Malawi

BLANTYRE, Malawi - The supply of fish in the world's eighth-largest lake has plunged by more than 90 percent over two decades, according to researchers who say more fish farms must be built to reduce fishing pressure on Lake Malawi.

LILONGWE - Malawi has expressed interest in the joint exploration of potential uranium sites as the southern African country, where China has come in as a big player, sought India's help in shoring up energy security and in building its port and other infrastructure.

LILONGWE - India is a on a diamond search in the southern African state of Botswana from where it hopes to increase the direct access of Indian companies to rough diamonds, rather than through middlemen.

LILONGWE - India has extended a line of credit of $50 million to the small land-locked African nation of Malawi which has invited Indian companies for investment in hydropower, farmlands and mining including uranium.