Malawi

A Chinese national wanted in Malawi for filming children chanting racist slogans in Chinese has been arrested in neighbouring Zambia, an immigration official said. "He was arrested in Chipata, Zambia, after fleeing the country," Malawi…

Catholic bishops in Malawi have slammed what they describe as "political bickering" in the government led by President Lazarus Chakwera. In a pastoral letter, signed by seven bishops and read out Sunday in celebration of Lent, the…

The first wild poliovirus case in Africa in more than five years has been detected in a young child in Malawi, the World Health Organization said. The Malawian health authorities have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after…

Malawi held Senegal to a 0-0 draw in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group B match at the Stade Omnisports de Bafoussam in Cameroon on Tuesday night. The draw saw the Lions of Teranga advance to the knockout phase as the Group B…

Australia imposed new restrictions on Saturday on people who have been to nine southern African countries, as the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 raises concerns about another wave of the pandemic. The countries are…

South Africa has donated 34,000 tons of maize to the people of Zimbabwe. The donation is the first consignment of aid pledged in March 2019 for victims of Cyclone Idai. HE President @edmnangagwa is receiving Cyclone Idai donations…

Malawi on Wednesday destroyed 19,610 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines that expired 18 days after arriving, despite assurances from the African Union (AU) and World Health Organisation (WHO) that the vaccines were safe until mid-July.…

Malawi destroyed nearly 17,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that had expired in mid-April on Wednesday. The health minister, Kumbize Kandodo said, at the Kamuzu Central Hospital in the capital Lilongwe, “The batch which had expired…

In Blantyre, south Malawi, the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital has turned at least five wards for treating other illnesses into Covid-19 wards. Covid-19 cases in Malawi are on the rise, Local hospitals are now on the edge as the country…