President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has said he is looking forward to retiring and handing over power after 23 years…
Malawi registers high pediatric TB treatment success rate
By Chifundo Masanche The National TB and Leprosy Elimination Programe (NTLEP) has registered a high treatment success rate among children…
New capital’s lavish mosque angers Egyptians facing poverty
Egypt has opened a record-breaking mosque in its new administrative capital city – but has been widely criticised for the…
UNHCR urges Malawi to reconsider refugees relocation decision
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says government’s move to relocate refugees living in rural and urban centres…
Chilima urges Freddy survivors to rebuild in safe places
Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima has urged Tropical Cyclone Freddy survivors in Chiradzulu to consider rebuilding their homes in safe…
Chakwera concerned with impacts of natural disasters
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says climate change has greatly impacted poor economies such as Malawi with various natural disasters hence…
Kenya proposes law changes to restrict protests
Kenya’s interior ministry is proposing changes to security laws that will make it more difficult for people to hold protests.…
Campaigners push for hike in healthcare funding
By Lucy Ng’andu Health rights campaigners have lamented government’s failure to fully implement the 2001 Abuja Declaration which rallies states…
Chakwera meets Muluzi, JB over Cyclone Freddy
President Lazarus Chakwera says former presidents Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda have pledged to support all efforts lined up by…
Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases
Equatorial Guinea has confirmed eight more cases of the Marburg virus disease, bringing the total to nine since February when…
Mozambique donates jet fuel to Malawi
The Mozambican government has donated 40,000 litres of jet fuel in response to President Lazarus Chakwera’s appeal for support following…
High Court sides with Rastafarian children
By Chifundo Masanche The High Court in Zomba on Tuesday dismissed with costs an application by the Attorney General’s office…