Malawi’s electoral commission is seeking to suspend a landmark court order that annulled last year’s re-election of President Peter Mutharika, court papers showed on Friday. The southern African nation made history on Monday when its Constitutional Court ruled in favour of an opposition bid to cancel May’s presidential vote over allegations of electoral fraud. The […]

Malawi’s opposition leader on Tuesday hailed a landmark court ruling that annulled last year’s presidential election and ordered a new vote, telling more than 10,000 celebrating supporters that the verdict was a victory for democracy and Africa. Lazarus Chakwera, the leader of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party, came a close second to incumbent Peter […]

Malawi’s constitutional court on Monday ordered a new presidential election after annulling the results of a vote that re-elected President Peter Mutharika in May, citing widespread polling irregularities, including the use of correction fluid on ballot papers. The verdict, which is expected to stoke turmoil in the traditionally peaceful southern African country, can be appealed […]

Malawi’s constitutional court is to rule Monday on whether to annul a controversial vote result that got President Peter Mutharika re-elected, with the verdict likely to stoke turmoil no matter which way it goes. The case has gripped the southern African nation and kept Malawians glued to radio stations for hours on end listening to […]

Malawian police officers raped and sexually assaulted women, some of them in the presence of their children, during a security operation in October, an official state commission responsible for investigating human rights violations has said. In a damning report published on Wednesday, the influential Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) said its investigations revealed that at […]