Malawi cattle farmers travel farther as El Nino worsens drought
For many families, keeping cattle alive is becoming an increasingly costly struggle.
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Southeast Asia’s leaders confront fallout from Iran war at ASEAN summit
Bloc is expected to call for deeper energy cooperation and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
USAID cuts strand rural women seeking maternal healthcare in Malawi
As remote health posts are disrupted or closed, communities and medics say women are not getting the care they need.
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The $15,000 US visa bond locking Malawians out of the American dream
New US regulations for Malawi and Zambia may lock foreign scholarship students and businesspeople out of opportunities.
Malawi’s ex-president Mutharika, 85, wins election by a landside
The Electoral Commission says former President Peter Mutharika won 56.8 percent of the votes.
Malawi counts votes after presidential election amid economic crisis
Incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and and his predecessor Peter Mutharika are seeking to win the high-stakes election.
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Malawi presidential elections: Who is running and what’s at stake?
The small African country is still reeling from the fallout of last year’s region-wide drought that devastated harvests.
Polls open in Malawi presidential election, in nation hit by soaring costs
Analysts say the race is between President Lazarus Chakwera and his predecessor Peter Mutharika.
Tourists from Malawi and Zambia are first to face $15,000 visa bonds in US
Critics have denounced the bond scheme as a ‘legalised shakedown’ that profits from vulnerable, lawful travellers.
Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list
UN cultural organisation this week announces its choice of sites to be granted World Heritage status.
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