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How Rwanda, Ethiopia and Malawi became “positive deviants” in the global fight against H.I.V./AIDS.|

Muluzi was re-elected in 1999 for a second five-year term. Malawi saw its first transition between democratically elected presidents in 2004, when the UDF's presidential candidate, Bingu wa Mutharika, won. Mutharika left the UDF in 2005—citing differences, particularly over his anti-corruption campaign—and formed the Democratic Progressive Party.|

Malawi visa requirements are as follows: - Most foreign nationals do not require a visa to enter Malawi - A valid passport of 6 months minimum is required - Copy of return tickets plus proof of sufficient funds is required - Length of stay granted in Lilongwe is generally 3 months (90 days) - Visa requirements can change at any time, consult your local embassy before travelling to Malawi|

A 2008 UN estimate puts the population in Malawi at 13,931,831.|

In 1970 Dr. Banda was declared president for life of the MCP, and in 1971 he consolidated his power and was named president-for-life of Malawi itself. The paramilitary wing of the MCP, the Young Pioneers, helped keep Malawi under authoritarian control until the 1990s. Increasing domestic unrest and pressure from Malawian churches and the international community led to a referendum in 1993 in which the Malawian people were asked to choose between a multiparty democracy or a one-party state. They voted overwhelmingly in favor of multiparty democracy.|

Although the reached the area in the sixteenth century, the first significant Western contact was the arrival of along the shore of Lake Malawi in 1859. Subsequently, Presbyterian churches established missions in Malawi. One of their objectives was to end the to the that continued to the end of the nineteenth century. In 1878, a number of traders, mostly from Glasgow, formed the African Lakes Company to supply goods and services to the missionaries. Other missionaries, traders, hunters, and planters soon followed.|

From 1964–2010, the Flag of Malawi was made up of three equal horizontal stripes of black, red, and green with a red rising sun superimposed in the center of the black stripe. The black stripe represented the African people, the red represented the blood of martyrs for African freedom, green represented Malawi's ever-green nature, and the rising sun represented the dawn of freedom and hope for Africa. In 2010, the flag was changed, altering the order of the horizontal stripes to red, black, and green, removing the red rising sun, and adding a full white sun in the center as a symbol of Malawi's economic progress.|

The islands of Likoma and Chisumula belong to Malawi but lie entirely within Mozambique territorial waters, forming maritime enclaves.|

While many people continue to believe there is no climate crisis, those most affected by global warming—particularly in the global South—know otherwise. According to magazine’s with Malawi activist Victor Mughogho, the “impacts are quite severe on the ground.”|

As part of the previous regime's control of the air-waves, television broadcasting was banned until 1994. Prior to 1994, Malawi had a single state-controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) radio station, which covered the whole country, and a small private religious broadcaster that had a radius of 20 kilometers (km) from the capital, Lilongwe. Today Malawi has two government controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) radio stations, two commercial stations broadcasting in Blantyre, a community radio station in Monkey Bay, a private training-commercial radio station, three religious stations, and seven private radio stations. As of 1999, there were 2.6 million radios in Malawi. The state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) dominates the radio market with its two stations, transmitting in major population centers throughout the country. News coverage and editorial content clearly are pro-government. Radio in Malawi reaches nearly 90 percent of the 11.3 million people living there. Only one television station exists in the country, the state-controlled Television Malawi (TVM), which was established in 1998. Fewer than 100,000 of Malawi's 11.3 million people own television sets.|

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Malawi recommended travel books include: - Malawi Bradt Travel Guide 4th Edition by Philip Briggs and Mary-Anne Bartlett - Lonely Planet Malawi by David Else - Spectrum Guide to Malawi by Kelly White - Shifting Boundaries: Social Security in the Urban Fringe of Lilongwe City, Malawi by Barbara Rohregger|

When the Malawi National Olympic team chose Gloucestershire University as their base for the period prior to the London 2012 Olympic Games, little did they know that their temporary home would come with a dedicated website, facebook and twitter accounts to follow their progress. Malawi Olympic Committee Treasurer General Jappie Mhango told Biztechafrica that since the venues within Gloucestershire are part of a consortium that formed the basis for the Gloucestershire entry in the Olympic Training Camp brochure, they decided to go for it. "And we did not realise we would get more than we bargained for as they have all our details now on the internet, where we can now be accessed through a website space linked to the University of Gloucestershire website. They also have our team on facebook and twitter," said Mhango. Fans can follow the Malawi team’s progress at or . The website link is on . The National Olympic Team of Malawi is in Gloucestershire for their pre-Olympic Games holding camp in the summer of 2012. The website says the Malawi team is expected to include athletes from the sports of athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo and weight-lifting. "The Malawi 2012 project builds on the well established Sport Malawi initiative," it says. The website also provides an address where one can contact for further information, through an email:|

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