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Location of Malawi (in blue) Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. Malawi is among the world's least-developed and most-densely populated countries. Around 85% of the population live in rural areas.
Nyasa Times is an online newspaper providing Malawian news, founded by Edgar Chibaka in 2006. It began reporting in late 2006. [1] According to its own website, it received "over 8 million hits per month" in 2010.
Malawi24 is a United Nations Global Compact member. It is affiliated with Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) - Malawi Chapter, a media watch-dog organisation across Southern Africa. It is currently one of the Malawi news sources aggregated by allafrica.com [2] and Google news [3]
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Malawians were a source of labor to the diamond and gold mines in Southern Africa, particularly South Africa. [1] Many Malawian health professionals have migrated to the Global North (developed nations) in search of employment. [2] The migration of skilled labor has contributed to the brain drain that is affecting many African nations.
The economy of Malawi is $7.522 billion by gross domestic product as of 2019, and is predominantly agricultural, with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. The landlocked country in south central Africa ranks among the world's least developed countries and poorest countries. [12]
Nordic Journal of African Studies. 12 (3). Helsinki: Nordic Association of African Studies. ISSN 1459-9465. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11 "Malawi: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 672. ISBN 1857431839.
Malawi was a pioneer among African countries with regards to the integration of women into its modern armed forces. Since 1999, [ 18 ] women have been empowered as special forces (5% of the Force Intervention Brigade are female), paratroopers, [ 19 ] pilots [ 20 ] but also as medical staff.