Tag:Malawi

Climate Change

African Guarantee Fund, Nordic Development Fund take lead in fostering green finance in Malawi

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) in partnership with the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) kicked off the 8th Edition of the Green Finance Conference in...

Michael Simire - May 10, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Cyclone Freddy toll surpasses 300 as Mozambique counts bodies

The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has passed 300 people, with authorities in Mozambique taking several days to assess the extent of the...

Michael Simire - March 16, 2023

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Concern as record-breaking Cyclone Freddy leaves dozens dead in Africa

Cyclone Freddy, a long-lasting cyclone that is refusing to dissipate, has torn through Malawi and Mozambique killing around 200 people and leaving many others injured or...

Michael Simire - March 14, 2023

Health

Malawi cholera outbreak largest on continent, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described Malawi’s cholera outbreak as the largest in Africa. This came up as the country has so far contributed...

Michael Simire - March 10, 2023

Health

Malawi: Cholera death toll passes 1,000, as outbreak spreads

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has passed 1,000 while cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record in the...

Michael Simire - January 25, 2023

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Malawi declares polio outbreak

The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in...

Michael Simire - February 18, 2022

Climate Change

Tropical Storm Ana highlights climate injustice facing vulnerable African communities – 350Africa

A tropical storm which formed in the east coast of Madagascar, Ana, is wreaking havoc in the island and surrounding Mozambique and Malawi, resulting in loss...

Michael Simire - January 26, 2022

Disaster Risk Management