{"id":9132,"date":"2025-05-13T17:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfamw.com\/?p=9132"},"modified":"2025-11-04T08:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:51:30","slug":"malawi-assumes-chairmanship-asafg-of-armfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rfamw.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/malawi-assumes-chairmanship-asafg-of-armfa\/","title":{"rendered":"MALAWI ASSUMES CHAIRMANSHIP ASAFG OF ARMFA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9132\" class=\"elementor elementor-9132\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b6a773 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0b6a773\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-587f476\" data-id=\"587f476\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94ce00 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a94ce00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MALAWI ASSUMES CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN FOCAL GROUP (ASAFG) OF THE AFRICAN ROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDS ASSOCIATION (ARMFA)<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2276cb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2276cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aac5920\" data-id=\"aac5920\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ed55d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ed55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Roads Fund Administration (RFA) Malawi took over the Chairmanship of the ARMFA Southern African Focal Group (ASAFG), at the focal group\u2019s meeting that was held between 13th to 17th April 2025. The Chairmanship is for a period of two years. The meeting also elected Angola as the Vice Chair of ASAFG. Malawi will serve for a period of two years having taken over from Lesotho.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The ASAFG is a grouping of Road Funds in the SADC region whose current membership comprises of Angola, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The ASAFG is an arm of the Africa wide African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA) which has four focal groups covering: West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. AS Chair of the ASAFG, Malawi will also serve on the Board of Directors of ARMFA whose headquarters is in Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In his acceptance speech, Stewart Malata &#8211; the RFA Chief Executive Officer, thanked the ASAFG members for entrusting Malawi with the leadership role. He went on to state that Malawi will ensure continuity of the implementation of the ASAFG\u2019s Strategic plan initiatives which include Road Funds\u2019 revenue base diversification, use of appropriate technologies to enhance operations, encourage close collaboration with other Roads Funds within Africa with a view to sharing best practices, grow the ASAFG membership and promote ASAFG within SADC structures and development partners. Malawi will also facilitate the creation of a strong working relationship between ASAFG and the Association of Southern African National Road Agencies (ASANRA). As an ISO 9001 certified institution, the Roads Fund Administration-Malawi will also encourage regional Road Funds to strengthen their Quality Management Systems through ISO certification.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Each ARMFA focal group meets regularly to discuss strategic issues of mutual interest as well as sharing of best practices. Focal groups\u2019 resolutions are then presented for discussion and adoption by the ARMFA General Assembly during the Association\u2019s Annual General Conference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4591cc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4591cc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64c8eba\" data-id=\"64c8eba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c560d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25c560d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rfamw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_15_0865-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9135\" alt=\"Stewart Malata (Malawi RFA CEO, New ASFAG Chairman) (Caption) and the other two On the Left is Outgoing Chair-CEO for Lesotho Road Fund and Vice Chair-Angola CEO\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rfamw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_15_0865-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rfamw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_15_0865-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rfamw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_15_0865-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rfamw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_15_0865-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rfamw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_15_0865-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rfamw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_15_0865.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Stewart Malata (Malawi RFA CEO, New ASFAG Chairman) (Caption) and the other two\n\nOn the Left is Outgoing Chair-CEO for Lesotho Road Fund and Vice Chair-Angola CEO<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MALAWI ASSUMES CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN FOCAL GROUP (ASAFG) OF THE AFRICAN ROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDS ASSOCIATION (ARMFA) Roads Fund Administration (RFA) Malawi took over the Chairmanship of the ARMFA Southern African Focal Group (ASAFG), at the focal group\u2019s meeting that was held between 13th to 17th April 2025. 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