Malawi is one of the most disaster-prone countries in Africa. In the past 15 years it has experienced 16 floods, one rainfall-related landslide, five storm-related disasters, and two severe droughts.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Malawi used to have one of the lowest electrification rates in the world, at just 11% in 2019. Thanks to the World Bank-backed Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) and to Mission ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation George Chaponda has asked the South African government to ensure ...

A group of Case School of Engineering students are bringing power to isolated parts of Malawi in Africa. In Kasakula, a village just outside of the Kasungu National Park where Case Western Reserve ...

At a time when Malawi continues to wrestle with poverty, weak public systems, and uneven development, one of its sons is quietly working to connect global policy thinking with the realities on the ...

There are approximately one million older people in Malawi, constituting 5.4% of the total population. Since 1987, the number of older people has nearly doubled, highlighting the growing importance of ...

For decades, scientists who studied early modern humans believed that our ancestors initially inhabited only small areas of Africa, the savannas of the eastern and southern part of the continent, and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Seventeen presidential candidates are on the ballot in Malawi’s elections on Tuesday, 16 September, including the current president and two former presidents, and the atmosphere is quite different ...