About this episode
The episode discusses Malawi's severe fuel crisis and its impact on the country.
Malawi's fuel crisis is probably severe than anywhere in Africa. The government has been forced to sell of precious gold reserves to buy fuel to keep hospitals and agriculture running. How are Malawians coping and is there a solution? Eddy Micah Jnr. speaks with Michael Kaiyatsa, a human rights activist and head of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) and DW's Chimwemwe Padatha in Lilongwe.
People in this episode
Host: Eddy Micah Jnr.
Guest: Michael Kaiyatsa
Topics covered
- fuel crisis
- Malawi
- human rights
- government response
- agriculture
- healthcare
Keywords
- Malawi
- fuel crisis
- gold reserves
- human rights
- agriculture
- healthcare
- Eddy Micah Jnr.
- Michael Kaiyatsa
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Human Rights Defenders Coalition
Places: Malawi, Lilongwe
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