Yesterday, the Malawian and Tanzanian Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ephraim Chiume and Bernard Membe respectively, submitted their responses to each other’s position papers on the ongoing lake dispute. The two countries’ […]
International law and treaties from the colonial era have bearing on the current dispute between Tanzania and Malawi over boundaries of Lake Malawi (or Lake Nyasa as the body of […]
Malawi’s leaders have refused to enter into an interim agreement with Tanzania on the disputed lake borders this weekend. On Sunday, former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano and former South African […]
Kainsha Energy Limited, a Zambian mining company registered in Lusaka in February 2012, has put in an application for an Exclusive Prospecting Licence for a block in Lake Malawi. Three blocks […]
During the Mozambiquan state visit to Malawi this week, the two countries agreed on the need to confirm border demarcation for ongoing cooperation as both countries are mapping geological resources. The […]
Malawian women sought divine intervention last week on the lake dispute, while online commentators claimed that the mediation of the dispute has been compromised. The stand-off between Malawi and Tanzania on Lake Malawi’s […]
The boundaries of Lake Malawi are contested. Tanzania claims 50% of the lake they call Lake Nyasa belongs within its own territory, while Malawi claims full ownership, based on an 1890 […]
The fate of Lake Malawi hangs in the balance. The dispute between Tanzania and Malawi over the lake’s boundaries, spurred on Malawi’s issuance of exploration licenses to two companies, Surestream Petroleum […]
Both Malawi and Tanzania’s governments have submitted their positions on the disputed boundaries of Lake Malawi (or Lake Nyasa as it is known in Tanzania). This week, the Government of […]
On Wednesday last week, John Bande, Malawi’s Minister of Mining gave a presentation to an audience attending the world’s largest mining investment conference, Investing in African Mining Indaba, that took place in Cape Town, South Africa. […]
