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@Af265 Are you sure that Chewa is the official language of Malawi? I am asking this because you said so in your edit summary. Without wasting time, Chewa is not official language of Malawi, and is not even national language of Malawi. There is no such claim in the constitution of Malawi. Chichewa and Chitumbuka are not official or national languages of Malawi. But know that they were once official languages of Malawi alongside English. English is still officially official language of Malawi while the two lost such status 50 years ago. Chichewa dominates the Central and Southern Malawi and can be understood by tribes found in the regions including Yao, Lomwe, Sena, etc. In the same case, Chitumbuka dominates the Northern Region and parts of Central Region (in Kasungu and Nkhotakota districts). In the Northern, if different tribes meet in one place such as the Tonga, Nyiha, Sukwa, Ndali, Nyakyusa, Ngonde, Senga, Tumbuka and Lambya, they could use Chitumbuka and understand each other.

Stop pushing or considering Chichewa (or Chitumbuka) as national or official languages of the country. There are currently no such claims officially. Spreading wrong information to the world and on Wikipedia is against its policies.

I am not in favor of Chichewa or Chitumbuka, but in favor of facts. Tumbuka Arch (talk) 12:59, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your message. However, I said it is the de facto official language. In other words, it is the common denominator of all local languages in Malawi. Almost everyone in Malawi understands a certain degree of Chichewa. For example, a Sena from Nsanje might go to Karonga for business and he/she might be able to talk to the locals there in Chichewa rather than Chitumbuka. These two people, even though they are not Chewa, still understand it, at least the basics. So Chichewa is the common denominator. Therefore, I believe it would be correct if an article about the Sena people said something like, most of them understand some basic Chichewa, but the same cannot be said for other languages like Chitumbuka, Tonga, Lomwe, etc., in this case.

I’m not trying to push Chewa, but it’s a fact that Chewa is the common language in Malawi, understood by almost everyone, making it easier for people of different tribes to carry on a conversation or business.

Once again, I’m not saying that Chewa is the official language of Malawi, but it is a de facto language that almost everyone understands. Af265 (talk) 14:56, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

@Af265 in this edit I removed your content as it appeared to have been generated from an LLM eg Chatbot. If you intend to fix the text, do so, but next time try to fix (double check) generated content before inserting in mainspace. Tumbuka Arch (talk) 13:07, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

This is noted, thank you Af265 (talk) 14:57, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

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CNMall41 (talk) 17:54, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

@CNMall41 Thank you so much Af265 (talk) 18:19, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

I saw your edits at Mary Hall (explorer), thanks, and you added quite a few links to countries and their capital cities. Wiki calls this overlinking. The idea is that no competent reader needs a link from London or France to find out more about them. You should see that these items are not usually linked. Cheers Victuallers (talk) 21:44, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

@Victuallers Hello,, this is noted thank you. I'll revert the edit and remove the kinks to the countries and cities. Af265 (talk) 01:58, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Done, hope its better now. Thanks once again Af265 (talk) 03:26, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your understanding. You'll do well here. Victuallers (talk) 07:01, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for your contributions to articles related to Malawi! It's a topic whose articles unfortunately don't seem to get much attention. Thank you for your efforts. Professor Penguino (talk) 05:13, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

Your welcome Af265 (talk) 05:17, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

Please stop reinstating the turnout figure without a source. If you have a source, add it. If not, don't reinstate the data. In most cases the turnout in the infobox is not sourced because the figure appears in the article with a source. However, if the information is not in the article, it needs a source if challenged. And if you 'don't want to engage in an edit war', stop violating WP:BRD and reinstating unsourced claims. Number 57 19:43, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

Very well, i hear you. Thank you Af265 (talk) 20:01, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

