The Latest Breaking News from Lilongwe

‘It’s all about trusting yourself, pushing your limits’: Malawi’s first climbers take their sport to new heights

From a wall in a back garden to their first international contest, a dedicated community of young climbers is attracting new recruits in the south African country

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

Malawi battles mpox as cases of the infectious disease surge in Africa

Medicine shortages plus limited testing and hospital capacity exacerbated by withdrawal of USAID as outbreak gathers pace across countries in the region

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2025

‘We need our bananas back’: Traders left in limbo amid Malawi-Tanzania spat

Trade dispute between the southeast African neighbours left Malawian fruit sellers struggling for produce and income.

Al Jazeera · May 14, 2025

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi

Malawi’s health minister says the country’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades has killed 750 people so far

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Petrol pumps run dry across Malawi as fuel import problems deepen

Motorists forced to pay premium for smuggled black market fuel or drive to border with neighbouring Mozambique

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022

Dozens of Malawians arrested in anti-‘selective justice’ protests

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

Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2022

Malawi: Protestors take to streets over racist video ridiculing children

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Malawi’s capital Lilongwe this week after a video surfaced with what appears to be the exploitation of children by a Chinese national.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 23, 2022

Running wild: the children driven to a life of crime on the streets of Malawi

With 15,000 living rough and stealing to get by, rising poverty and hunger in the country is driving more boys and girls from their homes

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

‘Second chance’: In Malawi, a teacher’s salary runs an orphanage

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

Al Jazeera · May 11, 2022

Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years

Malawi has declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2022