Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Malawi

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Malawi

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Hello Displorers, welcome to another informative video presented to you by Displore and thanks for watching. In this video, we will take an indebt look at one of Africa’s most friendly countries, Malawi and present to you 10 things you probably didn’t know about this lesser talked about country. Malawi is a landlocked country in south-eastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique surrounding on the east, south and southwest. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 inhabited by a population of over 19.1 million. Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa, takes up about a third of Malawi's area. Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also the country's largest city. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people who inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of its people.

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Malawi's foreign policy is pro-Western and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries and participation in several international organisations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Southern African Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, and the African Union. Although there was periodic regional conflict fuelled in part by ethnic divisions in the past, by 2008 it had diminished considerably and the concept of a Malawian nationality had remerged. Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about Malawi.
1. Its Capital City is One of the Youngest in Africa
There has been a fishing village on the banks of the Lilongwe River for centuries but the modern city was only officially founded as a trading post in 1906 and only recognised as a town in 1947. It became the Malawian capital even later, in 1975 when kingpin status was taken away from Zomba, which had stood as the administrative hub in the colonial era. Lilongwe might not be a place which will detain travellers for too long, although the giant tower of the King's African Rifles War Memorial is a reminder that the two world conflicts claimed their share of Malawian lives and hence for now will be the main attention driver in the baby city.
2. High Girl Dropout Rate from Education
In Malawi less than 10% of girls earn a high school diploma given that approximately 20% of school aged girls are prevented from continuing their education due to lack of menstrual health education and access to menstrual pads. Another reason why girls hard achieve a diploma is because the country has one of the highest rates of child Marriagein the world, with approximately 1 in 2 girls married and/or raising children by the age of 18. There have been efforts to educate and discourage early marriages amongst disadvantaged children and orphans in Malawi since 2007 and work with local partners to increase girl child education in rural communities has seen a gradual increase so far
3. The Best Hiking Sites are in Malawi
Malawi is home to the highest peak in Africa south of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the stunning Mt. Mulanje. Rising to 3,000m, this peak provides incredible views of the landscape and neighbouring Mozambique. But that doesn’t come easy as you can enjoy that after hiking your way up. The entire country is a hiker’s haven providing access to incredible hikes. Whether its hiking over the giant rocks of Lake Malawi or scaling the peak of Mt. Mulanje, avid hikers will not be disappointed. With this knowledge, get the hiker in you and let’s start now. But if you are not a hiker, we could go visiting the numerous wildlife opportunities, the country provides. Just like its neighbouring countries, Malawi is home to an astounding amount of wildlife within its borders. There are close to 200mammals and over 600species of birds to explore.Malawi is a viable location for seeking out the diminutive counterpart to the Big Five, the little five which are under-sized mammals, insects, birds and creepy-crawlies, with similar names, which haunt the trees, soil and undergrowth. These are the Elephant Shrew, the Buffalo Weaver, the Leopard Tortoise, the Ant Lion and the Rhino Beetle.


4. Quite a Few Tour Operators Have Mapped Out the Country’s Touristic Sites
It is unlikely to be the country you type into a search engine if you are planning a first trip to Africa, but for those who love the continent, Malawi is an intriguing part of the tapestry. And there are professionals on hand to make a visit possible, easy and processes understandable. This is thanks to several sites whose operation cover the most important aspects tourists search for. such sites include Expert Africa, Steppes Travel, Timbuktu T