MALAWI: ELECTORAL COMMISSION REJECTS MULUZI [...] (C) Summary: The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announced March 20 that it had rejected the nomination of former President Bakili Muluzi as the United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate on the grounds that he had already served the maximum two consecutive terms allowed under the [...]	2009-03-23 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE157	MALAWI ELECTION UPDATE: IS MEC STILL INDEPENDENT? [...] (C) Summary: The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC),while still reeling from an audit that discovered an unaccounted $2.8 million USD (reftel),appears on track logistically and operationally for a May 19 election date. However, legal challenges over former President Muluzi's denied nomination [...]	2009-03-23 15:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE172	MALAWI: MUTHARIKA ILLNESS REPORTS END WITH [...] (U) On March 23, President Mutharika made a live radio and television address to the nation to dispel rumors that he was seriously ill and in a coma. The illness reports first surfaced March 22 on the website run by the pro-Muluzi Nyasa Times (ref A). In his address, the President reiterated [...]	2009-03-31 13:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE173	MALAWI: GOM TO PUSH FOR RESTORATION OF RAVALOMANA [...] (C) On March 27, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Permanent Secretary Anthony Livuza of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Livuza said that Malawi would support SADC and AU sanctions against Madagascar. He also said that SADC should insist of the restoration of former President Ravalomana to [...]	2009-03-31 13:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL MA MI
09LILONGWE175	MALAWI: NORTHERN REGION NO LOCK FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Malawi's Northern Region looks to be a key swing district in May 2009 elections, where its 14% share of the national electorate could be a major factor. Key issues for Northerners are economic development, representation in the national government and an end to discriminatory poli [...]	2009-04-01 12:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE181	MALAWI: IMF FORGIVES OVERSPENDING, HIGHLIGHTS STRONG [...] SUMMARY: A just-concluded IMF mission to Malawi found that the GOM had sufficiently met Fund benchmarks to justify continuation of the one-year ESF agreement extended in late 2008. The IMF team and the GOM compromised on how to account for overspending on the 2008 fertilizer subsidy program. [...]	2009-04-03 10:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD MI
09LILONGWE182	FRAUD SUMMARY; MALAWI SEPT 2008 - FEB 2009 [...] Per reftel request, post submits the following semi-annual report covering the period September 2008 through February 2009. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Malawi is among the world's poorest countries, with more than two-thirds of the population living in pov [...]	2009-04-03 10:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS MI
09LILONGWE183	MALAWI ELECTIONS UPDATE - MULUZI READY TO WAVE THE [...] (C) Summary: According to Muluzi confidante Harry Thomson and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Chris Daza, former President Bakili Muluzi is prepared to withdraw his nomination for President and support MCP candidate John Tembo if the Constitutional Court upholds the MEC ruling on [...]	2009-04-03 14:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE188	EMBASSY LILONGWE - ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] Crime Mobility (C) Criminal elements roam freely at night, and are known to target Embassy official and affluent residential areas for burglary. (15) Expatriate and Diplomatic residents and facilities are regularly targeted for home invasion robberies in the evening hours. 2. Crime Am [...]	2009-04-07 07:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC MI
09LILONGWE19	MALAWI - CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: The child labor situation in Malawi remains largely unchanged from last year. No new laws concerning child labor, child rights, or trafficking were passed. Violations largely resulted in fines rather than custodial sentences. Approximately 150 labor inspectors are trained to identi [...]	2009-01-12 14:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MI
09LILONGWE198	MALAWI: UDF AND MCP ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE, BUT MULUZI [...] (U) Summary: Malawi's two leading opposition parties, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) announced their long-anticipated electoral alliance April 8. MCP leader and presidential candidate John Tembo appeared with his counterpart, former president Bakili Mulu [...]	2009-04-09 16:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE204	MALAWI RESPONSE: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] Malawi's central government does receive U.S. foreign assistance funded with FY 09 funds, as defined by reftel. 2. Malawi's annual budget is a matter of public record. Budget documents are made available to parliament and can be viewed at the Ministry of Finance budget office. The Minister [...]	2009-04-15 14:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL MI
09LILONGWE219	MALAWI: MULUZI BACKS TEMBO FOR PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Former president Bakili Muluzi finally endorsed Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate John Tembo for president in a joint rally in Blantyre on April 18. In addition to kicking off the United Democratic Front (UDF) - MCP coalition, the rally answered several key questions about [...]	2009-04-20 16:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE220	MALAWI ELECTIONS UPDATE - RUSHING TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The inspection of Malawi's new voter roll revealed numerous problems, including 50,000 missing registrants and over 300,000 people with data errors. To quell political party complaints and add the missing voters, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has hired 550 temporary sta [...]	2009-04-21 12:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE228	MALAWI ELECTIONS - EXPECT A TIGHT RACE [...] (C) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader John Tembo are the clear front-runners in a pack of seven presidential candidates. Despite Mutharika's real macroeconomic success and populist programs such as the fertilizer subsidy, incumbency in Malawi has not [...]	2009-04-29 10:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE230	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RAW SUGAR TARIFF [...] Econoff delivered Ref.A demarche to the Principle Secretary for Industry and Trade Newby Kumwembe. According to information subsequently provided in writing, as clarified by telecon, Malawi does/does expect to ship its full allocation of sugar for FY 2009. If there is a reallocation, Malawi [...]	2009-04-30 15:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD MI
