Malawi

The international NGO World Vision is carrying out a food and nutrition assessment in Malawi to determine how best to combat the hunger that is ravaging most of the country. Many desperate people are reportedly eating maize husks and wild roots.

Pupil enrolment increased a staggering 63 percent when Malawi introduced free primary school education in 1994, but education authorities are still battling to keep young girls in class.

The trial of four men accused of attempting to overthrow the Malawian government in March began on Tuesday with prosecutors alleging that the group had planned to take over the presidential palace and the radio station, AFP reported.

USAID's Population Technical Assistance Project (POPTECH) is currently recruiting a team to evaluate USAID/Malawi's STAFP project. This assignment was to have begun next week but has been postponed. The new start-up date is not known, but will hopefully be within the next few weeks. Knowledge of USAID a must.

The Malawi Digest, produced by MIDEA, raises concerns about the growing demise of democracy in Malawi. According to the Digest, Malawi is in danger of sliding back into one-party rule. There are real concerns about the government's lack of respect for the constitution and the rule of law, and the real dangers that are now faced from the abuse of human rights, the intolerance of dissent and the emergence of politcally motivated violence.

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