37-590: Monkey Bay or Lusumbwe is a town in Mangochi which is in the Mangochi District in the Southern Region of Malawi . The town is on the shore of Lake Malawi and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. The population of Monkey Bay was 14,955 according to the 2018 census. Monkey Bay is 206 kilometres (128 mi) from Lilongwe , Malawi's capital city, and 253 kilometres (157 mi) from Blantyre . Monkey Bay
74-596: A catering course, and will add a staff officers course in the future." The same source listed the Army Commander as General Melvin Khanga , with the deputy commander, Lieutenant General Issac Yohane , and the Director of Training Major General Wilfred Mponela . In 1992-93, the army played a vital role in dismantling Banda's dictatorship. After the 8 March 1992 pastoral letter: There were public demonstrations in support of
111-706: A continental basis, rather than at the level of individual colonies. The Malawi Rifles were formed when the country gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. Its first battalion was formed from the 1st Battalion, King's African Rifles . On independence the battalion became 1st Battalion of the Malawi Rifles (Malawi Army). They were based at what became the headquarters of the Malawi Army at Cobbe Barracks , Zomba . Cobbe Barracks had been named in May 1958 in honor of
148-550: A market in Monkey Bay, although there are bureaux de change or automatic teller machines . On 22 February 2010, a first bank opened its doors. Malawi Savings Bank Agency which was operating from the Post Office building moved into their own convenience, a refurbished and spacious building at the trading centre. There is not a functioning internet café although there are signs for one. There are several guesthouses. The nearest ATM
185-471: Is a marine steam engine that was built in 1898 and powered the Universities' Mission to Central Africa 's SS Chauncy Maples until 1953. Mangochi is home to a large mosque as well as a modern Catholic Cathedral . The city has the largest Muslim population in terms of percent. Mangochi is home to a clock tower erected in honour of Queen Victoria , dating back to the early 20th century. Mangochi
222-533: Is a tourist resort and is often travelled through on the road to Cape Maclear . Monkey Bay was ruled by the Muslim Yao chief and slave trader, Mponda , during the 1880s. In the late 19th century, the first Bishop of Likoma , Chauncy Maples , drowned near Monkey Bay in Lake Malawi. In the 1960s, there was a Fisheries Research Laboratory in Monkey Bay, funded by the then- Nyasaland colonial government. Monkey Bay
259-468: Is a township in the Southern Region of Malawi . Located near the southern end of Lake Malawi , in colonial times it used to be called Fort Johnston. As of 2018, it has a population of 53,498. Mangochi was founded by colonial administrator Sir Harry Johnston in the 1890s as a British colonial defence post on the littoral plain of the Shire River 's western shore. After this, Fort Johnston – as
296-593: Is in the town of Mangochi . Monkey Bay is connected to Lilongwe and Blantyre by bus services. The nearest airport is at Ulongwe , 79 km (49 mi) away. Two passenger ferries make weekly sailings along Lake Malawi between Monkey Bay and Chilumba ; the MV Ilala and the Mtendere . The Ilala is 350-passenger steamship that has served the route since 1951. In March 2003, the European Union funded improvements to
333-719: Is located just off the M3 road. All buses travelling from Monkey Bay to Blantyre stop in Mangochi. Minibuses travel to Liwonde , Zomba , and Blantyre . Matola s travel to Liwonde National Park and to the border town of Chiponde. Mangochi is described by Lonely Planet as having a "vaguely Swahili feel", with "palm trees, Arab-looking people and coconuts for sale in the street." There are several guesthouses and lodges for tourists in Mangochi. 14°28′S 35°16′E / 14.467°S 35.267°E / -14.467; 35.267 Army of Malawi The Malawi Defence Force
370-473: Is on the shore of Lake Malawi and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. It is at an elevation of 500 m (1,630 ft). Monkey Bay is situated 6 km (4 mi) from Chimpamba , 3 km (2 mi) from Zambo , 1.5 km (1 mi) from Msumbi and 800 m ( 1 ⁄ 2 mi) from Mbalamanja . In March 2003, the then-Malawian President Bakili Muluzi held a rally in Monkey Bay, and promised to help reduce poverty. The charity Save
407-417: Is situated 2.2 km ( 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 mi) from Mponda , 3.6 km ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 mi) from Chipalamawamba , 3 km (2 mi) from Mbaluku Laini and 2.2 km ( 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 mi) from Yangala . Mangochi has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen : Aw ). Yao , specifically the Mangochi dialect, is the main language spoken in this town. A Swahili settlement
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#1732856167322444-746: Is the Bakili Muluzi Bridge, which Lonely Planet described as "scenic". The Lake Malawi Museum houses ethnic, environmental, and historical exhibits. They include the Hotchkiss gun with which the British gunboat Gwendolen defeated the German gunboat Hermann von Wissmann with a single shot in their brief naval engagement in August 1914 . The museum has also a scale model of the Gwendolen . An even older exhibit
481-579: Is the state military organisation responsible for defending Malawi . It originated from elements of the British King's African Rifles , colonial units formed before independence in 1964. The military is organized under the purview of the Ministry of Defence. Before independence, Malawi depended for its military supplies on the barracks in Rhodesia , as British colonial military logistics was usually organized on
