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Malawi
LILONGWE, Malawi – A total of 149,777 smallholder farmers across nine districts are receiving agricultural support aimed at strengthening food production ahead of anticipated El Niño-related weather challenges.
Malawi
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Blantyre City Mayor Isaac Jomo Osman is facing possible court action over a K297.8 million compensation demand from motorist Lordmarlven Nechavava.
Malawi
LILONGWE, Malawi – Homeland Security Minister Peter Mukhito has held talks with India's High Commissioner to Malawi, Amararam Gujar, on strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
Opinion
TURKANA, Kenya – A new study has highlighted the lasting impact of severe drought on the livelihoods, food access and traditional practices of Daasanach pastoralist communities in northern Kenya.
Education
KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda has taken another step towards strengthening science and technology education after stakeholders validated five strategic documents designed to guide the country's future STEM learning programmes.
Technology
KAMPALA, Uganda – The MTN Uganda Foundation has committed UGX 500 million to support 25 community initiatives under the fourth phase of its MTN Changemakers programme.
Sports
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa's most decorated Olympic athlete, Tatjana Smith, has announced that she will represent the Netherlands in the next chapter of her international swimming career.
Business
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Trade Organization has urged African countries to strengthen regional value chains, expand local manufacturing and invest in infrastructure to increase the continent's influence in global trade.
Politics
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – President Paul Biya has set February 7, 2027, as the date for Cameroon's legislative and municipal elections, ending months of uncertainty over the country's delayed electoral process.
Health
Healthcare worker at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, North Kivu. AP Photo: Sebastien Kitsa Musayi.BUNIA, DR Congo – The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 11,000 infections, with health authorities reporting 5,387 deaths as efforts to contain the disease continue.
Africa
MOYALE, Ethiopia–Kenya Border – More than 50,000 people have fled violence in southern Ethiopia and crossed into neighbouring Kenya, creating a growing humanitarian emergency along the two countries' border.
Malawi
Malawian football sensation Temwa Chawinga has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2026 BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award, joining four other outstanding players from around the world.