Malawi: Cholera Kills 4 People
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Malawi is battling a cholera outbreak that began at the start of the rainy season in November. The disease has killed four people, and more than 150 others are hospitalized. The disease…
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Malawi: 140 Arrested After Mob Attacks on ‘Vampires’
LILONGWE, MALAWI — Deadly mob attacks on people suspected to be “vampires” have led to 140 arrests in Malawi, police said Friday. The situation had spun out of control, the inspector general of police, Lexon…
Clues to Africa’s Mysterious Past Found in Ancient Skeletons
It was only two years ago that researchers found the first ancient human genome in Africa: a skeleton in a cave in Ethiopia yielded DNA that turned out to be 4,500 years old. On Thursday,…
Malawi’s Former President Declares Her Innocence Against Graft Charges
LILONGWE (Reuters) – Malawi’s former president denied on Tuesday any wrongdoing in a corruption scandal that erupted when she was in office, saying she will be going back to the southern African nation to prove…
Malawi: Child Marriage is Outlawed
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Malawi President Peter Mutharika has signed a constitutional amendment raising the legal marriage age to 18. The amendment marks the final step in a years-long process in Malawi to outlaw child marriage….
WHO: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi to Test First Malaria Vaccine
The World Health Organization has chosen Ghana, Kenya and Malawi as the countries where the world’s first malaria vaccine will be tested next year on young children. The injectable vaccine, known as RTS,S, or Mosquirix,…
Malawi: Airlines Makes Historic Flight With All-Female Crew
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Malawian Airlines made history Thursday with an all-female operated and supported flight from Blantyre, Malawi, to Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. The two-hour flight by a Bombardier Q400 aircraft that took off from Chileka…
Malawi: Shortage of Nurses in Public Hospitals
BLANTYRE — In a pediatric ward at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital, the largest referral health facility in Malawi, mothers look frustrated because of a long wait for a nurse to check on their children. A…
Malawi: President Mutharika Returns Home
Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika on Saturday left Unites States of America on his return to the country Sunday – weeks after attending the U.N. General Assembly meeting of heads of state and government in…
Malawi: President Mutharika Meeting ‘Mysterious’ People ‘One-By-One’ in U.S, Says Govt Spokesman
Malawi government spokesman Malison Ndau has told BBC that President Peter Mutharika remained in United States after attending the UN General Assembly in New York to meet “a number of people one by one” dismissing…