Malawi

The flooding has displaced nearly 200,000 people in Malawi, destroyed crops and brought fears of disease. In a region already prone to flooding, the future may hold even worse.

Despite decades of research on malaria, there’s something that medical experts have never known: How exactly does the disease kill? Now, a researcher thinks she has found the answer.Despite decades of research on malaria, there’s something that medical experts have never known: How exactly does the disease kill? Now, a researcher thinks she has found the answer.

Efforts are underway in Malawi to crack down on music piracy. But for some homegrown musicians there, the crackdown might be worse than the actual piracy of their music.Efforts are underway in Malawi to crack down on music piracy. But for some homegrown musicians there, the crackdown might be worse than the actual piracy of their music.

Hundreds of thousands of women in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from a complication that leaves them incontinent and often shamed after childbirth. But there’s help for women to heal both physically and emotionally — and it’s working for one mother in Malawi.Hundreds of thousands of women in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from a complication that leaves them incontinent and often shamed after childbirth. But there’s help for women to heal both physically and emotionally — and it’s working for one mother in Malawi.

In the African nation of Malawi, women often hide their pregnancies, a practice that can endanger their health. One village chief aims to end this culture of silence.