Malawi Human Rights Defenders registration cancelled
By Eric Chiputula November 5, 2026 The reported deregistration of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) by the NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA) has reopened questions about the organisation’s leadership, governance and accountability, with its Ad Hoc Committee claiming that the development vindicates concerns it has repeatedly raised. Ad Hoc Committee National Coordinator Sammy Aaron says the decision reinforces the committee’s longstanding position that HRDC has been o
Malawi24
9 hours ago
600 000 More Unable To Get Basic Needs—Report
By Grace Phiri October 23, 2026 Nearly 600 000 Malawians are falling into poverty as rising food prices, climate-related shocks and persistent inflation erode household incomes, threatening the country’s long-term economic development prospects and weakening consumer spending power, it has emerged. In its October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief, the World Bank said the number of Malawians unable to meet their basic needs increased by about 600 000 to 10.5 million in 2025 from 9
Nation Online
Oct 23
Malawi Country Report October 2026
By Elinn Ikhlef October 14, 2026 Malawi remains a relatively stable multiparty democracy in Southern Africa and has not experienced the large-scale ethnic violence seen in several neighboring states. However, persistent human rights concerns continue to affect vulnerable populations, particularly refugees, persons with albinism, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, and those accused of witchcraft. Several indicators associated with the early stages of genocide warrant monitoring. Since ga
Genocide Watch
Oct 14
Told To Farm, Left To Struggle
By Eric Chiputula October 14, 2026 It is a bitter contradiction: rural farmers are encouraged to embrace irrigation farming to improve food production and household nutrition, yet some are struggling to access even the basic equipment that could make their efforts easier. In Salima District, members of Kasupe Care Group have taken the call to heart. They have organised themselves, planted different crops, learned to make their own manure and continued working together for yea
Malawi24
Oct 14
Malawi’s New National Action Plan On Albinism
By Samer Muscati June 24, 2026 Addresses Economic Exclusion; Could Become a Regional Model. Since 2023, Maureen Kamatu, 28, has been self-employed at a mobile money cash-transfer booth in Lilongwe. When she first started the business, she faced open discrimination from customers and neighboring vendors. “Passersby often said derogatory things about me as a person with albinism. I heard things like, ‘Is she going to be able to see well? Is she going to be able to count the mon
Human Rights Watch
Oct 8
Police Look on as Peaceful Protesters Assaulted
Investigate Violence, Ensure Freedom of Assembly Ahead of September Elections A policeman stands outside a hotel in Blantyre, Malawi, May...
Human Rights Watch
Jun 30, 2025
Deadly cholera outbreak in Southern Africa
Unchecked border movement and poor sewage systems have a new partner in inflicting misery: climate change. A worker carries a bucketful...
Al Jazeera
Feb 27, 2024
