Frank Jomo

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera apologized for chronic nationwide fuel shortages and accused employees of the state oil company of trying to sabotage his re-election bid ahead of next week’s vote.

Malawi has had a tough time keeping track of its International Monetary Fund programs that bring in much-needed financing, failing twice in the last five years to conclude them. The government plans a fresh effort after the September elections.

Hundreds of informal traders blockaded the entrance to Malawi’s parliament on Tuesday in a protest over the rising cost of living.

Malawi is building its first battery-energy system, a technology that will help protect its grid from cyclones that have battered the southern African nation in recent years.

Malawi’s third-largest party chose former central bank Governor Dalitso Kabambe as its new leader, meaning he’ll be its presidential candidate in next year’s elections.

The United Nations said it seeks $136.5 million to assist 4.7 million Malawians affected by the El Nino-induced drought in the southern African nation.

Malawi’s government said a search is continuing for an aircraft carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other passengers that went missing on Monday.

Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima, a potential candidate for the top job in next year’s elections, was killed in a plane crash, the nation’s leader said.

Malawian legislators legalized the cultivation of a highly potent local variety of cannabis for industrial and medicinal use.

Malawi devalued its currency by 44% amid a shortage of dollars that has curbed imports of fuel and other commodities in the debt-stricken southern African nation.