Malawi, in southeastern Africa, is often confused with Mali, or even the Maldives in the Indian Ocean — but it is working hard right now to change that. On my one visit there about 20 years ago I ...

LILONGWE, December 13, 2023 – Malawi’s per capita economic growth has been insufficient to reduce high and stubborn rates of poverty, according to the latest World Bank Country Economic Memorandum ...

While the southeastern African nation is considered to be one of the safest countries to visit on the continent, Malawi is ...

Malawi, a largely agricultural country, is making efforts to overcome decades of underdevelopment. For the first 30 years of independence Malawi was run by an authoritarian and quixotic President ...

The Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) gives its insight on the apparent puzzle of Malawi’s relative lack of development. But, even though the country has fallen behind, the good news is that Malawi ...

Malawi’s parliament Monday welcomed the country’s first ever elected albino lawmaker when it reconvened after months of recess. The presence of Overstone Kondowe in Malawi’s national assembly, is seen ...

Malawi has made significant progress in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria since it started receiving Global Fund funding in 2003; more than 90% of people living with HIV knew their ...

Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi has declared the end of the country's worst cholera outbreak, which began in March 2022 and killed nearly 2,000 people. In a statement Monday, the Ministry of Health said the ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Malawi has passed a law banning child marriage, raising the minimum age to 18 in a country where half of girls end up as child brides. Women rights campaigners ...

Malawi's opposition is claiming victory in the re-run of last year's presidential election - which was held again after allegations of widespread rigging. Official results for Tuesday's poll have not ...