Malawi: K40bn aid from China

President Bingu wa Mutharika returned from his weeklong state visit to Mainland China and brought home a K40 billion aid package for Malawi. Mutharika briefed the press on his visit at the New State House in Lilongwe. Reading the President’s communique, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Henri Mumba said the K40 billion includes a K12.2 billion grant, which would, among other projects, be used for construction of the Karonga/Chitipa road and the new Parliament building in Lilongwe.