Malawi

From left, students Veronica Jafali, Comfort Galimoto and Elida Chithumba outside the Great Hall of the University of Malawi, known as Unima.

The Catch-22 that keeps the world's poorest countries mired in poverty Susan Dalgety

From left, Madalitso, Alefa, two-year-old Iana, and her mother Brenda, at the side of a road in Area Three, Lilongwe. Madalitso sells airtime vouchers for Airtel Malawi, while Alefa and Brenda have a stall selling the essentials of life: maize flour, tomatoes, greens and cooking oil.

What 90% cut in UK aid means for one of world's poorest countries Susan Dalgety

Children around world are denied education, here's how we change that Val Brown

First Minister John Swinney

John Swinney hits out at reported UK Government cuts to Malawi aid

First Minister John Swinney at Mandala House, Malawi’s oldest building

Tories' toothless attack on Swinney's Malawi trip ignores reality Susan Dalgety

John Swinney’s African expedition will have changed him Susan Dalgety

Girls wash their hands with clean water from a tap in their school, where WaterAid worked together with the community. Malawi (Picture: WaterAid/Sophie Harris-Taylor)

Water is a precious resource and it's time we all saw it that way

Rev Fraser Edwards.

From the Scottish Borders to the 'warm heart of Africa'

Children at a school on the outskirts of Lilongwe, Malawi, a country that become independent from the UK only 60 years ago (Picture: Amos Gumulira)

Labour is betraying the world's poorest people – and its core values Susan Dalgety

People attend an HIV clinic day in Kampala, Uganda. Following US cuts to overseas aid, Dr Bernard Etukoit said there was a lot of panic, fear, and anxiety among their clients (Picture: Hajarah Nalwadda)

For many, Trump's presidency is death sentence. But we can save lives Susan Dalgety

In 2005, a vast protest march took place in Edinburgh under the banner of Make Poverty History amid calls for G8 countries to write off Developing World debt (Picture: Scott Barbour)

Why UK was wrong to cut overseas aid budget Jack McConnell

In Thondwe, near Zomba, the Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson had the opportunity to meet with the congregation who are twinned with Innerleithen, Traquair and Walkerburn Church of Scotland and took part in the blessing of a new bridge connecting the community with the school.

Scottish Borders church makes life-changing impact in Malawi

Ranking eighth highest among Scottish universities, Dundee has placed 66th overall in the UK league table produced by The Guardian, down from 44th last year. It achieved a score out of 100 of 57.4

Exclusive The £131,000 travel bill racked up by a Scottish university boss

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world with only a rudimentary patchwork of healthcare services (Picture: Mark Mainz)

How three women are saving countless lives from terrible premature end Susan Dalgety

Community worker Rose Manjanja asks Jessy, 16, a secondary school pupil in Malawi, where she wants to be when she is 25 years old

How Tories revealed they're descending towards Trump's crude populism Susan Dalgety

First Minister John Swinney

Tories raise 'questions' over SNP's £12.5m fund for African education

How Scotland is working with African countries on a renewable energy boom Richard Dixon

While you were reading this column, four children died from a mosquito bite Susan Dalgety

The possible closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery as early as 2025 is a wake-up call (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Cost of climate change threatens to wreak havoc on Scotland's economy

Christian Aid found the highest per capita cost of natural disasters were the wildfires which affected Hawaii in August. Picture: Getty Images

Global postcode lottery leaves poor countries vulnerable to impact of disasters

The next generation of women is the world's only hope Susan Dalgety

First Minister Humza Yousaf. Image: Robert Perry/Press Association.

Humza Yousaf announces £2.5m investment in sub-Saharan African healthcare

Heavy rain and flooding has caused serious damage to roads and other vital infrastructure in Malawi (Picture: Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images)

Deadly cyclone sees Malawi pay high price for our fossil fuel habit

Mourners arrive for a mass funeral procession for mudslide victims at Chilobwe townships Naotcha Primary school camp in Blantyre, Malawi earlier this week.

Fears of cholera outbreak as Malawi cyclone death toll rises

A group of cyclists are aiming to raise £25,000 for education projects in Malawi by riding from London to Glasgow for the UCI World Championships.

Cyclists plan 500-mile ride to raise funds for education projects in Malawi

Malawi is experiencing one of its worst-ever outbreaks of cholera. Picture: Kieran Dodds

Urgent call for funding as Malawi suffers worst-ever cholera outbreak

Dame Ann Gloag has strongly disputed the 'malicious' allegations against her. PIC: WPA Pool.

Dame Ann Gloag charged with alleged human trafficking offences

The likes of Jamie Oliver's contribution to good eating appear to have gone largely unnoticed in a new so-called survey of the world's best cuisine, writes Stephen Jardine.

The results of the world's best cuisine survey should go in the bin - at best

People gather in solidarity with those protesting in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, after she was arrested for not wearing her hijab correctly (Picture: Alex McBride/Getty Images)

From Iran to Malawi to Scotland, women are getting angrier – Susan Dalgety

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the pop-up Scotland Malawi Partnership exhibition at the Scottish Parliament

Collective effort for a better global future is more important than ever - David...

