The new president leads a party which was at the forefront of the country’s fight for independence from Britain and went on to rule during the 27-year dictatorship of Hastings Banda
The opposition presidential candidate won the vote by 20 percentage points, after last year’s poll was overturned because of irregularities
Tired of being arrested and beaten up at protests, young activists tried something different and it worked
The presidential election is a rerun of last year’s Mvote, which was overturned by the top court
Polls suggest widespread dissatisfaction with the administration of President Peter Mutharika
The methods that work in Western nations rarely translate into African contexts
COMMENT As the department of basic education struggles with when and how to reopen schools, we must remember that most of the world is equally at a loss. Almost all children in almost every country will have been directly affected by school closures. We can learn from other countries’ decisions in navigating this crisis, as […]
Reiterating an already historical court ruling, the president’s election has once again been rebuffed
Professor Thandika Mkandawire, the Malawian economist, passed away in late March. Influential African intellectuals, as well as his many admirers and academics the world over, are still distilling the disappearance of one of the most prolific and creative minds they have ever come across. The disheartening news hit me while under confinement in Cape Town, […]
Civil-military relations across the continent are tenuous, at best. Covid-19 may have given African governments an opportunity to create a new social compact with their citizens
Trust in Peter Mutharika’s government is at an all time low — just when it’s needed most
Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers
The electoral commission’s decision to appoint expensive foreign advocates has been widely criticised
Thandika Mkandawire, who died in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 27 after a battle with cancer, was a renowned development economist, an institution builder and a pan-Africanist
A statement from the presidency said popular army commander General Vincent Nundwe, alongside his deputy Clement Namangale, had been replaced
Recent judgments in Kenya and Malawi are encouraging. But democratic reform is impossible unless presidents and electoral commissions play their part
Politicians are paying more attention to the upcoming election than to Covid-19
Women in Africa should not be viewed as having ‘special negotiating skills’. Instead, we should motivate for more women in leadership positions because of their equality as citizens
Only by demonstrating that it would perform better in office while building trust within the wider population can the opposition force improvements in the electoral system while also growing the party
The government, business, labour and civil society must work together to link potential employees to productive and decent jobs
By pushing their usually valid complaints onto the streets and the courts, opposition leaders deny governments the popular goodwill and international credibility they need to govern effectively
Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism
The Constitutional Court also found that less than a third of the results from the more than 5000 polling stations had been certified by the auditors by the time Ansah declared Peter Mutharika winner of the presidential race
The past eight months were perhaps the most strange and unsettling in the country’s modern history. Reporting on it was tough, but I persevered— and so does Malawi
Africa must be part of developing technology that may make inhabiting the Red Planet possible and help the continent survive climate change
Mgeme Kalilani, the president’s spokesperson, described the ruling as “a serious miscarriage of justice and an attack on the foundations of the country’s democracy…”
Top court says that electoral irregularities were ‘widespread, systematic and grave’
Widespread and increasingly violent protests have left the government in limbo
Access to cellphones is not an end in itself. Rather, it is a way to level the playing field not only through knowledge, but also through connection
Despite good progress, African teams prepping for the 2023 event lack professional exposure
Despite Africa bearing the brunt of erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with climate change, a new survey says
Hundreds of local traders gather each morning and afternoon at Senga only to find that fish populations are falling in Lake Malawi