More than two million people are facing food shortages this year due to the prolonged dry spells and soaring food prices that have pushed consumer inflation to 36.6 percent as of March.
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Malawi: President faces crisis of confidence as austerity measures bite
Joyce Banda seemed to be making all the right moves but her initial popularity is eroding fast as she implements policies to fix the economy
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Q&A: Disaster resilience starts with grassroots women
By Julia Kallas UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 2012 (IPS) - Women and girls can be powerful agents of change, but they are disproportionately affected by disasters because of social roles, discrimination and poverty. The International Day for Disaster Reduction on Saturday this year celebrates the theme of...