Rare-earth mining operations at the Kangankunde deposit are set to reshape Malawi’s economy – and invite trouble.

The indictment follows a multi-year investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency, and marks the first time Sattar has faced criminal proceedings over the allegations.

Exotic pictures in western media of huge metal cranes lifting elephants into a park at the Malawi-Zambia border masked ‘negligence’ that set up a brutal conflict between people and pachyderm.

For those of us who came of age in the 1990s, it is difficult to reconcile with the fact that one of our generation’s most celebrated icons—R. Kelly—fell from grace in the most disgraceful manner, ent...

Under the hum and hustle of Lilongwe’s colourful Tsoka second-hand clothing market lies a sense of alarm over surging costs in Malawi, which is straining under its worst economic crisis in decades.

African nation relies on US and other foreign donors to help fund healthcare projects and schools

Debt-saddled states are going after firms that have failed to pay what they owe on extractive and even fraudulent deals.