The Latest Breaking News from Malawi

Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in Guinea or Equatorial Guinea; cholera in Malawi; malaria and tuberculosis are among them.

Tonga's national netball team beats top-ranked Malawi to extend its unbeaten streak to 20 matches, as the Tonga Tala clinch a third consecutive PacificAus Sports Netball title.

Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless after Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique and Malawi last month

A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,…

Every minute, a child somewhere on the planet loses their battle against malaria. Four African nations account for just over half of all deaths worldwide: Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Niger. Global health chiefs say extreme weather events are driving sharp increases in both infections and deaths, particularly…

A new women’s collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as sex-for-fish requests increase in parts of Malawi.

The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has risen sharply to more than 1,000 people, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera said on Wednesday, as the southern African nation continues to recover from one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades.

The Nandolo Farmers Association of Malawi is supporting farmers – especially women – who grow pigeon peas to access better markets and secure fairer prices in the face of spiralling costs

From Malawi to Mississippi, deadly cyclones are ravaging the planet. But scientists warn they could get even scarier.

SCOTTISH long-distance running champion Eilish McColgan, who broke the British half-marathon record at the weekend, is calling on Scots to help feed…

Aid worker Andy Kent is part of the UK squad deployed to the impoverished African nation as part of the international response to Cyclone Freddy.