09LILONGWE231	APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: ROOT CAPITAL, INC. [...] With respect to the OPIC information request (reftel),Post has no information regarding the Project Company (Root Capital, Inc.),its founder and CEO (William Foote),or its investors. 2. Over half of Malawi's population is not served by formal or informal financial services, suggesting th [...]	2009-04-30 15:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV MI

09LILONGWE241	MALAWI ELECTIONS: WHAT'S AT STAKE? [...] (C) Summary: A presidential victory by either President Mutharika or MCP leader John Tembo in Malawi's May 19 presidential race would pose its own challenges and opportunities. A Mutharika victory would favor the continuity of key U.S. development initiatives including an MCC Compact, the new [...]	2009-05-08 09:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE252	MALAWI: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] Malawi voted in favor of Kosovo's membership in the IMF and has informed Post that it has voted in favor of its World Bank membership as well. 2. Malawi's Minister of Finance and Minister of Economic Planning and Development (MEPD) serve as Governor and Alternate Governor, respectively, to [...]	2009-05-12 14:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL MI
09LILONGWE257	MALAWI ELECTION OBSERVATION PLANS [...] (SBU) Election observation for Malawi's May 19 presidential and parliamentary elections will be robust. The U.S. Mission will deploy 17 observation teams and will be joined by British High Commission, Canadian High Commission, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ),and Iceland International Deve [...]	2009-05-13 14:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE266	MALAWI ELECTIONS - GOM AND OPPOSITION PREPARE TO [...] (C) Summary: In the final two weeks before Malawi's elections, President Mutharika again denounced donors, claiming UN technical advisors at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) were favoring the opposition. Meanwhile, several state organizations engaged in clearly partisan behavior to favor [...]	2009-05-18 10:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE267	MULUZI LOSES APPEAL TO RUN AS PRESIDENT [...] (U) Malawi's Constitutional Court ruled on May 16 that former president Bakili Muluzi, who served from 1994-2004, is ineligible to ever run again as president. The court stated that breaks between terms are immaterial because the Constitution limits presidents to serving two five-year terms in [...]	2009-05-18 13:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KDEM MI
09LILONGWE268	MALAWI MCC CONCEPT PAPERS GENERATE PRIVATE SECTOR [...] Summary: Malawi's recently submitted proposals for a potential Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact generated considerable private sector interest at a May 7 forum. The forum included a presentation on the concept papers recently submitted by the MCA-Malawi Core Team (MCA-M). Malawi i [...]	2009-05-19 09:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG ELTN MCC MI
09LILONGWE269	MALAWI ELECTORATE TURNS IN HIGH NUMBERS FOR WELL [...] Record numbers of voters turned out for presidential and parliamentary elections today. Voting was well organized, with no reports of intimidation or violence. Counting is just underway and appears initially to be proceeding without major problems, though there are sporadic reports of inadeq [...]	2009-05-19 18:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE27	MALAWI: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. There is no government screening of foreign investment in Malawi. Apart from the privatization [...]	2009-01-20 14:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MI
09LILONGWE273	STILL TOO EARLY TO CALL MALAWI'S ELECTION [...] It is still too early to declare the winner of Malawi's 19 May presidential election. As of 5pm on 20 May, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) had officially endorsed results from only 58 of 3,897 polling stations or 1.5 percent, with President Mutharika in the lead. UNDP colleagues told [...]	2009-05-20 15:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE274	MUTHARIKA HEADED FOR BIG WIN [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 5pm on May 21, incumbent President Bingu wa Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) had a comfortable lead in the presidential election. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has certified 41 percent of the polling stations' results, with Mutharika surpassing [...]	2009-05-21 16:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE277	MALAWI ELECTIONS: MUTHARIKA DECLARED WINNER AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) formally declared President Bingu wa Mutharika the victor in the country's presidential election in the early morning of May 22. Mutharika was inaugurated for a second term later the same day in the presence of regional dignitaries including [...]	2009-05-22 14:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE283	MALAWI'S TRANSFORMATIONAL ELECTION SHIFTS [...] (C) Summary: Malawi's May 19th election transformed the country's political landscape. President Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) became the first candidate and party to capture the majority of the votes in all three regions of Malawi (ref A). The decisiveness of the victo [...]	2009-05-28 13:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE285	MALAWI - DPP DOMINATES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),riding the coattails of President Mutharika, won an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly in May 19 elections. The DPP won 113 out of 192 seats and will likely reach a two-thirds majority as independents join the government. The [...]	2009-05-29 06:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE29	MALAWI ELECTIONS UPDATE - DELAYS AND DISPUTES [...] (SBU) Summary: The latest extension in Malawi's voter registration process will delay completion of the exercise to January 28, pushing the deadline for Presidential and Parliamentary nominations into early February. With no decision yet on Muluzi's candidacy, potential delays from legal cha [...]	2009-01-21 14:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE315	IRISH FM TO PROPOSE USAID-IRISH AID COLLABORATION ON FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Vincent O'Neil, Director of IrishAid in Malawi, told the USAID Director that Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin will soon meet with Secretary of State Clinton regarding joint efforts to increase the level of attention to agriculture and food security issues. O'Neil said F [...]	2009-06-05 10:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EI MI
09LILONGWE316	MALAWI SWINE FLU RESPONSE: GOOD PLANNING BUT STILL [...] Summary: While experience with SARS and preparations for Avian Influenza (AI) have benefited Malawi by raising awareness and facilitating relatively advanced planning, the GOM would face serious challenges in managing an actual H1N1 swine flu outbreak. Limited human capacity and scarce finan [...]	2009-06-05 12:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO AEMR CASC KSAF KPAO MI