518-528: The 2019 Malawian general elections , was dismissed and replaced by Major General Andrew Lapken Namathanga , the former Air Force commander. Six months later, the new President, Lazarus Chakwera , reinstated Nundwe. On 14 November 2018, during FIB Rotation VI, an officer, sergeant, corporal, and three soldiers of the MDF were killed in action in the Congo. The Malawi Air Force was established with German help in 1976 with
555-900: The African Standby Force . The Force Intervention Brigade of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was authorized by the United Nations Security Council on 28 March 2013 through Resolution 2098 . Its first 2,550 troops were drawn almost equally from Malawi, the Tanzania People's Defence Force , and the South African National Defence Force . After Peter Mutharika became President in 2014, he replaced
592-530: The Mangochi District were made homeless. The Nankhwala Catholic School is in Monkey Bay. Monkey Bay has a hospital, but medical services are not extensive; surgery and diagnostics are however available in Monkey Bay. Monkey Bay has a police station. It is also the headquarters of the 220-strong marine force of the Army of Malawi . Monkey Bay has been described as "the country's best known resort" by Agence France-Presse , and Factiva refers to Monkey Bay as
629-537: The "best known resort-area" in Malawi. The area has "sandy beaches and tropical fish", and is popular with tourists. There are diving schools in Monkey Bay, however, according to the Daily Telegraph, the schools are considered poor by tourists. The town is also a transit point to Cape Maclear . 14°05′S 34°55′E / 14.083°S 34.917°E / -14.083; 34.917 Mangochi Mangochi
666-540: The British General Alexander Cobbe VC, who had served with the King's African Rifles. The Rifles were reportedly at a strength of 2,000 men at independence. On 6 July 1966 Malawi became a Republic and His Excellency Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda became the first president. After the swearing in ceremony his first duty was to present the battalion with his own presidential colour and the new regimental colour. It
703-621: The Cabinet Crisis was Yatuta Chisiza . Chisiza fled to Tanzania, and founded the Socialist League of Malawi , the most radical Malawian opposition party. He also began to conduct guerilla operations against Banda's government. In 1967 Chisiza and nine others entered Mwanza District from Tanzania. In the following clash with the Army and Young Pioneers on 9 October 1967 he and two other members of insurgent forces were killed; five were captured; and
740-502: The Children is active in the Monkey Bay area. According to a German development volunteer working with the Back to School Foundation , the residents of Monkey Bay are not living at the poverty line, but at the existence line. Houses are simple clay cottages, and few households can afford electricity, as the connection costs alone are three times the average monthly wage. There is a supermarket and
777-564: The Defence Force commander four times in six years. On August 4, 2014, General Henry Odillo handed over to General Ignaious Maulana , the former Chief of Military Operations. In July–August 2016, General Maulana was replaced by his former deputy Griffin Supuni-Phiri . Another change occurred in 2019. In March 2020, General Vincent Nundwe, who had won praise for the army's handling of six months of protests over Mutharika's election victory in
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#1732856167322814-549: The MYP forcibly. A bar-room argument in .. Mzuzu ended with Young Pioneers shooting two soldiers dead. The middle-ranking and junior officers effectively mutinied against the army commander, General Isaac Yohane , attacking the Ministry of Youth and other MYP installations in Lilongwe, as well as looting the MCP headquarters. The army then moved into MYP bases throughout the country. The operation
851-750: The Protectorate of Nyasaland , is said to have fought the first naval battle of the First World War when it defeated the German vessel Hermann von Wissmann in August 1914. Rioting in June 2003 injured three people. From March to November 2007, roughly 480 children were rescued from child labour on tobacco farms in Mangochi. In July 2008, elephants terrorised areas around Maldeco Fisheries in Mangochi and caused several deaths and damage to property, mainly crops. The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture proposed moving
888-783: The United States trained army personnel from the 2nd Battalion, Malawi Rifles, probably at Kamuzu Barracks, Lilongwe, 3rd Battalion, Malawi Rifles ( Moyale Barracks , Mzuzu), the Parachute Battalion, and the Combat Support Battalion ( Mvera ). In July 2004 General Joseph Chimbayo was succeeded by Marko Chiziko . In 2011 General Chiziko was succeeded by Henry Odillo as MDF Commander. On 5 April 2012 when President Bingu wa Mutharika died, there were rumours of an attempted constitutional coup intended to prevent vice-president Joyce Banda from becoming president as outlined by
925-567: The bishops - notably at the University in Blantyre and Zomba, where soldiers indicated their support for the students and deterred violent police action against the protesters. This was the first sign of the army's future political role. In May 1992 student protesters were joined by striking workers in Blantyre. In two days of riots dozens of protesters were killed by armed police and Young Pioneers . In December 1992: ..the army intervened to disarm
