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The Latest Breaking News from Malawi

India Appoints New Envoys to Malawi and Papua New Guinea

The Indian government has announced two key diplomatic appointments: Amararam Gujjar and Rajeev Kumar as the next High Commissioner of India. Read more on Dynamite News

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Malawi's Debt Crisis Deepens As Aid Cuts Hurt

Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi's capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer a drink.

International Business Times

US aid freeze halts Malawi’s top science programme, disrupting research

Just over a year after the US government, through the agency USAID, introduced a five-year, $17 million initiative to strengthen higher education in Malawi through science projects, the programme has been abruptly closed, disrupting research and innovation, one of the affected universities has confirmed.

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Wildlife charity faces damages claim over elephant project in Africa linked to 12 deaths

Rural communities on the border between the African countries of Malawi and Zambia are threatening to sue an international animal conservation group for death and destruction caused by the relocation of more than 260 elephants to their area

The Independent UK

Charity relocated hundreds of elephants to new home in Malawi - angry locals say they have now killed 10 people

More than 50 children were orphaned as a result of the relocated elephants, according to local communities who are taking legal action

The Independent UK

Charity faces legal action after relocated elephants in Malawi allegedly kill 10 people

People living near Kasungu national park say they are living in fear after translocation of 263 elephants by International Fund for Animal Welfare

The Guardian - UK

Malawi's economic crisis pushes prices beyond the reach of struggling population

In Milawi's capital city of Lilongwe, Charles Kabenan desciribed his recent experience when visiting a shop to purchase building materials. The previous day, the total cost of the items had been K1,195,400 (US$681.38), yet within mere hours, it had surged to K1,390,000 (US$792.30).

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High soybean prices in Zambia and Malawi may make chicken costly too: lack of competition is to blame

Poultry is one of the cheapest protein sources for the growing population of the east and southern Africa region. That makes soybeans critical to food security in the region, as they are an important input in chicken feed.

The Conversation

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year

The Independent UK

From dusty pitches to football stardom: the rise of the Chawinga sisters

This week’s newsletter looks at how Tabitha and Temwa fought preconceptions in Malawi to make it to the top of women’s football

The Guardian - UK

Children in Southern Africa ‘on brink of disaster’ after worst drought in 100 years

A charity leader is sounding the alarm with an estimated 21 million children suffering from malnutrition

The Independent UK

‘Devastating’: Malawi left in dire straits by Trump’s decision to freeze aid

African nation relies on US and other foreign donors to help fund healthcare projects and schools

The Guardian - UK

Michael King obituary

Other lives: Gifted polymath and surgeon dedicated to treating people from poor communities

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve seen women suffer’: Malawi’s religious leaders fight for legal abortions

Deaths from backstreet abortions have united pro-choice Christian and Muslim clerics around ending the strict ban

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Malawi sees influx of refugees from post-election violence in Mozambique

Unrest since October’s election has seen thousands of refugees look for shelter in neighbouring Malawi, despite its drought, food and fuel shortages

Radio France Internationale

Post-election chaos in Mozambique sparks mass exodus to Malawi

Thousands of Mozambicans have fled across the border to Malawi as post-election violence escalates, leaving homes destroyed and lives uprooted. Families seek refuge in makeshift camps, recounting harrowing tales of survival and loss.

The Guardian - UK

How AI monitoring is cutting stillbirths and neonatal deaths in a clinic in Malawi

The only hospital in the country using foetal safety software has seen baby fatalities drop by 82% in three years

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t survive’: Malawians hit hard by South Africa’s crackdown on illegal migration

Many of those who sought work in South Africa have been deported back to a country in dire financial straits

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The Conversation

Maize prices in Kenya and Malawi have soared, but Tanzania’s haven’t: economists explain why

For more than a year maize prices in Kenya and Malawi have been much higher compared with other countries in the east and southern Africa (ESA) region.

The Conversation

Drought is devastating southern Africa’s crops: why it’s happening and what can be learned

Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia have all been affected by the drought. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – the largest maize producers in southern Africa –…

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Malawi Receives .2M Insurance Payout For Drought Relief

Malawi receives .2 million insurance payout for El Nino-linked drought relief, aiding vulnerable populations in the region.

The Independent UK

Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster

The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a crippling El-Nino-linked drought that led the southern African nation to declare a state of disaster earlier this year

International Business Times

Skiing In Lesotho: An African Adventure Under Pressure

High in the wintry mountains of Lesotho, Sharon Kadangwe from Malawi is learning to ski on a strip of snow that runs down a dry, brown slope at southern Africa's only ski resort.

The Guardian - UK

Beating the odds: three Olympic sportswomen on overcoming poverty, mockery – and small swimming pools

In the second part of our focus on the run-up to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced mockery, abuse and a lack of resources to compete for their countries in their chosen fields

The Conversation

Saulos Chilima: personal tribute to a Malawian leader who stood against hunger and poverty but courted controversy

Saulos Klaus Chilima, the former vice-president of Malawi who died recently in a plane crash, brought to Malawian politics several qualities that made him stand out. But he was also a controversial character.

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