Malawi

Books in this genre are set in or about Malawi.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Lower River
soft magic.
The Heaven Shop
The Jive Talker: An Artist's Genesis
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Venture to the Interior
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
No Easy Task
And Crocodiles Are Hungry At Night
Laugh with the Moon
Of Chameleons and Gods (African Writers Series)

William Kamkwamba
“ Mister Geoffrey, my experiment shows that the dynamo and the bulb are both working properly," I said. "So why won't the radio play?" "I don't know," he said. "Try connecting them here." He was pointing toward a socket on the radio labeled "AC," and when I shoved the wires inside, the radio came to life. We shouted with excitement. As I pedaled the bicycle, I could hear the great Billy Kaunda playing his happy music on Radio Two, and that made Geoffrey start to dance. "Keep pedaling," he said. ...more ”
― William Kamkwamba, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

William Kamkwamba
“ Your Excellency," [Chief Wimbe] said, turning to face the president. "I'd like to congratulate you not only for what you've done in Malawi, but all across the great continent of Africa. We're having about all the things you're doing in Congo and how you'd had success. We're very proud of our president. But please understand, we're also at war here in Malawi, and that war is against hunger." He then asked the president to stop funding wells and toilets and use the money to buy grain. (Because re ...more ”
― William Kamkwamba, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

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