The Ministry of Transport and Public Works is set to host a regional stakeholders workshop aimed at promoting best practices in shipping and international trade, according to AfricaBrief. The event, organised in collaboration with the Maritime Organisation for Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa, will take place from March 12 to 13 at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Malunga Phiri is expected to officially open the meeting, which will focus on harmonising trade procedures and improving coordination among public and private sector actors to reduce logistics costs for the landlocked nation.
In diplomatic developments, the Malawi government has reaffirmed its commitment to international nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament efforts. According to Leyman Publications, Principal Secretary for Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mary Kachale made the declaration in Lilongwe during the opening of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Poster Exhibition 2026. The exhibition, organised by the Embassy of Japan and Japanese Ambassador Naito Yasushi, runs at the Lilongwe City Council Chambers until March 18 and aims to promote peace and awareness regarding the history of atomic bombings.
Meanwhile, UN Women Malawi has launched a new funding initiative to combat child marriage and support girls' education in the Mulanje and Dedza districts, fundsforNGOs reports. Backed by the Chief Kachindamoto Fund, the project is calling for civil society partners to implement community-driven advocacy programmes that challenge discriminatory social norms. The selected organisations will receive grants ranging from $50,000 to $139,590 to engage traditional leaders, provide education grants, and strengthen school retention rates for vulnerable girls.