Malawi

Malawi is on of the regions that the earliest ancestors of humans lived. From here the roots of language, story and communication were formed. During the colonial period, the country was included into the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, achieving their independence in 1964 with Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda as Prime Minister, Later (life) President. In 1994 Malawi held it's first democratic elections since it's independence, and the current President is Dr Bakili Muluzi. They do run under a multi-party democracy.Malawi was the former British protectorate of Nyasaland that became independent in 1964.

English is the official language of Malawi, however, Chichewa is the most commonly spoken local language. Other languages spoken in Malawi include Chiyao, Chilomwe, Chitumbuka, Chitonga and Chisena. As for religion, the majority of Malawians are Protestant at 55%. There are also some Roman Catholics (20%), Catholics (20%), Muslims (20%), some with indigenous beliefs (3%) and other (2%).

Managing Director Juan José Daboub is visited Africa to help sustain growth and reduce poverty. During his visit, he saw many challenges confronting Africa. There is a major energy crisis facing all of Africa causing a reduction in the expected GDP growth. They believe that the cause of this crisis is the high prices of oil, inadequate and costly generation facilities, and struggling state-owned power utility. These causes are creating a loss of electricity for long amounts of time throughout schools, businesses, clinics, and even households.
Malawi has an issues with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa, aka Lake Malawi, and the Songwe River. Tanzania would be considered one of their allies during the current time.

Click here to see a map of Malawi: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/malawi.jpg