962-471: The constitution. The military, under General Henry Odillo , stepped in and vowed to support and uphold the constitution of Malawi. They reportedly stationed security members at Banda's residence during the news of Mutharika's death. These acts had a direct impact on the transition of power. Malawi has signed the initial agreements joining the SADC Standby Brigade , the southern African component of
999-409: The delivery of six single-engined Dornier Do 27s and eight Do 28 light twins in 1976-1980. Also in the same era the air force received an Alouette III , an AS 350 and an AS 355 Ecureuil , as well as three SA 330 H/L Puma Helicopters from France. A single BAe 125-800 was delivered in 1986. Four Dornier 228 light twin turbo props were acquired between 1986 and 1989 in part to allow disposal of
1036-459: The elephants into several game reserves, although the proposal stalled when some residents said they wanted the elephants to remain. Mangochi is at an elevation of 470 m (1,541 ft), near the southern end of Lake Malawi , between the main lakeshore road and the Shire River and 8 kilometres (5 miles) south of its entrance into Lake Malombe . The town is roughly 190 km (120 mi) northeast of Blantyre, Malawi 's largest city. It
1073-421: The independence of Mozambique, several Portuguese colonial secret police agents as well as FRELIMO deserters joined the Malawi Army. Gurkha officer John "Johnny" Clements was advanced to Acting Brigadier in May 1971, and commanded the Malawi Army until September 1972. Thereupon the Army's first black commander, Brigadier Graciano Matewere was appointed. Banda promoted Matewere instantly to Major General after
1110-784: The older Dornier products. In 1990 two Douglas C-47 with PT6A turboprops were delivered from the US. Previous aircraft that have been placed in storage or removed from service include the Basler BT-67 , the Dornier Do27-A , the British Aerospace 125 , the King Air 90 , AS365 Dauphin , and the Alouette III . As a landlocked country, Malawi has a very small Navy with no sizeable military craft. Malawi's naval force only operates on Lake Malawi and
1147-703: The others fled. In 1970 the International Institute for Strategic Studies listed the Army as comprising one infantry battalion [1 MR at Zomba] and supporting services, having a strength of 1,150. Malawi was allied with Portugal during the Mozambican War of Independence (1964–74), and the Malawi Army consequently cooperated with the Portuguese Army to secure the Mozambican-Malawian border and arrest FRELIMO rebels. Following FRELIMO's victory and
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1184-793: The resolution of the South African Airways hijacking in Blantyre in 1972. Matewere was retired by Banda in 1980 and died in 2001. Declassified Defense Intelligence Agency reporting from 1985 states that "there is also a military college [likely the Kamuzu Military College, at Salima that is probably one of the finest, most efficiently organized, and operated military training schools in Sub-Saharan Africa. [It] conducts recruit training, numerous enlisted courses, officer cadet courses, [a] platoon leader course, company commanders course ( sic ), communications courses, NCO courses,
1221-451: The road linking Monkey Bay with Masasa and Golomoti . In February 2006, the Malawian government announced plans to build a road from Monkey Bay to Cape Maclear. In March 2006, there was no road access to Monkey Bay, after the worst floods since 1978 had washed away several kilometres of road and a bridge. The rainfall measured around 158 millimetres (6.2 in) and several thousand people in
1258-404: The town was then known – was an important slave market and administrative centre. The British gunboat Gwendolen , named after Lady Gwendolen Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, was built in Mangochi in 1897. At 310 tonnes (340 short tons), it was the largest ship to sail on Lake Malawi until being scrapped shortly after World War II . The gunboat, operated by
1295-485: Was also established in Mangochi. Mangochi is mainly inhabited by the Yao people. Mangochi was developed as an agricultural centre and has marine-engineering shops. Cash crops grown in the area include tobacco, cotton, and groundnuts. Rice and maize are intensively grown along the lakeshore, and commercial fishing is also important. Amenities include several shops, supermarkets, a post office and banks. Within Mangochi there
1332-580: Was called "Bwezani" which means "taking back" or "returning". This event was vital in the history of the Malawi Army. Malawi was a pioneer among African countries with regards to the integration of women into its modern armed forces. Since 1999, women have been empowered as special forces (5% of the Force Intervention Brigade are female), paratroopers, pilots but also as medical staff. State Department International Military Education and Training documentation from Fiscal Year 2003 indicates
1369-467: Was under the leadership of Brigadier Paul Lewis, a British expatriate; Welsh Colonel Dudley Thornton commanded 1965-67. In 1966, about 60% of the officers in the battalion were former non-commissioned officers . After the Cabinet Crisis of 1964 , the Malawi Army destroyed Henry Chipembere 's insurrection in Mangochi District and Machinga District in 1965. Another of the ministers ousted during
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