Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday said that Africa was able to feed itself, suggesting other African nations should learn farming lessons from his country.
“We believe in Malawi that Africa can feed itself,” Mutharika told reporters before he departed for Japan to attend a meeting of African leaders.
“Malawians have been able to feed themselves. [...]

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika on Friday vowed he would never again “kneel down” for food aid with the southern African nation expecting a third maize bumper harvest in 2008.
“I will not, as your president, ever again kneel down in front of the donor communities to ask for maize. Please don’t allow me to do [...]

William built his first windmill at age 14 to power his home in rural Malawi, his story made the editor’s pick on AfricanLoft back in June following his summer debut at the TEDglobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania. Since then the fame of the 20 year old has been spreading. His story is an all-time winner for its motivational and inspirational value.

The trend has always been Americans and Europeans adopting African kids; one hardly hears of Africans adopting non-African kids, this trend is about to change. Ellen Tarlin writes via Slate.com (Oct 4, 2007):
“A Malawi couple has completed adoption paperwork for Sean Preston Federline, 2, and Jayden James Federline, 1, after their mother, Britney Spears, [...]

I was watching ‘Without A Trace’ (a detective story about missing people) the other day and the story was about a famous American couple who adopted a little boy from Africa. The show focused on the kidnapping of the kid by some African men who claimed they wanted to return him to his biological [...]

“William Kamkwamba is a 19 year old Malawian who built his first windmill at 14. Here he is, pictured just this last week doing some work on his windmill near his home.” - Erik, AfriGadget
William: The windmill now powers lights for 3 rooms and a light over our porch outside. I also use it [...]

So what’s the deal with Madonna and Malawi these days?
The pop super star made headlines when she adopted David Banda - a 12 month old Malawian boy last October. Madonna is spearheading the construction of The Raising Malawi – Consol Homes Orphan Care Center, a place where children can come to eat, learn, read, and play in a safe, nurturing environment. This will also be where the children will be taught the principles of an SFK-based curriculum that is being co-created with local Malawian teachers to address the specific challenges in Africa…