The document provides 7 facts about Malawi. It notes that the Portuguese first made contact with Malawians through trade of ivory, iron, and slaves. It also discusses how Malawi has burned tons of smuggled ivory to fight elephant poaching. Maize was introduced by the Portuguese and remains the staple food today. Lake Malawi was once called "Lake of the Stars" by David Livingstone due to fishermen's lanterns. Malawi gained international attention when Madonna adopted a Malawian boy. Earliest human settlements in Malawi date back 50,000-60,000 years ago. Carlsberg beer is sold in Malawi for about $0.75.

1. INTERESTING
FACTS ABOUT
MALAWI
MADEBYYONANYONDO

2. 1
FACT

3. THE MALAWIANS’ FIRST EUROPEAN
CONTACT WAS WITH THE PORTUGUESE

4. … THEY TRADED IVORY, IRON AND

5. … THEY TRADED IVORY, IRON AND
SLAVES

6. CURRENTLY, IN
RESPONSE TO
ERADICATING
WILDLIFE CRIMES IN
THE COUNTRY…

7. MALAWI HAS BURNT TONNES OF
SMUGGLED IVORY IN THE PAST
IN A FIGHT AGAINST ELEPHANT POACHING

8. THE US GOVERNMENT
APPLAUDED US FOR
BURNING K5 BILLION
WORTH OF IVORY THIS YEAR

9. THE US GOVERNMENT
APPLAUDED US FOR
BURNING K5 BILLION
WORTH OF IVORY THIS YEAR
ALMOST SAME AMOUNT OF DONATION WE GOT FROM
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO PURCHASE MAIZE AS A
RESPONSE TO HUNGER SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

10. 2
FACT

11. THE PORTUGUESE INTRODUCED
MAIZE TO THE REGION…..

12. MAIZE IS STILL THE STAPLE GRAIN
OF MALAWI.

13. FROM MAIZE FLOUR & WATER

14. YOU GET NSIMA,
MALAWI’S STAPLE FOOD

15. 3
FACT

16. LAKE MALAWI WAS
ONCE CALLED “THE
LAKE OF THE STARS”
BY THE FAMED
SCOTTISH EXPLORER
DAVID LIVINGSTONE

17. … BECAUSE LANTERN LIGHTS HE SAW
FROM THE FISHERMEN’S BOATS
RESEMBLED THE STARS AT NIGHT

18. 4
FACT

19. MALAWI WAS BROUGHT INTO
INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT WHEN
DAVID BANDA MWALE

20. A MALAWIAN BOY IN AN
ORPHANAGE, WAS ADOPTED BY
POP ICON MADONNA

21. CONTROVERSY SURROUNDED THE
ADOPTION BECAUSE MALAWI LAWS
REQUIRE WOULD-BE PARENTS TO
RESIDE IN MALAWI FOR 1 YEAR
BEFORE ADOPTION

22. AND MADONNA DIDN’T

23. AND MADONNA DIDN’T
SHES THE QUEEN AFTER ALL

24. 5
FACT

25. EARLIEST HUMAN SETTLEMENTS IN
MALAWI DATE BACK TO 50,000
TO 60,000 YEARS AGO

26. BUSHMEN PEOPLE'S ROCK
PAINTINGS CAN STILL BE
SEEN OUTSIDE THE
CAPITAL OF LILONGWE

27. 6
FACT

28. CHAMBO FISH, ONE OF
MALAWI’S FAVORITE DELICACIES,
IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES

29. 7
FACT

30. MALAWI IS THE ONLY COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD THAT HAS A
CARLSBERG FACTORY

31. WITH THE EXCEPTION, OF
COURSE, OF DENMARK

32. CARLSBERG BEER IS SOLD
HERE AT JUST ABOUT USD 0.75

33. CARLSBERG BEER IS SOLD
HERE AT JUST ABOUT USD 0.75
NOW YOU KNOW NOT ALL MALAWIAN HOUSEHOLDS
LIVE ON LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR PER DAY !!

34. 7
FACT

35. IT’S NOT UNUSUAL IN MY
COUNTRY TO SEE A 12-SEATER
BUS TRANSPORTING 21 PEOPLE,,,

36. PLUS GOATS, CHICKEN, AND
BASKETS OF VEGETABLES

37. THANKS