ONE OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF STOP THE BLEEDING CAMPAIGN

[JULIUS OKOTH]

The Malawi government has suspended the issuance of new mining licenses and initiated a nationwide audit of the sector, while also banning the export of raw minerals. The move is aimed at enhancing transparency, ensuring Malawi fully benefits from its mineral resources, promote value addition and accountability in the mining sector. https://english.news.cn/20260214/1660f2a49c7847f8a40650b96f871cb6/c.html

This is part of the achievements of "Stop the Bleeding" (STB) campaign in Africa that was officially launched on June 25, 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya.

The campaign was initiated by a coalition of six Pan-African civil society organizations to combat Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and the movement of money out of the continent through tax evasion, money laundering, and corruption. https://www.policyforum-tz.org/news/2015-06-30/stop-bleeding-campaign-launched-curb-illicit-financial-flows-africa

[Nick Mathiason]

Thank you for posting this story, Julius.

Indeed the  Stop the Bleeding campaign has achieved great things and clearly continues to do so. 

I also think this story published two weeks ago - The Chinese mining takeover - by the Platform for Investigative Journalism Malawi and Finance Uncovered may have spurred the president's action.

PIJ and FU's story revealed that control of a monumental mining project - 350 million tons of a zircon, titanium, and rare earth-bearing monazite -  has been quietly traded between Chinese entities twice since 2023, seemingly without the knowledge or approval of Malawian regulators. 

This shell game of ownership, conducted through offshore structures and Chinese stock exchanges, appears to be a direct breach of Malawian law and raises profound questions about the country’s ability to govern its most valuable resources.

So the Malawi president's decision to suspend the issuance of all types of mining licenses, a full audit of the licensing registry, and a ban on the export of raw minerals pending a review of the legal and regulatory framework appears to be another example of campaigning + journalism = impact :)

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