Atupele Muluzi est saluée «Women of Faith and Action» lors de l'événement de collecte de fonds culturel de Chilundu [Nyasa Times]

Dalitso Kabambe, former central bank governor of Malawi and now a candidate in the country’s September presidential elections, is under no illusions about the enormity of the job he’s seeking. “Malawi’s situation is precarious. It’s extremely dire,” he tells African Business in his assertive manner. Evidence for this claim is easily found. An extended run of bad weather has heavily affected agriculture, the country’s main economic driver. Last year, its economy grew by only 1.8% and this year is expected to deliver 3.5%, according to the IMF. In May the International Monetary Fund terminated a $175m programme that the country had entered in November 2023, citing the lack of a mandatory review within the stipulated 18-month time frame.

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Crisis: Malawian President Peter Mutharika’s veto exposes a legislature willing to override judicial authority in order to retain control over billions of Malawi kwacha in public development funds. Photo: State House Malawi On January 6, President Peter Mutharika vetoed a bill passed by Malawi’s parliament that would have altered the country’s constitutional balance of power.  His decision halted an attempt by lawmakers to entrench their direct control over the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), despite a High Court ruling declaring such authority unconstitutional, as well as mounting evidence that the fund has been systematically abused.