Malawi Revenue Authority has pledged to fight illicit export transactions of agricultural products that are undermining the economy

A new eye health project has successfully brought essential services to the grassroots level; the initiative, supported by Sightsavers, reached over 122.000 people in rural and economically disadvantaged areas of the Southwest Health Zone

Parliament legalized the cultivation of a very potent local variety of cannabis for industrial and medical use; the rule requires the government to issue a license for cultivation and transportation, while consumption for personal use remains illegal

Malawi's parliament is considering a legislation to permit the cultivation of marijuana or cannabis, aimed at boosting the country's foreign exchange earnings; anti-drug advocates are against it

"For many years COP conferences have been held, financial resources have been allocated, but poor countries do not have access to these resources," said Joyce Banda, former president of Malawi