Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines
Resurgence classified as grade 3 emergency by WHO, with southern Africa and Haiti among those hardest hit Cholera cases soared last year, according to preliminary...
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Plastic waste ‘spiralling out of control’ across Africa, analysis shows
Predicted 116m tonnes of waste annually by 2060 is six times higher than in 2019, driven by demand in sub-Saharan Africa Plastic waste is “spiralling...
Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average
Climate crisis blamed for extreme heat in African country, which has recorded temperatures of 43C – nearly double seasonal average Malawians endured the country’s hottest...
Polio scare hits Malawi with 17 possible cases, just as huge vaccine drive ends
Cyclone Freddy cited as contributing factor in feared new outbreak that follows inoculation of 8 million children Malawi is investigating at least 17 suspected polio...
Religious groups march in Malawi before court case on LGBTQ+ rights
Faith leaders say the proceedings, brought by a transgender woman, are an attempt to legitimise ‘sinful acts’ Scores of religious groups and churches took to...
Hundreds of refugees in Malawi rounded up and sent to camps
Army brought in to forcibly relocate refugees from the capital, despite pleas from human rights organisations Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers in Malawi have...
Malawi’s Rastafarian children return to school after ban on dreadlocks is lifted
Schools told to honour court order as families seek compensation and training for pupils who missed education because of their hair About 1,200 Rastafarian children...
Baby dead and 23 people missing after hippo collides with boat in Malawi
Police in Nsanje say canoe was carrying 37 people across the Shire River when incident took place A baby has died and 23 people are...
Weather tracker: Cyclone Freddy leaves trail of devastation
Hundreds killed in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi in what may be longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record Cyclone Freddy, which developed over the Indian Ocean more...
Cyclone Freddy death toll passes 200 as rescue workers warn more victims will be found
People in Malawi and Mozambique picking up the pieces after fierce storm swept through at the weekend The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi...