09LILONGWE320	MALAWI: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH OPENS DOORS FOR INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions with student groups and Muslim leaders following President Obama's recent speech in Cairo have highlighted several opportunities for increased outreach to the Muslim community in Malawi. Commenting on President Obama's balance and inclusiveness in the speech, observe [...]	2009-06-09 14:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL KPAO KISL MI
09LILONGWE348	UN ACCEPTS MALAWI FOR MISSION IN CHAD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: During its recent inspection, the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO),accepted a Malawi Defense Force (MDF) infantry battalion for deployment to the U.N. Mission to Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT). Coming on the heels of a nine-week African Conti [...]	2009-06-23 15:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI
09LILONGWE358	ELECTION DEFEATS FRACTURE THE MALAWI CONGRESS PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The poor performance of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in the recent general elections led Ishmael Chafukira, the party's spokesman, to call for the immediate resignation of the party's leader and presidential candidate, John Tembo. In return, Tembo fired Chafukira and has branded [...]	2009-06-24 12:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV MI
09LILONGWE363	MUTHARIKA ANNOUNCES A COMPREHENSIVE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In his State of the Nation address on June 23, President Mutharika highlighted his first administration's achievements in food security, economic growth, and respect for democracy through successful and peaceful elections. Mutharika said the voters gave him an overwhelming mand [...]	2009-06-25 15:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID MI
09LILONGWE364	MUTHARIKA ENGAGES AMBASSADORS ON DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: In the week leading up to his State of the Nation address, delivered June 23 (septel),President Mutharika reached out to foreign ambassadors through a private briefing on his development agenda. At the preview, Mutharika thanked donors and asked for continued support and partner [...]	2009-06-25 15:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID MI
09LILONGWE368	MALAWI - MUTHARIKA SURPRISES WITH NEW CABINET [...] (U) President Mutharika unveiled a new cabinet that included some surprising changes. Most notable was the move of widely-praised, former Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe to Minister of Local Government and Rural Development. Including Gondwe, Mutharika retained 6 former cabinet ministers, but [...]	2009-06-25 15:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE373	MALAWI: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 15:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC MI
09LILONGWE378	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION ON [...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erica Maganga, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Maganga noted that support for agricultural development and food security has been a top priority for the GOM over the past five years. In 2008/09, the GOM devoted 13.5 percent of its [...]	2009-07-02 14:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL MI
09LILONGWE379	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION ON [...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erica Maganga, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Maganga noted that support for agricultural development and food security has been a top priority for the GOM over the past five years. In 2008/09, the GOM devoted 13.5 percent of its [...]	2009-07-02 15:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL MI
09LILONGWE385	MALAWI POLITICAL PARTIES LAG IN DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's recent elections were hailed by both international and domestic observers as credible and peaceful. Voters broke from historic regional voting patterns to give a landslide victory to President Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Malawian political parties, [...]	2009-07-09 12:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE386	MALAWI - OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERSHIP BATTLE TURNS [...] (C) Summary: Former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesman Ishmael Chafukira continued his campaign to oust party president John Tembo during the opening session of the new Parliament. Chafukira, with ruling party support, won approval for a procedural change that would bar Tembo from becoming [...]	2009-07-09 13:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MI
09LILONGWE387	MALAWI'S 2009-10 BUDGET: NO SURPRISES TO START MUTHARIKA'S [...] Summary: Minister of Finance Ken Kandodo presented the first budget of President Mutharika's second term to Malawi's National Assembly on July 3. Largely a continuation of previous GOM economic policies, the budget contained no significant surprises. Spending is projected to increase to USD [...]	2009-07-09 16:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EAID ETRD PGOV MI
09LILONGWE406	MALAWI INVESTIGATES TRANSBORDER DISEASE OUTBREAK [...] Summary: An unusual disease with neurological complications has affected 115 persons in Malawi and Mozambique since May of this year, with 15 deaths. The cause is still unknown. On July 16th CDC Malawi participated in an emergency meeting with Ministry of Health officials and other developm [...]	2009-07-16 15:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE42	MALAWI: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On January 28, emboff delivered reftel demarche to Acting Principal Secretary Eric Ning'ang'a at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ning'ang'a confirmed that the Foreign Minister, along with the entire political affairs department, had already departed for the AU Summit. Ning'ang'a note [...]	2009-01-28 16:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ZI MI
09LILONGWE424	MALAWI AT THE AGOA FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi will send a senior delegation led by its new Finance Minister to the AGOA Forum in Nairobi. The forum offers the GOM a rare opportunity to engage with senior USG officials. Malawi's widely praised presidential elections in May, in which President Mutharika and his party [...]	2009-07-31 11:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON MI
09LILONGWE44	MALAWI: PRIMARIES DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Malawi's recently concluded primary season was marred by procedural problems and disputed outcomes. None of the three major parties had transparent or consistent rules for conducting primaries, and none were immune from vote-buying and outright imposition of candidates. In the No [...]	2009-01-29 11:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE445	MALAWI: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RELATIONS WITH NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 15:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KMCA MI AGR
