BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi holds elections Tuesday to choose a president, lawmakers and local government councillors, the first national vote since a 2019 presidential election was nullified and redone ...

Johannesburg — Malawi's Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima and 9 other people were killed when the plane they were travelling in crashed in the Chikangawa mountain range, the government said Tuesday.

Former president Bakili Muluzi has stepped into Malawi's tense post-election atmosphere, urging President Lazarus Chakwera to concede defeat and congratulate Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader ...

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.

(Johannesburg) – On June 26, 2025, about a dozen weapon-wielding men in Malawi attacked demonstrators peacefully protesting the government’s handling of upcoming national elections, Human Rights Watch ...

Malawians vote to elect a new president, members of parliament and local officials LILONGWE (Reuters) -Malawi's former president Peter Mutharika won this month's presidential election, as voters ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi held elections Tuesday to choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives, the first national vote since a 2019 presidential election was nullified and ...

BLANTYRE, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Malawi's main opposition party, the Democratic Progress Party endorsed on Sunday former President Peter Mutharika to be its candidate in next year's presidential election.

Stagnant growth, unsustainable debt, and the adverse effects of multiple shocks, including an outbreak of cholera and Cyclone Freddy last year, have compounded Malawi's economic challenges. The IMF ...

LILONGWE (Reuters) -Malawi's former president Peter Mutharika is projected to have won last week's presidential election with more than 56% of the vote, private broadcaster Times Television reported ...

Malawi’s Constitutional Court on June 28 rejected a legal challenge to the penal code that makes same-sex conduct a criminal offense. The decision contradicts fundamental rights, including the rights ...

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 ...