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

Authorities and human rights advocates are under increasing pressure to investigate the recruitment of young Malawian girls into Russia's Alabuga Special Economic Zone, amid reports of exploitation and dangerous working conditions at a local drone factory

The extraordinary annual youth summit and general assembly of the National Youth Council will be held 11-13 November; the event serves as platform to empower and engage youth leaders from across the country in key development initiatives

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority has blamed black market operators for exacerbating the country's ongoing fuel shortage, accusing them of worsening the crisis through illegal activities

The President of India Droupadi Murmu spoke at the India-Malawi Business Meet in Lilongwe addressing government officials, representatives of trade associations, investors as well as small and medium-sized enterprises