Malawi’s government aims to bring annual inflation below 21% this year, President Peter Mutharika told parliament on Friday. The donor-dependent Southern African nation has struggled to rein in ...

Peaceful demonstrations force a delay in measures aimed at improving revenue collection but which many fear will be fatal for small traders Demonstrations across Malawi’s four main cities during the ...

Long fuel queues were a feature of Malawian life last year Malawi's energy regulator has hiked petrol and diesel prices by more than 40%, marking the second time fuel costs gone up in four months. In ...

Ex-president Mutharika won over 56% of valid votes Incumbent Chakwera nearest contender on 33% Fourth showdown between two politicians Analysts say stagnant economy was Chakwera's undoing LILONGWE, ...

Former Malawi President Peter Mutharika has been re-elected with 56.8 percent of votes in last week’s polls that was marked by the dire state of the economy, the election commission has announced.

Lilongwe (Malawi) (AFP) – Malawi votes Tuesday in the third bout of a battle for power between two presidents, incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and his predecessor, Peter Mutharika. First-time candidate and ...

Malawians are voting to elect their next president amid a deepening economic crisis in one of Africa’s poorest and most climate-vulnerable countries. The small Southeast African nation has been hit ...

Seventeen presidential candidates are on the ballot in Malawi’s elections on Tuesday, 16 September, including the current president and two former presidents, and the atmosphere is quite different ...

Senior Research Coordinator for IFPRI and Policy Hub Leader for the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) in Malawi, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ...

How does the IMF see recent economic developments in Malawi? Malawi has been facing economic challenges for a long time, including external shocks, structurally low growth, persistent inflation, ...

Habitat for Humanity Malawi has disbursed a transformative MK31.5 million start-up grant to Women’s Housing Savings and Loan Groups (HSLGs) in Area 27, Lilongwe, aiming to uplift over 360 women ...

Malawi’s economy is in a deep and protracted crisis marked by elevated inflation, declining living standards, and high rates of food insecurity. Economic growth rates have dropped from an average of 4 ...