Malawi’s central bank ruled out the need to devalue the currency because foreign-exchange inflows increased after voters elected a new president, easing a dollar shortage. Peter Mutharika swept to ...

Malawi’s high court in Lilongwe late on Tuesday dismissed a bid by incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera and his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to block the announcement of final results from last Tuesday ...

The concession from President Lazarus Chakwera came despite reports of irregularities at the polls. Final results showed that Peter Mutharika had won nearly 57 percent of the vote. By John Eligon and ...

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.

Partial official results from various districts suggest that former President Peter Mutharika is likely to secure the presidency with a majority vote, prompting analysts to call for incumbent leader ...

Counting is under way in Malawi after a presidential election that comes as the southeast African nation faces its worst economic crisis in decades, with soaring inflation, food shortages and the ...

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) ...

Malawians will go to the polls on September 16 to vote for the president and Members of Parliament. At this juncture, Malawi finds itself in an unenviable environment with questions about the ...

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 ...

Two journalists from Zodiak Broadcasting Station, Dickson Chivwati Gondwe and Twimepoki Mangani, have emerged winners in the 2024 FDH Bank media competition, scooping awards for best reporting in ...