The Latest Breaking News from Malawi

Unrest since October’s election has seen thousands of refugees look for shelter in neighbouring Malawi, despite its drought, food and fuel shortages

Thousands of Mozambicans have fled across the border to Malawi as post-election violence escalates, leaving homes destroyed and lives uprooted. Families seek refuge in makeshift camps, recounting harrowing tales of survival and loss.

The only hospital in the country using foetal safety software has seen baby fatalities drop by 82% in three years

Many of those who sought work in South Africa have been deported back to a country in dire financial straits

For more than a year maize prices in Kenya and Malawi have been much higher compared with other countries in the east and southern Africa (ESA) region.

Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia have all been affected by the drought. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – the largest maize producers in southern Africa –…

Malawi receives .2 million insurance payout for El Nino-linked drought relief, aiding vulnerable populations in the region.

The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a crippling El-Nino-linked drought that led the southern African nation to declare a state of disaster earlier this year

High in the wintry mountains of Lesotho, Sharon Kadangwe from Malawi is learning to ski on a strip of snow that runs down a dry, brown slope at southern Africa's only ski resort.

In the second part of our focus on the run-up to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced mockery, abuse and a lack of resources to compete for their countries in their chosen fields

Saulos Klaus Chilima, the former vice-president of Malawi who died recently in a plane crash, brought to Malawian politics several qualities that made him stand out. But he was also a controversial character.