1st Malaria Vaccine Tried Out in Babies in 3 African Nations

CARA ANNA and LAURAN NEERGAARD /The Associated Press Jan 16, 2020 Spread by mosquito bites, malaria kills more than 400,000 people every year, two-thirds of them under 5 and most in Africa. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

More Than 500 Dead in Flooding in Southern Africa

FARAI MUTSAKA / The Associated Press Mar 21, 2019 Hundreds more deaths are likely; officials estimate that 200,000 people will need food aid over the next three months in Zimbabwe alone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Over 1,000 Feared Dead After Cyclone Slams Into Mozambique

ANDREW MELDRUM / The Associated Press Mar 18, 2019 Cyclone Idai could prove the deadliest storm in generations to hit the impoverished southeast African country of 30 million. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Malawi Sells Presidential Jet to Fight Hunger

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2013 A luxury plane that initially cost the South African country $22 million and an added $300,000 per year to maintain was auctioned to fend off an impending food shortage. President Joyce Banda is not one to stand idly by as her citizens suffer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Madonna Lets Malawi Judge Have It for Sentencing Gay Couple

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2010 The world may not have been waiting for Madonna's input, but for the record, she vehemently disapproves of a Malawi judge's decision, issued Thursday, to sentence a young gay couple to 14 years of hard labor after they openly celebrated their engagement late last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jailed Gay Couple Ignite Rights Battle

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2010 A gay couple in Malawi who made history and controversy when they were wed in a symbolic marriage ceremony in December now face 14 years in prison with hard labor in a country where homosexual acts have been declared illegal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Marriage Prompts Arrest in Malawi

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2010 Two Malawian men could spend the next 14 years in jail after taking part in an unofficial marriage ceremony in the southeast African country. Under the guise of the law, the couple have been subjected to beatings, they say, as well as other indignities, such as the threat of a medical examination to determine whether they've had sex. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )