Nathan Chiume

Strategy, Government Affairs & Delivery; Geopolitics; Geoeconomics; Defense, Security & Global Threats; Country Risks & Resiliency; Market Intelligence; Africa

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@LingaWine @KenaMphonda Indeed, it is very nuanced. We just need to connect the dots to understand the origins of current malaise in Malawi so that we can prescribe workable solutions

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@KenaMphonda @LingaWine But even the Frontline states issues of 1980s have their roots in the 1964 cabinet crisis. All problems with Malawi’s foreign policy emanated from there and set the stage for how her neighbors perceive her until today

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@General_wongie @ALICK_FALCONE @thanos1365 Even before the 80s. And we have had to heal and resolve our own trauma for such atrocities because successive governments have essentially refused to do meaningfully do a truth & reconciliation process!

[Jack McBrams @mcbrams]

Presenting #Malawi in 15 books. From prison cells to exile, memoirs to manifestos—these must-reads capture Malawi's soul. Essential for outsiders seeking context. Urgent for locals born after ’94. Let’s make these compulsory in schools. https://t.co/9mScbowVRH via @LinkedIn

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@General_wongie @Freloh22 Thank you for your passion and interest in reading him! Times like these require reading him and others to understand Malawi’s current predicament. They predicted all this.

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@General_wongie @Freloh22 Indeed, very limited supply at the moment. Best bet is to borrow from a library, locally or around the world e.g. Malawiana collection at UNIMA. Hope to get a new edition out as early as possible

[Jack McBrams @mcbrams]

Kamuzu Banda's massive estate, Nguru ya Nawambe House in his native Kasungu, spans 422 hectares with 24 bedrooms, 3 libraries, a stadium, a helipad & a dam. A court battle between his family and Mama Kadzamira over his will has left this magnificent property unused and neglected

[Jack McBrams @mcbrams]

Malawi’s fuel crisis has escalated into a full-blown national emergency, paralyzing the country. It’s time for President @LAZARUSCHAKWERA to declare a state of emergency and urgently seek external assistance. This situation is unsustainable—action is needed now. #Malawi

[The Chanzo @TheChanzo]

Retired Police Officer Who Accompanied the Late Jimmy Carter to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro Reflects on the Historic Expedition

The late Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States who passed away on December 29, 2024, was one of the prominent figures who visited Tanzania and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro during a trip in 1988 with his family.

As is customary when high-profile visitors travel to another country, although he may have his personal security detail, usually local security officers join the guest’s detail to ensure his protection.

One of the officers from Tanzania’s security forces assigned to join the protection team of President Carter was retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Abdallah Mssika. At that time, Mssika was an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), heading the fraud investigation unit at the Criminal Investigation Department(CID) of Tanzania Police Force in Kilimanjaro Region.

Speaking to The Chanzo from his home in Dar es Salaam, ACP Mssika shared that a few days before Carter’s arrival, in early August 1988, he was called to the office of the Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander (RPC) and informed about the visit.

He was told that he was one of the officers selected to join the team of local officers tasked with ensuring the security of President Carter, who was planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

“I was accompanied by two other police detectives in a team which included another officer who later  headed a protection team of the third president of the United Republic of Tanzania, the late Benjamin William Mkapa,” Mssika recalled.

Read more>>>https://t.co/cHkrvRZ4Bk

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

Thank you @TheChanzo for this wonderful piece. Very happy to see pictures of my late father, Mzee Kanyama Chiume, who was also privileged to scale Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1988 together with the Carter family, to cover the story as part of his work as a journalist/newspaper columnist.

[The Chanzo @TheChanzo]

Retired Police Officer Who Accompanied the Late Jimmy Carter to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro Reflects on the Historic Expedition

https://t.co/z8vo0soAx5

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

I’m a bit late to this amazing news Kaka @aeyakuze! 😊 Congratulations for the new role, and for the amazing run at @Twaweza_NiSisi!

[Open Government Partnership @opengovpart]

📣 OGP is pleased to announce @aeyakuze as its new CEO! As a dedicated advocate for transparency and citizen engagement, he will guide OGP’s 76 members and partners in delivering ambitious #opengov reforms.

Many thanks to @SPradhanOGP for 8 impactful years of leadership!

[marang setshwaelo @marangdream]

Meanwhile, in Botswana elections 🗳️…. Ruling party BDP has lost power for the first time since Independence in 1966…. It’s a total washout! 😮

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

The British colony of Zanzibar off the east coast of Africa. A tired nanny poses next to her ward named Farrukh Bulsara. A quarter of a century later, the boy would take the pseudonym Freddie Mercury, 1947

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@AliKibao Your clarity of thought in the midst of pain is enviable. My deepest condolences kaka 🙏🏾

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@BgoyaWalter @MarkMwandosya @MkukiNaNyota @oxford_brookes Hongera sana Mjomba! Well deserved 👏🏾✊🏾

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@IdaHadjivayanis The whole of Dar and Zanzibar now knows we were there! 😂😂

[Ida Hadjivayanis @IdaHadjivayanis]

Hii kabambe! @chiume 🥳

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

@mBongo @IdaHadjivayanis Let’s try Thursday or Friday. Gotta get my stash to take away too!☕️

[Nathan Chiume @chiume]

Really proud of my 3rd cousin, the veteran South African actress @connie_chiume for her stelar performance as a tribal leader of Wakanda in #BlackPanther. We have always been leaders in our tribes, in real countries and in imaginary ones. ✊🏾

[NongeloChiume @nongelo_chiume]

Mama You’ll always be my love ❤️🫶🏾💔😭🕊️

Thank you & farewell you’ll forever be missed .

An icon and gentle gent that touched many lives in South Africa and abroad we shall continue you’re Beautiful and powerful Legacy

#RIPconniechuime