Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country in south-east Africa, bordered by Tanzania to the north and north-east, Mozambique to the east, south and south-west, and Zambia to the west. The capital is Lilongwe, while Blantyre is the commercial centre. The country has a population of about 20-million people and covers an area of approximately 118 000 km². Malawi's economy is predominantly agricultural, with tobacco, tea and sugar among its principal export crops, though the government has sought to diversify into mining and manufacturing. The currency is the Malawian kwacha. The country is rich in mineral resources, including rare earths, uranium, bauxite, coal and gemstones, and mining activity has expanded in recent years. Malawi is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. The country operates as a multiparty democracy with a presidential system of government. Malawi gained independence from British colonial rule in 1964 and was known as Nyasaland during the colonial period. Lake Malawi, one of Africa's Great Lakes, dominates the eastern border and is a significant natural and economic feature.
Malawi Updates
IMF says Malawi visit makes progress towards new lending programme
By: Reuters 7th October 2026 The International Monetary Fund said a staff visit to Malawi had made progress on a set of macroeconomic policies that could be supported by a new... →
SADC’s Financing Gap Threatens Integration Agenda
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 21st September 2026 This year’s SADC Summit again put industrialisation, infrastructure and regional integration at the centre of its agenda, but achieving these goals... →
Cybercrime across borders: navigating Africa’s fragmented legislative landscape
21st September 2026 By the time you reach the end of this sentence, a cyberattack will have been launched somewhere on the African continent. That is not an... →
Cybercrime across borders: Navigating Africa’s fragmented legislative landscape – Part 1
18th September 2026 By the time you reach the end of this sentence, a cyberattack will have been launched somewhere on the African continent. That is not an... →
When the clock starts ticking... Why cross-border data breach response demands more than good intentions
18th September 2026 Picture this… A retailer with operations spanning southern and eastern Africa discovers on a Friday evening that a threat actor has exfiltrated... →
Have South Africans always been hostile to migrants? Historians map a chequered history
16th September 2026 Anti-immigrant violence began to sweep across South Africa once again in March 2026. Over the following months an estimated 56 000 Malawians and... →
Govt launches massive crackdown on illegal immigration, hijacked buildings 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th September 2026 Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has announced a sweeping, multidisciplinary national strategy to reclaim... →
Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier
1st September 2026 The focus on agricultural development at the Southern African Development Community’s 46th summit in August 2026 reflected a clear understanding... →
SA can’t tackle migration while ignoring Zimbabwe’s democratic backsliding
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st August 2026 South Africa and SADC’s reluctance to remedy misgovernance in their neighbourhood contributes to migration, sparking xenophobia and causing... →
From maze to map: South Africa's cannabis journey from private use to public value
25th August 2026 Imagine a South African cannabis sector in which the law is not a maze but a map. A cultivator knows whether cultivation is for private use, hemp,... →
