Cholera Outbreak Hits Eastern Malawi
BLANTYRE Malawi is experiencing an outbreak of cholera, two months after the start of the rainy season. Health authorities say the water-borne disease has hit most residents of three districts around...
View ArticleMozambique Refugees Flee to Malawi
Malawi continues receiving hundreds of refugees from Mozambique six months after RENAMO fighters carried out two attacks in Tete province. The fighting in July forced more than 700 people into...
View ArticleUN Concerned By Incitement to Anti-Gay Killings In Malawi
The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it is concerned by developments in Malawi that could stoke anti-gay sentiment, including incitement to murder. It expressed fears the...
View ArticleChildren In Malawi Screened for Malnutrition
In Malawi, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund or UNICEF is carrying out a mass screening exercise for malnutrition in children less than 5 years of age, in 25 of the country’s 28...
View ArticleMalawi Probes Alleged Irregularities in Zambia Maize Deal
Malawi’s president has set up a commission this week to investigate “Maizegate,” a deal involving the recent purchase of maize from neighboring Zambia. Controversy was sparked in November when a local...
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