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Solar power is taking off in Malawi: but poor households need financial help to make it work for them

Access to electricity is widely seen as a cornerstone of sustainable development. It improves quality of life, enables household income generation, and raises living standards. Despite this, 760 million people around the world live without it.

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Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi

A huge vaccination drive has been launched after the country’s first outbreak in years of the paralysing disease. But the battle to wipe out the virus is struggling elsewhere, so how can it be eradicated?

The Guardian - UK

Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn't been eradicated

The southern African nation of Malawi has launched a new polio vaccination campaign this week in another reminder that the world still hasn’t managed to eradicate the disease despite a concerted effort for more than 35 years

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Can tax help Malawi out of a health funding crisis deepened by Trump’s aid cuts?

The country is having difficulty rolling out tax measures aimed at trying to revive an ailing economy that has been further weakened by falling aid spending

The Independent UK

Thousands displaced as flooding devastates wetland crops in Malawi

Flooding across Malawi following heavy rains that began in December has displaced thousands and destroyed the country's agricultural heartlands, with experts linking the increased rainfall to climate change.

Radio France Internationale

Thousands of Malawi businesses close in protest over tax changes

Peaceful demonstrations force a delay in measures aimed at improving revenue collection but which many fear will be fatal for small traders

The Guardian - UK

Malawi rolls out cholera vaccines as rains and floods raise the threat of deadly outbreaks

The southern African nation of Malawi has started a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid to stem the threat of a disease that kills tens of thousands of people globally each year

The Independent UK

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9,500-year-old cremation pyre of a hunter-gatherer woman is the oldest of its kind in the world

Hunter-gatherers cremated the headless body of a woman in a pyre around 9,500 years ago in what is now Malawi.

LiveScience

9,500-Year-Old Cremation in Malawi Sparks Debate Over Hunter-Gatherer Beliefs

Ancient African hunter-gatherers cremated a woman 9,500 years ago, revealing complex rituals and challenging assumptions about early human societies.

International Business Times UK

Tens of thousands of mothers are bleeding to death giving birth. Aid cuts are denying them a solution

IN DEPTH: A breakthrough to stop life-threatening bleeding in childbirth was only just starting to reach the mothers most at risk when Donald Trump’s aid cuts hit. Rachel Schraer speaks to health workers about the dire consequences

The Independent UK

Mystery woman’s cremation thought to be world’s oldest leaves archaeologists baffled: ‘Why this person?’

‘We don’t know why this particular person was cremated in a meticulously planned event’, researchers say

The Independent UK

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers

Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people’s shadows stretch up the wall of a natural overhang of stone.

The Conversation

Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains

9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groups

The Guardian - UK

Alarm over ‘exploding’ rise in use of sanctions-busting shadow fleet

Fear that confrontation is on the cards as policing of ships becomes more aggressive and Russia challenges Europe

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‘This is a tough league’: Temwa Chawinga on coping without her sibling and starring in NWSL

In an exclusive interview the younger Chawinga sister talks about missing her older sibling Tabitha, her hopes for Malawi and life at Kansas City Current

Radio France Internationale

Malawi moves to make education free as it abolishes school fees

Malawi's newly elected president, 85-year-old Peter Mutharika, has delivered on his campaign promise to make primary and secondary education free by abolishing almost all school-related fees.

The Conversation

How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for – Malawi research

HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life expectancy for people living with HIV. Nearly 41 million people were living with HIV in 2024. Eastern and southern Africa accounted for 21.1 million while western and central Africa accounted for 5.2 million.

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China basks in the spotlight at Cop30 as Trump forces the US to stay away

ON THE GROUND AT COP30: The world’s largest polluter is being celebrated by attendees in Brazil for leadership on renewable energy, Nick Ferris writes. However, experts warn that Chinese energy investment is no substitute for the grant-based climate aid that the US used to provide pre-Trump

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Poorer nations call on rich countries to open their wallets at Cop30: ‘Clean up the mess you are making’

ON THE GROUND AT COP30: After a year of aid cuts from the US, UK and around Europe, Nick Ferris speaks to African nations about the help they desperately need to fight the climate crisis. But there are few signs that richer countries are willing to step up

The Guardian - UK

Cape Verde’s double celebration and coaching turmoil for South Africa: Wafcon storylines

Banyana Banyana squeeze through but assistant Thinasonke Mbuli insists they must learn from countries such as Malawi

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s children: 20 years on, what happened to the millennium babies?

In 2005, the Guardian documented the births of 10 babies as a way to tell the story of millions across the continent. We caught up with three of them, finding hardship – and hope

The Independent UK

Botswana vs Malawi LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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Uganda vs Malawi LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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Namibia vs Malawi LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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