[6] In the late 19th century, the first Bishop of Likoma, Chauncy Maples, drowned near Monkey Bay in Lake Malawi.

[9] In March 2003, the then-Malawian President Bakili Muluzi held a rally in Monkey Bay, and promised to help reduce poverty.

Houses are simple clay cottages, and few households can afford electricity, as the connection costs alone are three times the average monthly wage.

[12] There is a supermarket and a market in Monkey Bay, although there are bureaux de change or automatic teller machines.

[9] Two passenger ferries make weekly sailings along Lake Malawi between Monkey Bay and Chilumba; the MV Ilala and the Mtendere.

[15] In March 2003, the European Union funded improvements to the road linking Monkey Bay with Masasa and Golomoti.

[16] In February 2006, the Malawian government announced plans to build a road from Monkey Bay to Cape Maclear.