Malawi

Malawi cholera death toll passes 1,000 as outbreak spreads
Cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record, as Malawi suffers its worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.
Published On 25 Jan 2023
Malawi keeps schools shut as cholera deaths surge
Cholera is an annual problem during Malawi’s November-March rainy months, but the current outbreak is especially severe.
Published On 2 Jan 2023
First shipment of Russian fertiliser en route to Africa
Fertilisers currently stored in Europe will ‘prevent catastrophic crop loss on the African continent,’ UN says.
Published On 30 Nov 2022
Malawi vice president arrested by anti-corruption bureau
VP Saulos Chilima is accused of accepting money and other items in exchange for awarding government contracts.
Published On 25 Nov 2022

The Malawian president discusses his country’s food scarcity and foreign aid dependency.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer, will no longer financially support the shot.

The activists are demonstrating against what they call selective justice by the country’s judiciary in recent months.

The donor-dependent Southern African state, one of the world’s poorest, has been experiencing foreign currency shortages

Two-thirds of Malawian children do not complete their primary education, one of the highest rates on the continent.

In Malawi, floods have become more frequent and intense in recent years and the damage has been more devastating.

Migrants say they are stranded with little support from the authorities in their home country or their adopted one.

In February, the southern African country recently recorded its first polio case in 30 years.

Investigation shows infection is linked to a strain circulating in Pakistan’s Sindh province as WHO sends assistance.

At least 70 killed in storm that struck Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi as authorities scramble to repair damages.

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