Malawi’s first female president, Joyce Banda, came to power under peculiar circumstances. She was never elected as president, but as the country’s vice president she ascended into power after her male ...

Malawi's political journey since independence in 1964 has not only been shaped by those who reached State House--Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Bakili Muluzi, Bingu wa Mutharika, Joyce Banda, Peter Mutharika, ...

Malawi's government has invited bids for its 14-seat presidential jet, which is being sold off as part of cost-cutting measures. The office of President Joyce Banda says the plane will be sold to the ...

Malawi's President Joyce Banda has sacked her cabinet amid allegations of widespread corruption in government. Several officials have been caught allegedly with money hidden under their beds and in ...

Commentators yesterday issued a hard-hitting call for Malawi to adopt a legal framework that compels policymakers to implement recommendations from commissions of inquiry, warning that the country is ...

(AP) Madonna says she’s happy that Malawi’s former vice president is now leading the country. Joyce Banda became president on April 7 and is the country’s first female leader. Former President Bingu ...

Malawis former president, Joyce Banda, returned home on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile, despite facing the threat of arrest over corruption allegations. Banda, 68, fled the country in ...

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima and former president Joyce Banda have formed an alliance to take on the ruling party in May elections, a joint statement said Friday. The opposition alliance ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) – Malawi President Joyce Banda announced that she will take a 30 percent pay cut to show that she will sacrifice personally as part of her government’s austerity measures. Banda, ...

Joyce Banda, Malawi’s first and Africa’s second female President, could not have come onto the stage at a better time, particularly since the African Union declared 2010 to 2020 African Women’s Decade ...