7. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties?

Malawi

Malawi

Answer
Yes, above certain threshold
Source

(2) A political party may, for the purposes of financing its activities, appeal for, and receive donations from, any individual or organization, within or outside Malawi: 
Provided that the source of every donation, whether in cash or in kind and whether once off or cumulatively, with a monetary value of at least K. 1,000.000 from an individual donor and of at least K2,C00,000 from an organization shall, within ninety days of its receipt, be declared to the Registrar by the political party concerned. 
Section 27, Political Parties Act, 2018.

Comment

Donations above MK1,000,000 (approx. $1000) from individuals and above Mk2,000,000 (approx. $2000) have to be declared to the registrar of political parties within 90 days after they are given to a party.

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