Malawi 2025 election Stories

Malawi election result: President Lazarus Chakwera set to fall to Mutharika
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 24, 2025

With defeat looming, President Lazarus Chakwera risks becoming Malawi's third one-term president in little more than a decade.

Malawians head to the polls amid fuel shortages, economic strain
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 16, 2025

The contest has been shaped less by ideology than by voters' frustrations over long queues at petrol stations and a rising cost of living.

Malawi’s 2025 election: How the economy and corruption could decide the presidency
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 14, 2025

President Lazarus Chakwera is seeking a second term in an election being closely watched internationally, particularly after the annulment of the 2019...

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