Malawi declares state of national disaster after Armyworm invasion
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has declared 20 districts affected by crop-munching armyworms as disaster areas in the Southern African nation. In a statement released by […]
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Malawi’s economic growth to exceed 5.5 % in 2017 – President
Malawi’s 2017 economic growth will exceed 5.5 percent, President Peter Mutharika said on Friday. The expansion of the southern African nation’s economy would beat the […]
Malawi: self-exiled ex-president claims innocence over graft scandal
Former Malawian president, Joyce Banda on Tuesday, indicated she is ready to return to the southern African nation country to clear her name in a […]
Malawi’s ex-leader, Joyce Banda, wanted in corruption scandal
A court in Malawi on Monday issued an arrest warrant against the country’s former president, Joyce Banda, in relation to a corruption scandal that took […]
Pop icon Madonna opens world-class children hospital in Malawi
Pop music star, Madonna, on Tuesday opened a world-class children’s hospital in Malawi, a southern African nation from which she adopted children between 2006 and […]
Sahara: the Polisario losing ground in Africa, across the world
The Algeria-backed Polisario, which is claiming sovereignty over the Western Sahara territory in Southern Morocco, is losing more ground in Africa day by day. On […]
Malawi raises legal marriage age to 18
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has officially banned child marriage this week after a two-year parliamentary process and subsequent approval in February. The constitutional amendment signed […]
Kenya, Ghana and Malawi to Pilot world’s first malaria vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that the first vaccine against malaria, Mosquirix, was developed by GlaxoSmithKline and that pilot tests on children […]
Malawi: President signs access to information bill
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday signed into law the Access to Information (ATI) bill which is expected to empower the country’s media men and […]
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir Undergoes Heart Surgery
Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir has undergone a minor heart surgery at a local hospital in the capital, Khartoum, the presidency said in a statement published […]