09LILONGWE453	MALAWI - NEW DYNAMIC IN NEW PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling party's new majority changed the dynamic dramatically during the Malawian National Assembly's recently concluded budget meeting. In addition to passing the national budget on schedule for the first time in five years, the National Assembly passed fifteen other measure [...]	2009-08-13 13:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON MI
09LILONGWE454	MALAWI: PROGRESSING TOWARD FOOD SECURITY [...] Summary: Increasing food security in Malawi has been the Government of Malawi's (GOM) highest strategic priority since President Bingu wa Mutharika took office in 2004. The GOM has demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing poverty through agriculturally-led economic growth. The GOM is inv [...]	2009-08-14 11:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID KHIV MI
09LILONGWE477	MALAWI: NON-CONCURRENCE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF [...] (U) Ref. A requested Post concurrence on the Department of Labor's draft list of products that have been "mined, produced or manufactured using forced or indentured child labor," pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 12126. Post does not/not concur with the inclusion of Malawi for the production [...]	2009-08-25 06:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MI
09LILONGWE478	INCREASING U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH MALAWI DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of recent visits allowed Post to increase engagement with the Malawi Defense Forces (MDF). AFRICOM's first ever Military-to-Military (Mil2Mil) exchange program in Malawi saw U.S. Air Force security police share experiences with their MDF military police counterparts. At [...]	2009-08-25 12:57:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MI
09LILONGWE484	MALAWI: GOM PUTS THE BRAKES ON PREPARATIONS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 14:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV MI
09LILONGWE489	MALAWI: CURRENCY PEG PROMPTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's foreign exchange reserves have dipped below the level of one month's import coverage, prompting central bank officials to request urgent donor assistance. The IMF has plans to send a new mission to Malawi in October, but the Fund wants to see a coherent GOM exchange r [...]	2009-09-01 09:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PGOV MI
09LILONGWE506	MALAWI CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 SWINE FLU CASE [...] On Friday, September 4, positive laboratory results from an individual in Malawi indicated the country's first confirmed case of Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu). Samples from seven individuals suspected of being infected were collected and sent to the South African National Institute for Communi [...]	2009-09-09 12:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE507	MALAWI DEPORTS "IMPERIALIST" TOBACCO EXECUTIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, the GOM deported four senior executives from the three largest tobacco buying companies in Malawi, with less than 24-hour notice. Two of the companies have U.S. ownership. In a public statement, President Mutharika labeled the executives "imperialists" and "enemie [...]	2009-09-09 15:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAGR MI
09LILONGWE513	MALAWI: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 64 GOALS AND [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel UN General Assembly 64 goals and objectives to GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni. Unprepared to offer a detailed response, Chiunguzeni said Malawi's goals for UNGA 64 track with those of the USG, particularly with regar [...]	2009-09-14 14:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA MI
09LILONGWE519	MALAWI: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 10:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL MI
09LILONGWE520	MALAWI: DOL LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY FORCED LABOR [...] Post delivered reftel points and copies of the TVPRA list and the E.O. 13126 list to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on September 9. Mr. Chiunguzeni offered no substantive response. 2. We also delivered reftel points and lists to Labor Commission [...]	2009-09-18 10:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MI
09LILONGWE522	MALAWI: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES [...] Post welcomes this opportunity to provide input on the Malawian diaspora community. The initiative is particularly timely given recent remarks by President Mutharika regarding his interest in tapping the Malawian diaspora community as a resource for in-country development activities. We will [...]	2009-09-18 13:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL MI
09LILONGWE526	MALAWI CONGRESS PARTY REFORMER CHAFUKIRA DIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ex-Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesman Ishmael Chafukira died suddenly Sunday while on a trip to South Africa. The cause of death is still unknown, but most Malawians believe MCP leader John Tembo somehow arranged to have Chafukira, a declared rival, eliminated. Chafukira's m [...]	2009-09-23 14:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE531	MALAWI: U.S. TOBACCO COMPANY CONVEYS CONCERNS [...] (C) Executives from U.S.-owned tobacco firm Alliance One told the Ambassador they have concerns about the future of their operations in Malawi following the deportation of four tobacco company executives on September 9 (reftel). They noted that President Mutharika's harsh rhetoric in justifyin [...]	2009-09-25 10:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAGR MI
09LILONGWE537	MALAWI: PRESS REPORTS VP BANDA ATTENDANCE AT SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice President Joyce Banda led the GOM delegation to the South America-Africa Summit in Venezuela. Local Malawi press reports that Banda made a statement at the gathering, urging delegates to prioritize investment in infrastructure. This is not a significant departure from the [...]	2009-09-30 08:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID MI
09LILONGWE540	MALAWI: PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA SLATED FOR AU CHAIRMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the communique from its September 7-8 summit, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) endorsed Malawi's candidacy for chairman of the African Union (AU) (reftel). Barring unforeseen events, Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika is set be elected chairman of the AU As [...]	2009-09-30 15:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AU MI
