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Fresh inquiry into Malawi military plane crash to exhume Chilima and eight victims
More than a year after the fatal Malawi Defence Force plane crash that killed Saulos Chilima, lawmakers have ordered forensic exhumations amid lingering questions over the…
Malawi’s high-tech election balances on fragile trust
As it counts ballots from its general election, new tech and legions of observers collide with old problems: public mistrust and the ghost of a nullified vote
Malawi on a knife’s edge as it awaits presidential election result
Despite there being 17 candidates, the poll was dominated by incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and former president Peter Mutharika
Malawi votes for the first time since 2019 amid mistrust and hardship
This is the first presidential race since the Constitutional Court annulled the 2019 results
Malawi electorate’s only option is to recycle a president
The untimely death of vice-president Saulos Chilima has resulted in many considering ousting Lazarus Chakwera and voting for former president Peter Mutharika
The Malawi we hoped for wasn’t delivered in 2020
The next elections are due in September 2025, but will the next government enable the country to overcome its economic hardships?
A tribute to Malawi’s Saulos Chilima, the people’s hero
The vice president had great courage, with so much character that his politics was not only an inspiration at home, but echoed throughout East, Central and Southern Africa
Malawi vice-president, nine others, killed in plane crash
The military plane carrying Saulos Chilima and nine others disappeared on Monday
Malawi vice-president charged in corruption investigation
The long-running inquiry is finally netting some big fish, including a former head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
Malawi elections provide a global lesson in democracy
COMMENT: Opposition candidates and party can increase their chances of success at the polls by putting aside minor differences and presenting a united front
Malawi’s new president is off to a good start
In 100 days of presidency, Lazarus Chakwera has been mostly well received despite a few glitches
The secrets behind the success of Malawi’s opposition coalition
It took more than just a united front to unseat the governing party in the recent presidential elections in Malawi
Lazarus Chakwera is sworn in after winning Malawi’s historic presidential election
The opposition presidential candidate won the vote by 20 percentage points, after last year’s poll was overturned because of irregularities
Opposition are favourites on eve of Malawi’s presidential election
Polls suggest widespread dissatisfaction with the administration of President Peter Mutharika
Malawi’s Supreme Court affirms nullification of presidential election
Reiterating an already historical court ruling, the president’s election has once again been rebuffed