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On September 27, the Embassy of Malawi hosted an event in Berlin to celebrate 60 years of independence and diplomatic relations with Germany.
Ambassador Joseph Mpinganjira welcomed over 100 guests, including members of the Malawian and African diaspora. The Head of Division for Sub-Saharan Africa at the Federal Foreign Office, Sarah Bernardy, gave a speech on behalf of the German government.
There were two discussion panels on the commitment of NGOs and the commitment of companies. The event was framed by information stands from several organizations.

On September 27, the Embassy of Malawi hosted an event in Berlin to celebrate 60 years of independence and diplomatic relations with Germany.
Ambassador Joseph Mpinganjira welcomed over 100 guests, including members of the Malawian and African diaspora. The Head of Division for Sub-Saharan Africa at the Federal Foreign Office, Sarah Bernardy, gave a speech on behalf of the German government.
There were two discussion panels on the commitment of NGOs and the commitment of companies. The event was framed by information stands from several organizations.

On June 10, Malawi’s Vice President Chilima was killed along with eight other passengers in a helicopter that crashed into a mountainside.
The causes were investigated with the support of German experts. It was established beyond doubt that there were dense clouds and heavy turbulence. In addition, the helicopter was from 1987 and many of its instruments and technical equipment were outdated and had not been maintained to the necessary extent. Finally, the search for the missing aircraft was also delayed because the transmitter had not been working due to a faulty battery since 2004.
Speculation in the meantime about other causes and other apportionments of blame are therefore pointless.

Our new newsletter 38 (summer 2024) has been published and is available for download as a PDF. Older newsletters can be found in the usual place.

To mark 60 years of independence and at the same time 60 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Malawi, the journal “Business & Diplomacy” recently published two articles in issue 1/2024: “The Warm Heart of Africa” by Ambassador Joseph Mpinganjira and “Mittendrin” about DMaG by Christiane Bertels-Heering, DMaG Chairwoman and Honorary Consul.