Tag: lake nyasa

SADC new Tribunal to handle Malawi, Tanzania Lake border row

Published on August 21, 2014 by Face of Malawi

The SADC heads of states and government have signed and adopted four legal instruments at the conclusion of their two-day […]

UNESCO examines potential impact of oil exploration in Lake Malawi National Park amid unresolved border dispute

Published on August 19, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Malawians and Tanzanians have been waiting for many months for a decision on the boundaries of Lake Malawi (or Lake Nyasa […]

Lake Malawi mediation process well underway

Published on August 14, 2014 by Face of Malawi

As Tanzania waits to meet the panel of mediators over Lake Nyasa border dispute, Malawian President Peter Mutharika has restated […]

President Mutharika rules out war with Tanzania over Lake Nyasa border dispute

Published on August 13, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Malawian President Peter Mutharika has ruled out negotiations with Tanzanian over their Lake Malawi border dispute but said his country […]

“We don’t want war with Malawi over Lake Nyasa” – Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete

Published on July 21, 2014 by Face of Malawi

President Jakaya Kikwete has maintained that Tanzania will not engage in any war with Malawi as a means to resolve […]

Mbeki and Mogae join Malawi-Tanzania mediation team

Published on April 16, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The former presidents of South Africa and Botswana, Thabo Mbeki and Festus Mogae, have joined a team from the Forum […]

Lake Malawi dispute: SADC Forum keen to resolve dispute

Published on April 10, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) forum of retired heads of State has confirmed that it will continue mediating on […]

Tanzania upset as Malawi withdraws from negotiations

Published on April 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The government has expressed disappointment over the decision by the government of Malawi to pull from the arbitration process, seeking […]

Lake Malawi Dispute Instils Fear in Fisherfolk

Published on March 1, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Since he was nine years old, Martin Mhango from Karonga in northern Malawi has known no other livelihood than fishing. […]

Lake Malawi fossil could be oldest dinosaur ever found

Published on December 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Fossilised bones unearthed by a British palaeontologist in colonial Tanzania in the 1930s may be those of the oldest dinosaur […]

Tanzania furious over CNN border report

Published on December 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tanzania has dismissed as “biased and false” a recent Cable News Network (CNN) series, which claims that its border with […]

Lake Malawi talks collapse as public unhappy of government handling of dispute

Published on November 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

It was perhaps only inevitable that Malawi and Tanzania would hit a dead end in the bid to resolve their […]

Tanzania-Malawi dispute worry citizens

Published on October 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Oil exploration at the disputed Lake Nyasa border has rekindled the decade-old tension between Tanzania and Malawi. Malawi refers to […]

Don’t give conflicting signals on Lake Malawi dispute

Published on October 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi should adopt a firm stand on the lake dispute with neighbouring Tanzania and avoid giving conflicting signals on how […]

All is well at Lake Nyasa border, claims Tanzania commissioner

Published on October 22, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Mbeya Regional Commissioner, Mr Abbas Kandoro has warned some dishonest people who spread messages of fear through social media, over […]

Will Malawi’s oil resources be a blessing or a curse?

Published on October 22, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

With its natural resources, Malawi has the opportunity to take the road less travelled: that of transparency, accountability and shared […]

Tanzania admits patrolling Lake Malawi

Published on October 9, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tanzanian government has admitted it is patrolling a section of Lake Malawi, saying it has only been carrying out ‘routine […]

Tanzania urges Malawi to continue border talks over lake and oil

Published on October 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tanzania has called on Malawi to come back to the negotiating table over the Lake Nyasa border dispute between the […]