On 26 September 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2025 Malawian general election, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. – robertsky (talk) 07:30, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

this is noted, thank you Af265 (talk) 09:05, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions to Independent Electoral Commission (Ivory Coast). Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit the draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back.  hekatlys ✉  01:03, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your feedback. I will get the sources and republish it. Thanks omce again Af265 (talk) 03:24, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

@Hekatlys i have added the referenced and submited the draft for your review Af265 (talk) 08:05, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

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Acrom12 (talk) 13:27, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Af265. Thank you for your work on Frank Mbeta. Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for your work on this article. Please add a footnote to the unsourced claim ("He has handled commercial and constitutional litigation in his private practice in Blantyre."). Also, please add more sources to establish WP:Note. Currently, most of the sources are from the Nyasa Times. Thanks and have a great day!

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Mariamnei (talk) 07:25, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Af265. Thank you for your work on Tonse Alliance (Malawi). Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for your work on this article. Please add more footnotes to back up each claim with reliable sources. Thanks and have a good day!

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Mariamnei (talk) 08:09, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Af265. Thank you for your work on Alfred Gangata. Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Nice work! There are still a couple more sentences that need footnotes: "His appointment followed Chakale's departure from the party." "Investigators alleged that he was neither a student there nor did he sit the examination." "Gangata is an active figure in Malawian politics, known for his public support of the Democratic Progressive Party." Thanks and have a great day!

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Mariamnei (talk) 08:11, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Af265. Thank you for your work on Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) territorial dispute. Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for your work on this article. Please add more footnotes. Generally, there should be a footnote at the end of each sentence, and not just at the end of the of the paragraph. Thanks and have a great day!

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Mariamnei (talk) 08:13, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Af265. Thank you for your work on Kamuzu Palace. Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for your work on this article. Please add more footnotes to back up each claim with a reliable source. Thanks and have a great day!

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Mariamnei (talk) 08:51, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Af265. Thank you for your work on Mulhako wa Alhomwe. Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

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Mariamnei (talk) 08:52, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi Af265. Thank you for your work on Daud Suleman. Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Nice work!

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Mariamnei (talk) 08:54, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

You just reverted two edits that I made, on 2025 Tanzanian general election and 2025 Tanzanian election protests. Both of them were made in good faith, trying to add info and context that I believe is important. What's the deal? CircleAdrian (talk) 05:27, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

@CircleAdrian Yes i reverted because your adding content that is not relevant to the articles;

Tanzania election - what your adding in the lead paragraph is meant for conduct section, atleast most of it. You might have to check other african election articles like Malawi, or cameroom etc to see how this section is meant to be. Anyway, coming to this article. in fact most of the content is already there in the conduct or campaghn section, just check down you'll see so its abit of redundant to have the very same content in the lead paragraph.

Tanzania protest - youve added details that are supposed to be in the election article. for examples saying Suluhu won with this margin and comparing it with magufuli vote is not rlevant to this article. not at all. check other articles and see how they are structured.

Its nothing personal, by the way i didnt revert each and every edit you made, some were relevant and they still there. I hope youve understood. Thank you so much and have a good day Af265 (talk) 05:58, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Af265,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Volten001 ^☎ 18:19, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Volten001, and Happy new year to you too Af265 (talk) 04:47, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

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Volten001 ^☎ 18:19, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello, when you add people to the Deaths in 2026 page, please note that they should be in alphabetical order under each day, and only simple citations should be used. Thank you. Marbe166 (talk) 07:08, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Noted @Marbe166 thank you Af265 (talk) 12:12, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

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Hi Af265. Thank you for your work on SONA (State of the Nation Address). Another editor, Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for your work on this article. Please establish notability as per WP:NFILM. Thanks and have a great day!

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Mariamnei (talk) 09:48, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

@Mariamnei i understand that the page might not be meeting the notability criteria now. I see that its up for deletion as well, its fine. will create it again after several websites have covered it, otherwise i thought having two paragraphs and lebelling it as a stub was enough for now. Af265 (talk) 14:27, 11 February 2026 (UTC)