09LILONGWE552	MALAWI URANIUM EXPORTS BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian mining firm Paladin Africa made its first shipment of yellowcake from the firm's northern Malawi mine in September. Paladin ships its uranium overland through Malawi, Zambia and Namibia to the Atlantic Port of Walvis Bay. Paladin sells on one-year contracts, with [...]	2009-10-08 07:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON ELTN ENRG KNNP MI
09LILONGWE554	MALAWI - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Per reftel request, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's population is approximately 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 4.6 bil [...]	2009-10-08 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA MI
09LILONGWE568	MALAWI SWINE FLU UPDATE: FOUR CASES CONFIRMED [...] Summary: Malawi's Ministry of Health has issued a press release confirming the presence of H1N1 (Swine Flu) in the country. The release provided public information for detecting and responding to H1N1 and noted that national health system was adequately prepared to respond to new cases. The [...]	2009-10-23 10:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE569	MALAWI: BRIEFING ON P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN DELIVERED [...] (SBU) DCM delivered (reftel A) briefing to GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Anthony Livuza Oct. 20. Livuza acknowledged that the Iranian government had an obligation to provide full access to IAEA inspectors to the new enrichment facility. He added that it was incumbent [...]	2009-10-23 11:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IR MI
09LILONGWE572	MALAWI: AMCIT NOMINATION TO UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 13:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR MI PREL UNGA
09LILONGWE573	MALAWI DEFENSE FORCE AT GOLFINHO EXERCISE: [...] (C) At the recently completed SADC Standby Force GOLFINHO exercise in South Africa, problems with organization, logistics, and communications marred an otherwise positive experience for the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). The MDF's presence does signal Malawi's continued desire to participate in [...]	2009-10-27 13:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KPKO MI
09LILONGWE576	MALAWI: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD [...] Post delivered Ref A demarche by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 19, with copies to the Office of President and Cabinet Chief Secretary, the Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Agriculture. Post also disc [...]	2009-10-29 12:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD MI
09LILONGWE590	MALAWI: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 11:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL MI
09LILONGWE591	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 64TH UN GENERAL [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni. Specific information on each priority area follows. 2. (C) On no-action motions, Chiunguzeni stated that Malawi's policy would be to listen to the debate on any and all mo [...]	2009-11-03 11:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA MI
09LILONGWE594	MALAWI: ECONOMY WEAKENS AS IMF BEGINS NEW MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi escaped relatively unscathed from the global economic downturn, but strains on the economy are becoming increasingly apparent, with a shortage of foreign exchange particularly problematic. An IMF team is in the country discussing with the GOM a possible financial program [...]	2009-11-04 12:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID MI
09LILONGWE606	MALAWI: REFUGEE FLOW SLOWED BY TIGHTER BORDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: RSO and Poloff visited Malawi's Dzaleka Refugee Camp on October 27 and learned that the GOM has tightened border controls along Malawi's frontier with Tanzania. UNHCR and NGO staff believe commercial smuggling of Ethiopian and Somali refugees through Malawi has been reduced due t [...]	2009-11-12 14:57:00	Embassy Lilongwe	SECRET	ASEC KTIP PREL PREF PTER MI
09LILONGWE610	MALAWI BLINKS, AGREES TO POLICY PACKAGE ACCEPTABLE [...] (U) Summary: A recent IMF mission to Malawi has reached an agreement with the GOM that will allow Malawi to obtain a new support package. The GOM has made macro-economic and structural policy commitments on fiscal and monetary discipline and a liberalization of the exchange rate regime. The [...]	2009-11-13 10:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID MI
09LILONGWE613	FRAUD SUMMARY - MALAWI [...] Per reftel (a),Post submits the following semi-annual report for the period March 2009 through August 2009. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Landlocked Malawi is one of the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The economy is predominat [...]	2009-11-16 10:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MI
09LILONGWE622	MALAWI TO SUPPORT U.S. IMO CANDIDACY [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Malawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on Sept. 24, delivering both the diplomatic note and the aide memoire. Mr. Chiunguzeni did not offer any substantive response other than to indicate that IMO issues are handled [...]	2009-11-18 15:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT PHSA MI
09LILONGWE624	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAELI [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche on November 19 to GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni. 2. (C) Chiunguzeni agreed that many of the UNGA resolutions on the Middle East which were offered and debated were redundant, saying, "The General Assembly ce [...]	2009-11-19 15:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL MI
09LILONGWE626	MALAWI: OPPOSITION LEADER VOTE HIGHLIGHTS SPLIT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unorthodox move, Malawi's DPP dominated parliament amended its standing orders to allow the entire membership of the house, including both opposition and government members, to vote in the election of the leader of the opposition. This change set-up an election between MCP [...]	2009-11-20 12:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE629	MALAWI: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES USG ASSISTANCE WITH MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: In a tour d'horizon of USG assistance with new Minister of Development Planning and Cooperation Abbie Shaba, the Ambassador noted that the U.S. has become the largest donor to Malawi. Minister Shaba noted the mutually supportive elements of the GOM's "Greenbelt Initiative" and th [...]	2009-11-20 12:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID MI
09LILONGWE635	MALAWI: PRESIDENT SAYS NO TO EUROPE'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Malawian President Mutharika said Malawi will not sign an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union during his presidency. Lambasting the agreements as a plot to undermine regional integration in Africa, he said the EPAs offered no benefits to Malawi. A senior GOM tr [...]	2009-11-24 13:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN PREL MI
