Update: In a new development regarding the ongoing South Africa repatriations, the Malawian government has launched a national fundraising campaign and opened dedicated foreign and local currency accounts at the Reserve Bank of Malawi, according to Channel Africa and Nyasa Times. With an estimated 10,000 citizens seeking to return home following violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs has formally appealed to international development partners and private organizations to help finance the costly humanitarian operation.
Update: Expanding on recent reports of Malawi's intensified border screening, the World Health Organization has donated medical supplies worth K127 million to improve the nation's readiness against potential Ebola and cholera outbreaks, allAfrica reports. WHO Country Representative Charles Kuria Njuguna presented the protective equipment and infection control materials to Health Minister Madalitso Baloyi during a handover ceremony in Lilongwe, commending the government's proactive cross-border disease surveillance efforts.
In regional diplomacy, Lilongwe will host the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Annual Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies from June 22 to 24, 2026, according to a SADC press statement. The conference will be immediately followed by the annual statutory meeting of the SADC Anti-Corruption Committee.
The upcoming anti-corruption summit follows the recently concluded SADC Regional Dialogue on Loss and Damage, which also took place in Lilongwe, SADC reports. The World Bank-supported dialogue brought together senior officials and United Nations agencies to define a unified regional stance on securing international climate finance and strengthening recovery readiness.