Malawi’s major faith bodies are challenging a High Court ruling that allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to access an abortion, warning the decision sets a “worrying precedent” for the country’s ...

Malawi's women want real power. Activists are pushing for legal quotas to boost female representation in politics, and say bold reforms are the only way to fix the imbalance. In Malawi, women make up ...

When Tadala Zindawa**, (21) from Tata village in Lilongwe’s Chitukula area, fell pregnant while in secondary school, she was overcome by fear and panic. Scared of her parents’ disapproval and with ...

A heated discussion has erupted on Facebook following Ayuba James's post highlighting the growing cyberbullying directed at a Malawian woman known publicly as Rita or Ritaa. The woman, who often ...

We write in advance of the 86th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the “Committee”) and its review of Malawi under the Convention on the Elimination of All ...

By Nthambi Mbiri* Across Africa, the fight for equality in sport is breaking new ground. In Malawi, the stories of women and girls in football are galvanizing a movement—and it’s time to amplify their ...

While government efforts to close gender gaps have brought positive impacts, new gender and GBV assessments say more needs to be done. Gender gaps in Malawi are driven by inequalities in human ...

We first heard of Ellen Chilemba when writing our feature ‘7 African entrepreneurs to watch out for‘ in October last year. Chilemba is a 21‐year‐old entrepreneur from Malawi. She is the founding ...