09LILONGWE642	MALAWI TO EASE FOREX PEG, OTHER RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Perks Ligoya told the Ambassador the RBM will allow the exchange rate to move, and will relax its rules regarding forex deposits with the bank in an effort to address the country's ongoing foreign exchange shortage. The Government will further [...]	2009-11-25 14:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ECON MI
09LILONGWE645	MALAWI: UPDATE ON NENO TRANSBORDER DISEASE OUTBREAK [...] Since July 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided ongoing assistance to the Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH) in the investigation of an outbreak of unexplained illness along the Malawi-Mozambique border. The outbreak has now been determined to be due to typhoid [...]	2009-12-01 14:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE647	MALAWI: CONTINUING FUEL CRISIS BITES DEEPER INTO [...] (SBU) Summary: A month-long fuel shortage continues to plague Malawi. Efforts to resolve the crisis continue to fall short of demand, with shortages now affecting petrol and parafin as well as diesel. While the transportation industry was the first to feel the effects of the shortage, the cr [...]	2009-12-01 14:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN MI
09LILONGWE648	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni. Chiunguzeni stated to Emboff that the GOM had not engaged with Iran on the matters raised, but that they were following events at the IAEA. He offered no other substantive re [...]	2009-12-02 14:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MI
09LILONGWE650	MALAWI: FUEL CRISIS HIGHLIGHTS BINGU'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although President Bingu wa Mutharika continues to enjoy acclaim in development circles for Malawi's strong economic growth in recent years, a series of bad decisions and policies is increasingly undermining the progress of the President's first term. This trend is evident in Ma [...]	2009-12-03 15:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV MI
09LILONGWE654	DISASTER ALERT: EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN MALAWI [...] December 6, 2009 a 5.8 magnitude (Richter Scale) earthquake struck the Northern Region of Malawi, with aftershocks continuing through December 8. No fatalities were reported. Injured people were transported to Mzuzu Hospital, 150 km from the epicenter. No damage has been reported at the nea [...]	2009-12-08 15:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EMIN AF MI
09LILONGWE658	MALAWI: PARLIAMENT AMENDS CONSTITUTION TO DELAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Led by the ruling majority Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),Malawi's National Assembly amended the section of the constitution that outlines local elections. Previously, the constitution stipulated that local elections must be held twelve months after national elections. The [...]	2009-12-10 10:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE676	MALAWI: CARGILL CLOSES LOCAL OPERATIONS DUE TO [...] (U) Summary: U.S.-based international conglomerate Cargill announced it is pulling out of Malawi's cotton sector. According to company executives, GOM's intervention in commodity markets prompted Cargill's withdrawal. Unable to operate profitably buying cotton at the GOM's mandated minimum [...]	2009-12-15 13:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EAGR ECON MI
09LILONGWE683	LILONGWE 2011 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: Mission Malawi's comprehensive mid-year review of the 2011 MSP results shows that a majority of the Mission's Seven Goals are "On-" or "Above-Target" with significant achievements in the areas of health, education, democracy and management. The seven goal teams provided overviews [...]	2009-12-16 14:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABUD AFIN AMGT KICR KSEP KSPR MI
09LILONGWE688	MALAWI RE-EXAMINES ELECTRICITY CONNECTION WITH [...] (SBU) Malawi's Parliament deferred approval of a proposed connection of the national electrical grid to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). An already approved World Bank loan to finance the infrastructure is due to expire on December 31, 2009. Lack of reliable electrical power has been [...]	2009-12-21 13:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG PREL MI
09LILONGWE690	MALAWI CONFIDENT ON BEING ELECTED TO LEAD AFRICAN [...] (C) GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Anthony Livuzu told Post December 18 that Malawi is "confident it will come out on top" in the leadership election at the January 2010 African Union summit (reftels). Livuza said he is aware that Libya is still working hard to elic [...]	2009-12-22 07:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU MI
09LILONGWE696	MALAWI: DEMOCRATIC NORMS UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Six months into President Bingu wa Mutharika's second term, Malawi's continued development as a multi-party democracy is slowing. Once lauded as a leader dedicated to the development of Malawi's democracy, Mutharika's commitment to democratic norms is now coming into question. Malawi's p [...]	2009-12-22 13:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MI
09LILONGWE697	EMBASSY LILONGWE: CA/CST INSTALLATION/TRAINING EXIT [...] Visit summary: A. Post visited: Lilongwe, Malawi B. CA/CST installation and training team members: Bill Milburn Lance Constien C. Post visit dates: December 3-16, 2009 D. Post personnel contacted: Peter Ganser, Consular Chief Katina Caldwell, IMS William Cameron, E [...]	2009-12-23 05:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCSY CMGT AADP CVIS CPAS MI
09LILONGWE70	MALAWI: EIGHT NOMINEES COME FORWARD FOR PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Eight candidates presented nomination papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and are officially running for President in the upcoming May elections. In addition to the "big three" - President Bingu wa Mutharika, former President and United Democratic Front (UDF) leade [...]	2009-02-09 13:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE704	MALAWI: AMBASSADOR BRIEFS FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) The Ambassador joined his German and UK counterparts to represent the Donor Group countries in a December 23 call on GOM Minister of Foreign Affairs Etta Banda to set the stage for a meeting with President Mutharika requested by the group. The Donor Group is a collaborative mechanism to c [...]	2009-12-24 07:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU MI
09LILONGWE707	MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) The following is a compilation of recent highlights in Malawi. MULUZI RETIRES - JUMBE TO LEAD UDF ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Former Malawian President and United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Bakili Muluzu has announced his retirement from politics. Famous for defea [...]	2009-12-24 09:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV AU MI
