The Latest Breaking News from Malawi

IN FOCUS: The climate negotiator for Malawi tells Nick Ferris that the slashing of funding, plus the failure to agree a financial target to help poorer countries adapt to climate change, is already having a stark impact

Around the world, climate change is being tackled, not just in parliaments and global summits, but also in villages and farming communities. In these local spaces, lives and livelihoods depend directly on natural resources, and decisions are often made in groups.

Environmental activists in Malawi have supported the decision by theMalawian authorities to confiscate and arrest five Zambians who wereattempting to smuggle over 200kgs of live crayfish intothe country. The activists and experts say the invasive Crayfish isknown for its predatory traits and threatens Malawi's native specieswhich are endemic to the…

Tributes have been paid to councillor and former East Renfrewshire Provost Betty Cunningham who has died aged 79

State Department records show that aid cuts have led to violence and instability around the world

Other lives: Teacher and volunteer who lived for nearly 70 years in Malawi

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

Malawi is celebrating its first students to graduate with a dental degree thanks to a “milestone” project backed by the Scottish Government

It's a long way from Benbecula to Africa but as a crofter who was anxiously waiting for rain in the Western Isles, Chris MacLullich has at least…