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The Latest Breaking News from Malawi

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

John Chilembwe: a new statue celebrates Malawi Pan-Africanist the world forgot

Samson Kambalu is a Malawian conceptual artist, writer and academic, whose sculpture Antelope was installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London in September 2022. The Fourth Plinth was originally designed for a large scale equestrian statue of a British monarch but is now reserved for a contemporary…

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023

Madonna poses for rare photo with sons Rocco Ritchie, 22, and David Banda, 17, in Africa

Madonna posed for a rare photograph with her sons Rocco Ritchie, 22, and David Banda, 17, during their family trip to Africa – days after releasing new music

Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023

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Malawi cholera death toll crosses 400 as outbreak spreads

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has jumped to over 400, health minister Khumbize Chiponda said on Thursday, appealing to people in the worst-hit areas to get vaccinated.

Reuters · Dec 22, 2022

Scottish university brings electricity to Malawi village 'for the first time'

A LOCAL village in Malawi has electricity "for the first time", thanks to a Scottish government-funded microgrid project.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022

Researchers Are Devising A Way To Track How Fish Moves From The Water To The Plate

Researchers are devising a way to track and measure how fish, being one of the world's most-traded commodities, moves from the water to the plate within a country. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 16, 2022

‘Bring your own syringe’: Malawi’s medical supplies shortage at crisis point

A lack of essential drugs and equipment is causing health centres to close, while critics accuse the government of complacency

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

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Controversy After Statue Of US Trained Preacher Unveiled In London

Malawian Rebel And US Trained Preacher Immortalized In London Statue

Zenger · Dec 3, 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.

Al Jazeera · Nov 25, 2022

Kirkcudbright coffee mornings raise money to help Malawian children

Funds raised have helped church mission partner Gary Brough support a special scholarship programme

Daily Record · Nov 4, 2022

Dalbeattie scientist uses football to help battle against deadly disease in Africa

Walt Adamson gave donated football strips to teams in Malawi to help raise awareness of sleeping sickness

Daily Record · Nov 4, 2022

Ethiopians found in Malawi mass grave thought to have suffocated

Bodies tentatively identified as adults being secretly transported to South Africa on perilous ‘southern route’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022

Malawi's President Chakwera fires agriculture minister and deputy in crackdown on fraud

In a televised address to the nation, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera fired Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe and his deputy to immediate effect for “incompetence and gross negligence.”

Radio France Internationale · Oct 26, 2022

Exclusive: Jushi Partners With Lucas White's Drop4Drop Bringing Clean Water To 3k People In Gambia, India, Uganda & More

Vertically-integrated multi-state cannabis operator, Jushi Holdings Inc. (CSE: JUSH) (OTCQX: JUSHF) has partnered with Drop4Drop and funded seven different clean water projects in Gambia, India, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, and Uganda. The projects are expected to provi

Benzinga · Oct 26, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

‘Everything’s gone up’: soaring inflation hits Malawi’s market trade

Farmers, entrepreneurs and sellers are struggling as rises in fuel and fertiliser prices make it harder to cover costs

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022

IMF, Malawi reach staff deal on $88 million emergency financing

The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that it had reached a staff-level agreement with Malawi for up to $88.3 million in emergency financing, as the southern African country struggles with acute forex shortages.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022

More bodies, thought to be of Ethiopian migrants, found in mass grave in Malawi

Bodies of four men, believed to be en route to South Africa, found less than a mile from where 25 bodies were exhumed in Mzimba

Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022

25 bodies of migrants discovered in mass grave amid fears of genocide

The news comes as World Health Organization Director-General said there is a “very narrow window now to prevent genocide” in Ethiopia

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Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

Malawi close to sealing $54 million IMF emergency funding for economic shock

International Monetary Fund approval of up to $54 million of emergency funding for Malawi is likely in the next couple of days, sources said on Tuesday, as the southern African country struggles with acute forex shortages.

Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022

Cholera vaccine to be axed from production despite WHO warning of 'turbocharged' spread

The world is facing an “unprecedented” series of deadly outbreaks from the disease, with Haiti, Syria, Lebanon, Nigeria, Malawi and Ethiopia all fighting waves now

Daily Record · Oct 14, 2022

Dumfries and Galloway football kit heading to Africa with University of Glasgow researchers

Walt Adamson, originally from Dalbeattie, is one of the scientists taking part in the research and awareness programme for sleeping sickness

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022

Dismay as key cholera vaccine is discontinued

Exclusive: halt to production of Shanchol vaccine alarms WHO amid ‘unprecedented’ global outbreaks

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Sophie says Queen was ‘so happy’ at Malawi’s elimination of trachoma eye disease

The monarch was aware before her death that the Countess of Wessex would be returning to the country soon to celebrate the development.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Charles pays tribute to Malawi’s elimination of disease causing blindness

The World Health Organisation announced a few weeks ago that it had validated Malawi’s elimination of trachoma as a public health issue.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

‘Failing to cope’: Malawi faces surge in young people with mental ill health

A lack of services and psychiatrists, plus a fear of being stigmatised, can make it hard to get help

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