Malawi - Culture Smart!

Kondwani Bell Munthali is an award-winning Malawian journalist. A graduate of the University of East Anglia, the University of London, and the University of Rwanda, he is currently researching for his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Academy for Diplomacy and International Governance at Loughborough University. He has served as a diplomat at the Malawi High Commission in London, a special assistant to the Vice President of Malawi, and is an ardent youth and public health advocate. At the age of sixteen he founded one of Malawi s pioneer youth organizations. He is a Niemen Fellow at Harvard University and is one of Malawi s key bloggers. Kondwani has worked for the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation and Nation Publications Limited, and has researched and worked on topics ranging from tobacco control in Africa to raising awareness of HIV/Aids, cancer, and child labor exploitation across the world.

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