The drought has been fuelled by El Niño, a climate phenomenon that can exacerbate drought or storms weather conditions made more likely by climate change. Now Malawi faces La Niña weather phenomenon, ...

Oxfam in Malawi has urged the Malawi Government to expand its social protection programmes to shield households from economic ...

When Lazarus Chakwera swept to power in 2020, Malawians hoped for a clean break, an end to corruption and a revival of the economy. Instead, four and half years later the country is mired in a crisis ...

In Milawi's capital city of Lilongwe, Charles Kabenan desciribed his recent experience when visiting a shop to purchase ...

Poultry is one of the cheapest protein sources for the growing population of the east and southern Africa region. That makes soybeans critical to foo ...

Farmer Simon Manguri picks fall armyworm off his maize crops in Rushinga, Zimbabwe, Feb. 18, 2025. Farai Shawn Matiashe/Thomson Reuters FoundationFarmer Simon Manguri picks fall armyworm off his maize ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and with support from the Government of Iceland, has expanded the Home-Grown School ...

With the ongoing effects of El Niño-induced drought impacting food security in Malawi, this expansion is timely,” said Simon ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and with ...

Today, Africa Daily’s Mpho Lakaje focuses on Zimbabwe, one of several southern African countries recently hit by a prolonged drought. Seven million people are now desperate for food assistance.