MISA-Malawi’s 2025 review finds legal and electoral gains for the media were eclipsed by ongoing violence, political intimidation and weak protection of journalists.

This week marked six years since the High Court of Malawi, sitting as the Constitutional Court, accomplished what many people in this country and beyond had long believed could never happen in Malawi.

The Malawi Electoral Commission is once again on the move, preparing for parliamentary and local government by-elections set ...

The dismissal of 172 campaign handouts cases by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties is more than an administrative failure. It exposes deep legal and institutional weaknesses that ...

With inflation eating into household incomes, shortages of essential goods, and rising debt burdens, the choices made at the ballot box are expected to hinge less on party loyalty and more on promises ...

The AU's response to the 2025 elections shows that it prioritises procedure over political competitiveness and democratic substance.Africa's 2025 polls reveal a growing disjuncture between electoral ...