Cyclone Freddy has killed nearly 200 people in East Africa's Malawi. The record-breaking cyclone triggered landslides and flash floods when it hit Africa second time in just three weeks. The rescue workers say that the toll in Malawi may increase.

Africa: Cyclone Freddy kills nearly 200 in Malawi; weather conditions set to ease

At least 11 people have died after what is believed to be the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded hit Malawi triggering floods and landslides in the country’s second-largest city, Blantyre, said the officials on Monday (March 13).

Nearly 100 killed after Cyclone Freddy triggers floods in Malawi, Mozambique

Cholera has gripped Malawi for almost a year, with cases registered in all 29 districts and rising. By the 4th of this month, 704 people had already died and 21,000 cases had been registered, according to official data. So, what went wrong and why is the virus still lurking in the country?

World Of Africa: Malawi battles Cholera scourge

Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested the country’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima over corruption allegations, on Friday, after months of investigation, said the agency.

Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima arrested over corruption allegations

Horror at the Mtangatanga Forest Reserve after Malawi authorities discovered graves with remains of suspected illegal Ethiopian migrants. Erik Njoka tells you the shocking tale from Mzimba.

World of Africa: Horror in Malawi's forest reserve

A mass grave of 25 people suspected to be of migrants from Ethiopia has been discovered in Malawi, police said on Wednesday. The mass grave was found by villagers in the Mzimba area, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) north of the capital Lilongwe, when they were collecting wild honey from the forest, following which they alerted the police officers.

Mass graves suspected to be of 25 Ethiopians found in Malawi

A recent report revealed that more than 70 percent of all Malawians believe in witchcraft with over 80 percent among the relatively rich and the well-educated. The practice has seen innocent older people torched to death for being accused of practicing the vice. The Southern African nation is grappling with the spate of witchcraft violence.

World Of Africa: Malawi's struggle with deadly witchcraft violence

Around 250 elephants are expected to be shifted to Kasungu National Park in Malawi by the end of July. Elephants will travel 350 km across Malawi.

WION Climate Tracker: A new home awaits endangered elephants

Malawi said Thursday it will launch a nationwide polio vaccination campaign next month following the detection of its first case in 30 years and Africa's first in five years.

Malawi polio immunisation starts next month after outbreak

Malaria endemic in western Kenya has received a new vaccine against Malaria, which kills around 260 000 children under 5 every year in Sub-Saharan Africa. The groundbreaking drug was 30 years in the making, and a pilot program has been rolling out the drug in Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi since 2019.

Kenya: Malaria vaccine gives thousands a hope for better life

The east African country of Malawi is on the boil. People are on the streets protesting against an exorbitant cost of living. They are demonstrating against what they call a corrupt and nepotistic form of govt.

Malawi: People protest over exorbitant amount of living

Malawi has approached American heavyweight boxing great Mike Tyson to become brand ambassador for the southern African country's nascent medicinal cannabis industry in a bid to attract investment.

Malawi asks boxing star Mike Tyson to become official ambassador for country's cannabis industry

An albino activist was sworn in to Malawi's parliament on Thursday, a first in a country where people with albinism have suffered discrimination and killings. Overstone Kondowe won a by-election last month in central Malawi, a milestone after years of victimisation.

First albino joins Malawi's parliament

The novel coronavirus, which has infected nearly 5,500 people and killed more than 170, has only exacerbated food shortages in Malawi as many livelihoods have been curtailed by confinement measures.

Roasted mice, a popular delicacy, turn saviour in coronavirus-hit rural Malawi

Hundreds of protesters in Malawi's Blantyre city blocked roads with burning tyres on Tuesday (August 6) as they called for the country's electoral body to resign following a presidential election they say was rigged.

Hundreds of protestors call for Malawi's electoral commission to resign

Malawi's economy will grow 5% in 2019, President Peter Mutharika promised on Friday, in a state of the nation address boycotted by the opposition who again clashed with police in more protests against a recent vote.

Malawi leader vows to lift economy as protests continue

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Final results of Malawi's presidential elections will be delayed, the electoral commission (MEC) said on Saturday after the high court ordered a review of the polls following opposition allegations of tampering.

Malawi election results delayed after injunction over alleged irregularities

The United Nations said on Sunday that they will grant $13 million in emergency funds to Mozambique and Comoros islands to help provide with food and water shelter after the island was slammed by the second cyclone in a month.

United nations provides $13 million in emergency funds to cyclone-hit Mozambique

Thousands displaced, acres of lands destroyed as Cyclone Idai wreaks havoc in Southern Africa

Hugh Masekela's iconic and internationally popular song "Stimela" – the coal train – is perhaps a more appropriate anthem for Workers' Day in southern and Central Africa

Opinion: The best anthem for Labour Day

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