Dunoon Grammar School has been named a top three finalist for World's Best School Prize for Community Collaboration. Picture: Dunoon Grammar School/PA Wire

Scottish school named among world’s best for helping out in community

The Queen with Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the first President of Malawi, in 1979.

Mourning a champion of the Commonwealth - David Hope-Jones

The Queen meets her Australian fans at the Roma Street Parklands in Brisbane, Australia in 2002. The Commonwealth stands as Elizabeth II’s global legacy (Picture: Darren England/Getty Images)

King Charles now has the chance to shape world history - Susan Dalgety

The signs of a changing climate are clear on the shores of Malawi's Lake Chilwa (Picture: Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images)

Here's why UK must reverse its aid cuts to poor but stable countries like Malawi

The Malawi Pride march.

Standing together in solidarity with Malawi LGBT+ community - David Hope-Jones

Neil McLean, chief executive at Social Enterprise Academy: 'Social Enterprise Schools gives young people the opportunity to make real change to issues that matter to them.' Picture: Mike Wilkinson

Scottish Social Enterprise Schools programme powers up south of Border

Participants in the Malawi Young Climate Leaders project get their message across

Don’t abandon Malawi's Young Climate Leaders - Jade Stein

Schoolchildren in Malawi are learning computer skills thanks to the Edinburgh-based charity.

Edinburgh charity hailed for work teaching computer skills to kids in Malawi

Scotland needs better leaders than Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson to deal with growing cost-of-living crisis (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon and Johnson are leading us towards certain disaster – Susan Dalgety

It has been reported that over a third of Malawi’s 28 districts have run out of many drugs.

We must wake up to human impact of aid cuts - David Hope-Jones

John Irvine, a 50-year-old NHS Lothian bank nurse, at an Isolation Centre. The former soldier was expecting to spend the festive period in a quarantine hotel for two weeks after helping with Malawi’s Covid response.

Nurse returning from Malawi to celebrate Christmas with family

Malawian farmer Joseph Kamanga walks through a maize field destroyed by dry spells at Lunzu in Blantyre, southern Malawi (Picture: Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images)

Why climate funding for poor countries is not a handout – Susan Dalgety
When the President of Malawi addressed the United Nations a few weeks ago, he didn’t pull his punches.

Timothy Chiwaula: Fundraiser launched to support family of student who died in Glasgow.

Fundraiser launched to support family of student, Timothy Chiwaula

The team at GSK has been working on this vaccine for 30 years. Photo: Avater_023 / Getty Images / Canva Pro. frank600 / Getty Images / Canva Pro. jarun011 / Getty Images / Canva Pro.

Mosquirix vaccine: Who created the malaria vaccine and how does it work?

The devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, seen in the Praia Nova neighbourhood of Beira, Mozambique, was widespread, also affecting Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Malawi. More than 1,300 people were killed (Picture: Guillem Sartorio/AFP via Getty Images)

Why the developed world must fix climate change – Frances Guy

Medical staff dressed in personal protective equipment prepare to go to work in the main Covid-19 treatment centre at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi (Picture: Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images)

Rich nations hand out booster jabs before poorest get first dose – Susan Dalgety

President Lazarus Chakwera is a leader and global statesman who will play a crucial role in the coming months and years

Lazy assumptions about leaders from developing world are all too revealing - Dav...

Eoghan Mackie of The Challenges Group (left) and Jack Allan of Today have joined forces to work on projects in Africa. Picture: contributed.

Edinburgh-based media agency launching African offices on back of new tie-up

Former Australian premier Julia Gillard with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Boris Johnson during a London-based summit to raise funds for the Global Partnership for Education. It fell short of the amount sought (Picture: Tolga Akmen/PA Wire)

Ensuring girls education will create 'most fantastic benefits' – Susan Dalgety

Brewgooder's new deal with the Co-op will see its Tropical Pale Ale sold in more than 350 stores across the UK. Picture: contributed.

Brewgooder set to double sales growth after inking distribution deal

The 500 miles prosthetic and orthotic clinic. Picture:: @paulopatrunophotography

Taking a step back to go forward - David Hope-Jones OBE

The late president of Tanzania, John Magufuli, at the official launch of his party's campaign for the October 2020 general election before his death, officially from heart disease, but rumoured to have been Covid-related (Picture: Ericky Boniphace/AFP via Getty Images)

How Covid is changing politics in Africa – Jean-Benoit Falisse

From the outset, charity 500 Miles wanted to help establish a professional prosthetic and orthotic service in Malawi that would become part of the country's national health service (Picture: Paolo Patruno Photography)

Prosthetic charity work in Malawi had to be sustainable – Olivia Giles

The Scotland Malawi Partnership in action at at Beath High School

Scotland’s 160-year-long friendship with Malawi is more important than ever - Da...

David Hope-Jones OBE, Chief Executive, Scotland Malawi Partnership

Youth Festival sees young people address challenging issues of our time - David ...

The new partnership marks the next step in Brewgooder's mission, expanding its focus from solely Malawi to 21 countries in total where reliable nationwide access to clean water continues to be a challenge.

Brewgooder pledges one billion pints of clean water for developing world

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