09LILONGWE76	2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains committed in its fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. Malawi is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking and the GOM acknowledges that trafficking is a problem. The Ministry of Women and Child D [...]	2009-02-13 10:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
09LILONGWE77	CHINESE AID TO MALAWI: BIG BARK, SMALL BITE [...] (C) Summary. Since December 2007, when Malawi established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China, there has been a lot of rumor and speculation about the amount of aid China would provide to Malawi. The GOM has fostered the impression that China represents a new, virtually limitl [...]	2009-02-13 11:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MI
09LILONGWE78	MALAWI'S ECONOMY: DARK CLOUDS GATHERING [...] (C) Summary. According to the World Bank and IMF, massive overruns in the Malawian government's agricultural input subsidy program are creating in a budget shortfall, which the local World Bank Country Manager estimates may reach as high as USD 70 million, with no clear prospects for closing t [...]	2009-02-13 12:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAGR MI
09LILONGWE80	MALAWI ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Malawian media continued to report on the government's opposition to a civil society-led parallel vote tally (PVT) in front-page story Feb. 14 entitled "Bingu Grills U.S. Envoy; Bodde Maintains Tally Center OK." The article briefly described the recent, contentious meeting betwee [...]	2009-02-17 13:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE85	MALAWI: COMMANDER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DEPLOY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi Defense Force (MDF) Commander Marko Chiziko confirmed to emboffs that Malawi will seek to deploy to the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in June 2009. Chiziko said the GOM has purchased 30 Toyota Landcruisers and provided the MDF over $1 mill [...]	2009-02-18 15:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI
10LILONGWE108	MALAWI: SAME-SEX COUPLE TRIAL: DELAY CONTINUES [...] (U) The trial of same-sex couple Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Mojenza remains in recess. The delay is the result of the defense's attorney's apparent inability to continue as council for the couple. A date for the trial to resume has not been set. In a related case, Malawian Peter Sawali [...]	2010-02-09 15:55:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MI
10LILONGWE110	MALAWI: NEW AU CHAIRMAN RETURNS IN TRIUMPH [...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika returned to Malawi in triumph from the AU summit in Addis Ababa on February 1. Local media had presented the election for the AU chairmanship as a showdown between Mutharika and outgoing chairman Muammar al-Quadhafi. Most Malawians viewed the President's elec [...]	2010-02-10 16:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AU EAID ECON EINV MI
10LILONGWE118	MALAWI: VISIT BY INDIAN VP BRINGS PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE, [...] During a January visit to Malawi, Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari announced credits and grants to Malawi worth USD 55 million. Malawi's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted an investment forum during this visit, providing Malawian businesses an opportunity to make contacts w [...]	2010-02-11 11:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV EWWT IN MI
10LILONGWE126	MALAWI ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, DISCUSSES CLIMATE [...] Malawi has formally associated with the Copenhagen Accord, while at the same time raising several issues it would like to see addressed before the next Conference of the Parties in Mexico (COP 16). These issues include the target limit for global temperature increase, reporting requireme [...]	2010-02-12 14:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG MI
10LILONGWE128	TFHA01: MALAWI RICE DONATION TO HAITI [...] This is an action Request, see paragraph 3. 2. In a meeting with Chiefs of Mission and heads of other donor agencies, in which President Mutharika laid out his agenda for his AU Chairmanship (septel),the President reported that the Government of Malawi was committing to donate a total o [...]	2010-02-12 23:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID HA MI
10LILONGWE130	MALAWI: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains engaged in the fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. Malawi is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking and the GOM acknowledges that trafficking is a problem. The Ministry of Women and Child Dev [...]	2010-02-16 17:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB EAID KMCA
10LILONGWE148	MALAWI: SAME-SEX COUPLE TRIAL TO RESUME; ANOTHER ARREST MADE [...] (U) The trial of same-sex couple Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Mojenza is scheduled to resume February 18. Issues surrounding the ability of defense attorney Mauya Msuku to practice before the Blayntyre Magistrate Court were resolved and he will continue as the couple's council. In a separa [...]	2010-02-17 16:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MI
10LILONGWE152	MALAWI: SAME-SEX COUPLE TRIAL TO CONTINUE [...] (U) The Chimbalanga-Mojenza same-sex couple trial resumed today. The prosecution presented two witnesses and then rested its case. In response to the prosecution's testimony, the couple's attorney requested a continuance to prepare a defense. The presiding magistrate granted the request and [...]	2010-02-18 15:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MI
10LILONGWE154	MALAWI: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Post nominates the following project in response to the solicitation in reftel. The basis of this project narrative and budget was developed by the Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Malawi. PROJECT SUMMARY: FIGHTING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN MALAWI 2. Gender based violenc [...]	2010-02-19 11:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC MI
10LILONGWE176	MALAWI: RESPONSE TO US CITES PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-24 11:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP MI
10LILONGWE20	MALAWI: SAME-SEX COUPLE ARREST UPDATE [...] (C) The trial of a Malawian same-sex couple charged with gross indecency is scheduled to start January 11. International interest in the story is growing. Malawian public reaction to news of the arrest has been extensive and generally supportive of the criminalization of homosexuality, refle [...]	2010-01-08 10:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MI
