NAIROBI, Nov 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Three women who say they were raped and the husband of a woman who died after an alleged rape filed a claim in Malawi's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ...

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 ...

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 voices and drive ...

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 ...

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 ...