‘My children cry with hunger’: refugees denied UN aid rations at Malawi camp Hundreds at Dzaleka camp told they are no longer eligible for food supplies from the World Food Programme The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022
The face of modern slavery in Malawi: Håvard Bjelland’s best photograph ‘I stayed in a tent nearby, waking up at 4am to begin the hour-long walk towards the pits. By the time we arrived, the miners had already been working for hours’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022
Malawi farmers face an uphill battle to diversify crops Faced with the rising cost of fertiliser and effects of climate change, farmers in Malawi are being encouraged to diversify their crops to become less dependent on maize, the country's staple food. Those working the land are also struggling to bounce back from time lost due to Covid lockdowns. Radio France Internationale · Apr 3, 2022
9 million children to be vaccinated against polio in Africa A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this week in four countries in southern and eastern Africa after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022
Malawi begins nationwide polio immunisation campaign In February, the southern African country recently recorded its first polio case in 30 years. Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2022
Malawi launches polio vaccine drive after first case in 30 years The campaign against wild poliovirus aims to reach more than 23 million children under five years old Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2022
Millions of children to be vaccinated for polio in Africa after Malawi detects case First case of wild polio detected in Malawi for 30 years prompts emergency rollout of vaccinations in five African countries The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022
S2, EP14: South Africa's comics try to bounce back; breaking stereotypes in Gambia; Malawi's farmers deal with climate crisis This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In South Africa, as comedy clubs reopen comedians are juggling between their live audience and their online one; from Gambia, young women are training to install solar panels to help other… Radio France Internationale · Mar 18, 2022
Challenges remain for Malawi’s Cyclone Ana victims Mother of six Mwandida Matias, 39, recalls the night they were hit by violent storms in Chikawa district, southern Malawi. People were shouting, others beating drums to alert people. By the time she managed to get out of the house with her children, the water was already up to her… Radio France Internationale · Mar 13, 2022
S2, EP13: Cyclone aftermath in Malawi; antimicrobial crop resistance in Kenya; Nigerian artist leaves city for tranquility This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent, with our African correspondents. In Malawi, those affected by Cyclone Ana are struggling to get back on their feet; from Kenya, farmers are combatting antimicrobial resistance in crops; and in Nigeria, an artist leaves the… Radio France Internationale · Mar 4, 2022
Malawi to launch polio immunization campaign after one case found The Malawi government announced Thursday that it would launch a nationwide polio vaccination campaign next month after it was discovered that a four-year-old girl had contracted the disease, the first case of polio in Malawi in 30 years. President Lazarus Chakwera has declared a national emergency. Radio France Internationale · Feb 24, 2022
Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years Malawi has declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Reuters · Feb 18, 2022
Malawi finds wild polio case; first in Africa in five years Investigation shows infection is linked to a strain circulating in Pakistan’s Sindh province as WHO sends assistance. Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2022
Minister hails charity’s work providing computer training to children in Malawi Foreign Office minister Vicky Ford visited the Turing Trust charity in Edinburgh. The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022
Edinburgh Live · Feb 16, 2022 Edinburgh Alan Turing charity shows UK minister its work with African children UK Government Minister Vicky Ford visited The Turing Trust charity in Edinburgh to discuss their work to supply schools in Malawi with refurbished computers.
Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2022 From bloodsuckers to colonial abuses: Understanding the roots of vaccine fears in Africa Fears of bloodsucking vampires and other wild rumours have resurfaced with the Covid-19 vaccination campaign. To challenge misconceptions we must look deeper into religious and mystical beliefs, writes Charles Pensulo.
Daily Record · Feb 11, 2022 Galloway People featuring Jim Figgis on becoming a preacher at home and abroad Jim from Rhonehouse said watching Songs of Praise gave him back his faith.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022 £1.5m to boost Covid vaccine access in three African countries The Scottish Government money will go to Unicef to strengthen the health systems of Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi.
The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022 Giddes Chalamanda: TikTok fame wins 92-year-old Malawi musician birthday party with president The Malawian music legend performed one of his songs with the president, Lazarus Chakwera
Radio France Internationale · Feb 6, 2022 Training, openness needed in tackling mental health issues in Malawi Despite the blue skies today, life looked a lot darker for Christopher Banda after he lost his wife in December 2020. The 38-year-old farmer from Zomba, Malawi, was in so much emotional pain he admitted he had suicidal thoughts. Ultimately, his family took him to the local psychiatric hospital, where…
Radio France Internationale · Feb 4, 2022 S2, EP11: Kenyan Nubians' ID dilemma, Malawi mental health, and a Ghana dance academy lifting up youths This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent, with our African correspondents. In Kenya, our reporter looks into the Nubian community and its quest for identification cards; from Malawi, the rising numbers of suicide has the government looking into possible options; and in…
Reuters · Jan 28, 2022 Storm Ana deaths rise to 88 as second storm brews to Africa's east Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm threatened more severe weather.
Reuters · Jan 28, 2022 Malawi president changes finance minister in reshuffled cabinet Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has changed the southern African country's finance minister in a reshuffled cabinet, a government statement showed, with the post going to economist and former trade minister Sosten Gwengwe.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2022 Aid agencies scale up Storm Ana response amid floods and rising death toll Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique worst affected with 77 people reported dead and 80,000 more forced from their homes
France 24 · Jan 26, 2022 Tropical storm Ana kills at least 12 in Malawi and Mozambique In tonight's edition: Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi take stock of the fatalities and destruction caused by tropical storm Ana. Meanwhile in Cameroon, Mo Salah helps Egypt beat Ivory Coast in a penalty shootout at the Africa Cup of Nations. And in the Cameroonian city of Garoua, craftspeople hope the tournament…