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Freddy: Malawi rescue troops spend night on tree-top
Two soldiers have spent the night on a tree-top in flood-devastated Malawi to avoid being swept away by the powerful currents of a river below them. The soldiers were on a mission to rescue flood survivors when their boat capsized, forcing them to (...)

15 - 03 - 2023
Cyclone Freddy kills at least 99 in Malawi
At least 99 people were confirmed dead on Monday after Cyclone Freddy slammed into southern Malawi, the country's Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs, Charles Kalemba, told CNN. Most of the deaths happened in Blantyre, Malawi's commercial (...)

14 - 03 - 2023
Storm Freddy: Malawi declares state of disaster as nearly 200 killed
At least 190 people are now confirmed dead in Malawi after Tropical Storm Freddy ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month. Terrifying amounts of brown water have cascaded through neighborhoods, sweeping away homes. Malawi's (...)

14 - 03 - 2023
Eight killed in stampede to see football match in Malawi
Eight people have been killed in a football stadium stampede ahead of a match which was part of Malawi's 53rd independence day celebrations on Thursday. "Doctors have confirmed that eight people have died while 62 others have suffered multiple (...)

06 - 07 - 2017
Madonna rejects reports she is seeking to adopt two more children
US pop star Madonna has rejected reports that she has filed for the adoption of two more children from Malawi. "I am in Malawi to check on the children's hospital in Blantyre and my other work with Raising Malawi and then heading home," a (...)

26 - 01 - 2017
Over half of Malawian population in need of food aid due to drought
More than half of Malawi's population of 16 million needs food aid as a result of a severe drought, the government said Wednesday. Around 8.5 million people in the southern African nation will be affected by food shortfalls and hunger due to a lack (...)

25 - 05 - 2016
Nearly 3 million Malawians at Risk of Starvation
About 2.8 million people in Malawi are at risk of starvation, local daily Nation reported a committee of experts as saying Friday. The figure is the highest in a decade and is equivalent to 20 percent of the population of the southern African (...)

10 - 07 - 2015
Floods kill 48, displace thousands in Malawi
Flooding sparked by heavy rains has killed 48 people and displaced nearly 70,000 others in Malawi, local media reported Wednesday, prompting calls on donors to resume aid they had suspended over corruption. According to dpa, President Peter (...)

14 - 01 - 2015
Mutharika sworn in as Malawi's president
Peter Mutharika was sworn in as Malawi's newest president Saturday, after being declared the winner of the southern African nation's elections, dpa reported. Mutharika, 74, took the oath at the high court in Malawi's largest city, Blantyre, (...)

31 - 05 - 2014
Malawi to recount votes after fraud concern
Vote counting continued Sunday in Malawi after this week's general election despite an attempt by President Joyce Banda to stop the counting and call a new election within 90 days. According to dpa, the initial count after Tuesday's vote was to be (...)

25 - 05 - 2014
Fears of unrest as Malawi cancels election results
Malawian President Joyce Banda will not contest new elections, she announced Saturday as she nullified a vote from earlier in this week due to "irregularities." Banda's called new elections within 90 days. But the move sparked concerns her decision (...)

24 - 05 - 2014
Malawian vote counting to continue as court overrules president
The Malawi High Court on Saturday rejected a decision by President Joyce Banda to nullify this week's general elections and ordered the vote count to continue. The electoral commission and the Malawi Law Society turned to the court after Banda (...)

24 - 05 - 2014
Malawians vote after polls close
Malawians were voting Wednesday in tightly contested general elections even after polling stations had officially closed the day before and votes were already being counted, dpa reported. Tuesday's elections pitted incumbent President Joyce Banda (...)

21 - 05 - 2014
Malawian man fined for insulting President Banda
A court in the northern Malawi city of Mzuzu Wednesday convicted a 37-year-old man for calling President Joyce Banda "stupid" and a "failure.", AP reported. Japhet Chirwa, who was arrested on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to the single charge of "conduct (...)

24 - 07 - 2013
Malawi finds buyer for presidential jet
Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet, AP reported. Cabinet clerk Ernest Katchetche said Wednesday that the government has identified a buyer for the 14-passenger presidential jet, which was put up for sale. The (...)

22 - 05 - 2013
Broke Malawi sells presidential jet
Malawi President Joyce Banda lived up to her promise and sold off the presidential jet, officials in the cash-strapped nation said Tuesday, according to dpa. The 14-seat plane was sold for 15 million dollars to Bohnex Enterprise Ltd, a company based (...)

21 - 05 - 2013
Police teargas protesters after arrest of top politicians in Malawi
Eleven former and current top government officials were arrested on Monday in connection with allegations of treason, sparking protests by hundreds of opposition supporters who were met by police firing tear gas, dpa reported. The 11 people arrested (...)

11 - 03 - 2013
Malawi Officially Confirms President's Death
The Malawi government confirmed the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday, two days after the leader of the southern African country died. A brief statement from the Cabinet confirmed what doctors had reported on condition of anonymity (...)

07 - 04 - 2012
Doctors: Malawi president dies after heart attack
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after a heart attack, doctors who treated him said Friday, as the troubled and impoverished southern African nation awaited official word of Mutharika's death and who would succeed him, AP (...)

06 - 04 - 2012
Malawi plots risky economic course amid political unrest
Malawi's government begrudgingly unveiled its currency devaluation scheme this month, aimed at getting inflation under control and its fiscal health back on track, but the risky move comes as the country faces political unrest, according to (...)

19 - 08 - 2011
Malawi VP visits families of riot victims
Malawi's vice president has challenged the president by visiting with family members of those killed in last week's violent anti-government protests, according to AP. Joyce Banda challenged President Bingu wa Mutharika to follow through on his (...)

27 - 07 - 2011
Troops patrol Malawi towns after 18 killed in protests
Shops were closed and Malawi troops patrolled streets in major urban areas on Friday after rare protests against President Bingu wa Mutharika this week left 18 people dead in the destitute south African state, according to Reuters. Such unrest is (...)

22 - 07 - 2011
At least 10 dead in Malawi clashes - official
At least 10 people have been killed in clashes between Malawian demonstrators and police during a wave of riots in the southern African nation against President Bingu wa Mutharika, health officials and relatives said on Thursday, according to (...)

21 - 07 - 2011
US aid deal for Malawi delayed
Awwal 04, 1432 H/Feb 07, 2011, SPA -- The U.S. Embassy says a deal to give Malawi $350 million in aid will not be signed this week as planned, according to AP. Benjamin Canavan, the U.S. Embassy spokesman in Malawi, said Monday that talks to (...)

07 - 02 - 2011
Malawi govt backs Madonna over school
Malawi's government has told a group of villagers they will have to move to make way for a $15 million girls' school being built by pop star Madonna. Residents have refused to leave the site just outside Lilongwe, the capital. Lilongwe District (...)

13 - 02 - 2010
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