The Latest Breaking News from Malawi

Up to one in four African girls have their first child before the age of 18. Becoming a mother at such a young age can lead to mental health problems like depression. Research suggests that pregnant and parenting teenagers have poorer mental health than adult mothers.

Over 30 villagers were crossing the Shire River in Malawi’s Nsanje district when a hippo charged at their boat, causing it to overturn with all of the passengers falling in the water

Schools told to honour court order as families seek compensation and training for pupils who missed education because of their hair

Authorities in southern Malawi say a 1-year-old child died and 23 people are missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe

Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in Guinea or Equatorial Guinea; cholera in Malawi; malaria and tuberculosis are among them.

Tonga's national netball team beats top-ranked Malawi to extend its unbeaten streak to 20 matches, as the Tonga Tala clinch a third consecutive PacificAus Sports Netball title.

Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless after Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique and Malawi last month

A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,…

Every minute, a child somewhere on the planet loses their battle against malaria. Four African nations account for just over half of all deaths worldwide: Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Niger. Global health chiefs say extreme weather events are driving sharp increases in both infections and deaths, particularly…

A new women’s collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as sex-for-fish requests increase in parts of Malawi.

The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has risen sharply to more than 1,000 people, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera said on Wednesday, as the southern African nation continues to recover from one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades.