Malawi's future hangs in the balance after Trump funding cuts
Africa • Sep 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
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Malawi has been one of the countries hit hardest by the Trump administration's funding cuts and tariff hikes. The stop-work orders issued by Washington in January have frozen several of the country’s key sectors, including health, education and infrastructure. As Malawians vote in the 2025 presidential elections, FRANCE 24 embarks on a journey across the country to assess just how much US policies have impacted one of Africa’s poorest nations. Tom Canetti, Caroline Dumay and Stefan Carstens report.
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RSF paramilitary drone strike kills at least 75 people in war-torn Sudan
Africa • 10:15 AM
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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan launched a drone attack on Friday that killed at least 75 people near the western city of El-Fasher, the last state capital in Darfur that is still in the hands of the Sudanese army. The strike hit a m
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Malawi's future hangs in the balance after Trump funding cuts
Africa • 9:30 AM
1 min
Malawi has been one of the countries hit hardest by the Trump administration's funding cuts and tariff hikes. The stop-work orders issued by Washington in January have frozen several of the country’s key sectors, including health, education and infrastru
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France kicks out Mali diplomats as tensions rise over arrest of French envoy
Africa • 6:36 AM
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