10LILONGWE21	MALAWI: GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] Summary: One of the poorest countries in the world and highly vulnerable to food shortages, Malawi is an appropriate target for the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. The Mission plan is based on three pillars (assistance, direct diplomacy, and public diplomacy),and will engage all U [...]	2010-01-08 14:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV MI

10LILONGWE26	MALAWI 2009-2010 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] Post is pleased to submit the following responses to the request for information contained in reftel. Post's most recent INCSR report dates from 2007. Accordingly, Post has chosen to reply to the reftel questions. Answers are keyed to reftel paragraph numbers. 2. Post contact for the 200 [...]	2010-01-11 15:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR MI
10LILONGWE33	MALAWI: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. There is no government screening of foreign investment in Malawi. Apart from the privatization [...]	2010-01-14 13:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MI
10LILONGWE34	MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 14 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is a compilation of recent highlights from the "Warm Heart of Africa." -- SADC Members Urged to Support Mutharika for AU Chair -- Minister for the Disabled Says Devices Needed -- Vice President Banda Unhappy with TV Coverage -- Energy Regulator Recommends Increasi [...]	2010-01-14 13:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV AU MI
10LILONGWE37	MALAWI: DONORS DO RARE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mutharika hosted selected diplomats for a rare, wide-ranging discussion at State House January 18. Nine members of his cabinet, representing his nine developmental priorities, accompanied him. Among other things, the President and his ministers defended the ruling par [...]	2010-01-19 15:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN KPKO MI
10LILONGWE39	TFHA01: MALAWI: NO PLANS FOR HAITIAN RELIEF [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-20 15:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID MI
10LILONGWE40	MALAWI: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY GOOD AND GETTING BETTER [...] Summary. Malawi's budget is a matter of public record and fiscal information is available through the Ministry of Finance. U.S. and other donor programs have contributed to improvements in GOM capacity, and to the quality and transparency of the budget process. Although there is still room f [...]	2010-01-20 16:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID MI
10LILONGWE42	MALAWI: AU SUMMIT PARTICIPATION [...] MFA Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni confirmed to Poloff on 21 January that Malawi's delegation will consist of President Bingu wa Mutharika, Minister of Foreign Affairs Etta Banda, MFA Principal Secretary Anthony Livuza, and himself. Chiunguzeni stated that other GOM Ministers [...]	2010-01-21 09:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC OVIP AU MI
10LILONGWE48	MALAWI REQUEST FOR FUNDS FROM THE BUSINESS FACILITATION [...] Summary: This is a request for funds to conduct two programs: to foster increased trade through improving the business climate, and to build small business marketing capacity. Post's priority project is to conduct a training seminar on marketing skills for sixty small businesses mainly run by [...]	2010-01-22 12:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP MI
10LILONGWE51	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S AGENDA FOR THE AU [...] SUMMARY: Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has not articulated a specific agenda for the African Union if, as expected, he is elected the organization's chair at the AU's upcoming summit in Addis Ababa. To date, Mutharika has generally kept a low profile on international political i [...]	2010-01-28 16:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	AU EAID ECON EINV PREL MI
10LILONGWE53	MALAWI: THE NEW AU CHAIRMAN OUTLINES HIS PLANS [...] (SBU) New African Union Chairman Bingu wa Mutharika summoned the diplomatic corps and heads of international organizations in Lilongwe to brief them on his plans for the AU. Noting that he had only eleven months left in his AU tenure, Mutharika stated that he plans to be "action oriented." [...]	2010-02-12 15:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID AU KPKO KDEM MI
10LILONGWE55	MALAWI: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CHINESE ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malawi terminated its relationship with Taiwan and established ties with the People's Republic of China in December 2007. Malawi made the abrupt change in hopes of obtaining significant PRC grant aid (ref A). Apart from a few projects taken over from Taiwan, Chinese assistance ha [...]	2010-02-17 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CH MI
10LILONGWE57	MALAWI: DEMARCHE RE IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) DCM conveyed points in reftel demarche Feb. 10 to Anthony Livuza, MFA Principal Secretary and Paul Chiunguzeni, MFA Director of Political Affairs. Both appeared well briefed on the issues. 2. (C) Livuza replied that he understood that the USG had made considerable eff [...]	2010-02-18 16:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IR UNSC IAEA MI
10LILONGWE59	MALAWI: SAME-SEX COUPLE TRIAL: NO CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW [...] (U) The Chief Justice of the Malawi High Court has denied the application for a review of the constitutionality of the sections of the Malawi Penal Code under which same-sex couple Steve Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were charged. The defense attorney can appeal the denial to the Malawi Supreme C [...]	2010-02-23 13:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MI
10LILONGWE80	MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 29 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is a compilation of recent highlights from the "Warm Heart of Africa." -- ALL EYES ON MUTHARIKA AS HE DEPARTS FOR AU SUMMIT -- BAIL FOR SAME-SEX COUPLE DENIED AGAIN -- MALAWI'S PARLIAMENT BACK AT WORK -- BUT MCP MP'S PROMPTLY WALK OUT -- WEDDING BELL [...]	2010-01-29 12:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV AU LY MI
10LILONGWE86	MALAWI: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR [...] (Reftel 1A) The current TVPRA list shows two goods, Tobacco and Tea, as goods produced in Malawi using forced labor and /or exploitive child labor. In 2009 Post has not found evidence to support the inclusion of additional goods on the TVPRA list. 2. (Reftel 1F) The GoM [...]	2010-02-01 10:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI MI
10LILONGWE94	TFHA01: MALAWI: RICE DONATION CONFIRMED [...] Malawi media reported on 25 January that the GOM intends to donate 150 metric tons of rice to Haiti (ref A). 2. GOM Director of Information Chikumbutso Mtumodzi has confirmed to post that the donation will go forward, but provided no details. This is a change from the GOM's [...]	2010-02-02 17:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID HA MI

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