Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Malawi

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 –…

The Conversation

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.

Top News

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

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

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.

International Business Times

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 Guardian - UK

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.

The Conversation

Malawi's vice president laid to rest as president calls for an independent probe into his death

Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has been laid to rest in his village south of the capital following a funeral where President Lazarus Chakwera called for an independent probe into his death in a plane crash

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Malawi’s increasingly unpredictable rainfall and higher than usual temperatures are causing problems for smallholder farmers. Soil erosion has increased, causing soil fertility and water availability to decline. Crops often fail.

The Conversation

Malawi announces 21 days of mourning after vice president dies in plane crash

Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed in a plane crash with eight others

Evening Standard

Malawi announces state funeral and 21 days of mourning for vice president killed in a plane crash

The Malawi government says that Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash

The Independent UK

Malawi's vice-president, nine others confirmed dead in plane crash

Saulos Chilima, the vice president of Malawi, and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars. Roughly 24 hours later, the wreck of a plane has been found with no survivors on board.

France 24

No survivors in Malawi VP's plane crash: president

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said Tuesday there had been no survivors when a plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others crashed into a forest.

Radio France Internationale

Malawi’s vice-president and nine others killed in plane crash on way to funeral

Saulos Chilima had just returned from an official visit to South Korea

The Independent UK

Malawi Vice President Among 10 Killed In Plane Crash

Tragic military plane crash in Malawi claims 10 lives, including Vice President Chilima. International community offers condolences and support.

Top News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Malawi vice-president and nine others killed in plane crash

Wreckage of plane carrying Chilima and former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri found after weather warnings, says President Chakwera

International Business Times

Malawi VP, Nine Others, Killed In Plane Crash

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation's president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the aircraft in a foggy forest.

Evening Standard

Malawi vice president Saulos Chilima and nine others die in plane crash

Malawi's vice president and nine others have died in a plane crash, the country's president said.

Top News

Malawi Authorities Continue Search For Missing Military Aircraft

Malawi authorities conduct search for missing military aircraft in challenging weather conditions. International support sought for rescue operation.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Top News

Singapore Airlines Offers Compensation For Turbulence Incident

Singapore Airlines compensates passengers for turbulence injuries. Malawi conducts search for missing military aircraft with Vice President onboard.

The Independent UK

Soldiers, police and forest rangers continue search for missing plane carrying Malawi vice president

Soldiers, police officers and forest rangers are continuing to search for a missing military plane carrying Malawi’s vice president, a former first lady and eight others that is suspected to have crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country

International Business Times

Search Continues For Malawi VP's Missing Plane

Malawi's president on Monday said he was sparing no resources in a search operation for a missing military aircraft carrying the country's vice president Saulos Chilima.

The Guardian - UK

Malawi soldiers search mountain forests after plane carrying vice-president goes missing

President speaks of ‘heartbreaking situation’ after aircraft carrying Saulos Chilima and nine others goes missing in bad weather

Top News

Malawi Vice President's Plane Missing During Flight

A military plane carrying Malawi's vice president and nine others has gone missing, prompting a search operation. President Chakwera orders immediate actio...

The Independent UK

A military plane carrying Malawi's vice president has gone missing and a search is underway

A military plane carrying Malawi’s vice president and nine others has gone missing and a search operation is underway

Evening Standard

Plane carrying Malawi vice-president and nine others goes missing

Military plane carrying Saulos Chilima went off-radar, sparking a search operation

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Democratic Progressive Party

59 stories

the African Development Bank

23 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.