The Latest Breaking News from Malawi

Mobile clinics in rural Malawi that provided pregnancy checks as well as vaccinations and TB tests have been lost

Lazarus Chakwera, who presided over a multi-year economic crisis, concedes election after Peter Mutharika wins 56.8% of vote

Incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and and his predecessor Peter Mutharika are seeking to win the high-stakes election.

With the US no longer accepting refugees, Dzaleka’s residents have no prospect of relocation. Three women tell us what life is like in a camp designed for 10,000 people but which now holds more than 58,000

Some 7.2 million Malawians cast ballots on Tuesday in a presidential election dominated by economic concerns, with former president Peter Mutharika leading the polls against incumbent Lazarus Chakwera.

The small African country is still reeling from the fallout of last year’s region-wide drought that devastated harvests.

Analysts say the race is between President Lazarus Chakwera and his predecessor Peter Mutharika.

Malawi is holding elections to choose a president, lawmakers, and local government councillors

Malawi has a history of peaceful democratic transitions. Since the advent of multiparty politics in 1994, power has regularly shifted between rival parties. Citizens and institutions have upheld electoral democratic norms, from respecting term limits to rerunning elections after irregularities.