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Malawi launches urgent polio vaccination campaign after vaccine-derived virus detected
Malawi has launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign after traces of a vaccine-derived polio virus were discovered in sewage water in Blantyre. Health workers are administering 1.7 million doses to children across schools and neighborhoods, with teams going door-to-door to ensure broad coverage. Deputy Health Minister Charles Chilambula, who is leading the effort, said the…
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Peter Mutharika makes stunning comeback, defeats Chakwera to reclaim Malawi presidency
Peter Mutharika has made a dramatic return to power in Malawi, with official results confirming...
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Malawi’s Chakwera concedes election defeat, paving way for Mutharika’s return
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded defeat in the country’s...
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South Africa begins withdrawing peacekeepers from rebel-held eastern Congo
South Africa’s armed forces announced Thursday they had begun pulling their peacekeepers...
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Meet Wezi Mzumara, Malawi’s first and only female chocolate maker
Wezi Mzumara is the founder of Kwanza Cocoa, Malawi’s sole craft chocolate company. Upon her return from her stint in the fashion and entertainment industries of the UK, her parents informed her...
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Malawi: 19-year-old school dropout invents air-powered generator to give his community electricity
Ernest Andrew, an ingenious entrepreneur from Chinguwo Village in Malawi, has awed many with his clever solution to his nation’s energy problems. Using locally found materials and recycled parts,...
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Msondo: the puberty rite where boiled egg is used to break the virginity of girls in Malawi
The stage of puberty is seen as an important step in the life of adolescents in many parts of Africa. Anthropological studies have found that colorful ceremonies in various African societies are held to...
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South Africans Stand in Solidarity with Fellow Africans To Protest #XenophobicSA
On Thursday, both South Africans and immigrants marched together in anti-xenophobic protests in Johannesburg (pictured) and Port Elizabeth, demanding for an end to the targeting of “foreigners,”...
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South Africa Sends Army To Stamp Out Violence, Africa Reacts to #XenophobicSA
With seven people being killed by South Africans in a rash of xenophobic violence in recent weeks, on Tuesday, the government sent the army to a number of hostels (pictured) in order to deter further violence,...
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Organization Fights Malnutrition & Floods with Food Forests
In Malawi, malnutrition and food insecurity are major challenges citizens contend with. In fact, for children under the age of 5, 13 percent are classified as underweight, while 47 percent...
