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Malawi

Malawi is a landlocked country in south-east Africa, bordered by Tanzania to the north and north-east, Mozambique to the east, south and south-west, and Zambia to the west. The capital is Lilongwe, while Blantyre is the commercial centre. The country has a population of about 20-million people and covers an area of approximately 118 000 km². Malawi's economy is predominantly agricultural, with tobacco, tea and sugar among its principal export crops, though the government has sought to diversify into mining and manufacturing. The currency is the Malawian kwacha. The country is rich in mineral resources, including rare earths, uranium, bauxite, coal and gemstones, and mining activity has expanded in recent years. Malawi is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. The country operates as a multiparty democracy with a presidential system of government. Malawi gained independence from British colonial rule in 1964 and was known as Nyasaland during the colonial period. Lake Malawi, one of Africa's Great Lakes, dominates the eastern border and is a significant natural and economic feature.

Malawi News


An aerial view of the Kasiya project area
Sovereign commits to responsible mine development during Mining Minister's visit
Updated 7 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Malawi Mining Minister Thoko Tembo has noted the importance of responsible mine development that balances economic opportunity with sound environmental management and long-term benefits for... 


Tusker’s Cameroon project shows significant rutile reserves
Tusker’s Cameroon project shows significant rutile reserves
14th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Tusker Minerals has announced a Joint Ore Reserve Committee (Jorc) exploration target of 2.1-billion to 2.6-billion tonnes at 2.1% to 2.3% total heavy minerals (THMs) for the Diwong... 


Dr Jonathan Atkinson, MD of Solidaridad Southern Africa
Jonathan Atkinson
10th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Dr Jonathan Atkinson, MD of Solidaridad Southern Africa, an international civil society organisation operating in more than 40 countries on five continents that works with... 


Image of a lump of graphite
Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update
10th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the project. 


A man underground wearing hard hat and light operating a hand drill
Mining boom drives African infrastructure growth
10th July 2026 By: Halima Frost

The increased interest in mining, to fulfil global minerals demand, has initiated the establishment of crucial logistics corridors as well as achieved a boost in investment in power projects in... 


Location map of the Kangankunde project
Kangankunde rare earths project, Malawi – update
10th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Lindian Resources has successfully completed the first production blast. 


An image of the Kasiya project
Rio Tinto concludes partnership in Sovereign’s Malawi project
8th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi,... 


Lindian completes first blast at Kangankunde, starts active mining
Lindian completes first blast at Kangankunde, starts active mining
2nd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has successfully completed the first production blast at its Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, marking the start of active mining operations and another major... 


Fortuna Metals achieves greater than 96% titanium oxide rutile product at Malawi project
Fortuna Metals achieves greater than 96% titanium oxide rutile product at Malawi project
2nd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Fortuna Metals has announced the successful production of a high-quality rutile product of over 96% titanium oxide (TiO2) from the bulk sample metallurgical testwork completed by mineral... 


A generic image of rare earth mineral samples
Rare earth elements confirmed in clays beneath Malawian deposit – Chilwa Minerals
26th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Chilwa Minerals has highlighted the prevalence of widespread rare earth element mineralisation in clay intervals directly beneath the Mposa heavy minerals sands (HMS) deposit, in... 


Image of Malawi map/flag
Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi
26th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals Limited is developing the Kasiya project in the Lilongwe district – a large-scale rutile and graphite project that reportedly hosts the world’s largest natural rutile deposit and... 


A generic image of mineralised uranium
Lotus Resources outlines operational, funding challenges in Malawi
25th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has temporarily halted production at its Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi, owing to equipment damage and a supply disruption in a third-party acid supply chain linked... 


Chilwa triples Mpyupyu West HMS discovery
23rd June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Chilwa Minerals reports that reconnaissance hand panning has been extended to the south and south-east of Mpyupyu Hill at the company’s Mpyupyu West heavy mineral sands (HMS) discovery... 


A mine truck at the Tarkwa operation in Ghana
Ghana is weighing local control of Gold Fields’ biggest mine
19th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Ghana is considering transferring control of Gold Fields’s Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire next April, part of a push to increase control of its gold industry and capture more of... 


Kasiya mining project
Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi
19th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

An April 2026 definitive feasibility study has outlined an initial 25-year mine life, based on total ore mined of 536-million tonnes. 


Pangolin Logistics upgrades fleet with ten new DAF trucks
15th June 2026

As part of its fleet replacement programme, Pangolin Logistics has taken delivery of ten new DAF trucks from Babcock. The new fleet – comprising five XF 480 and five XF 530 units – has been... 


Mining at the Kasiya deposit
Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update
5th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Testwork conducted on monazite concentrate recovered from the Kasiya project has confirmed that the heavy rare-earth content of dysprosium, terbium and yttrium first reported in January is present... 


The Kasiya mine
Heavy rare earth containing monazite a potential third revenue stream for Sovereign's Kasiya
27th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Testwork conducted on monazite concentrate recovered from Sovereign Metals' Kasyia rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, has confirmed that the heavy rare earth content of dysprosium, terbium and... 


Xylem Announces New Applied Water Distribution Structure for Southern Africa Region
25th May 2026

What: (Virtual Showroom) Xylem, a global leader in water technology, announces a strategic update to its operating model in Southern Africa. Effective June 1, 2026, AQS Liquid Transfer PTY Ltd,... 


EGA commissions solar panel plant in Paarl
22nd May 2026 By: Irma Venter

Ener-G-Africa (EGA) has commissioned its Western Cape solar panel manufacturing facility in Paarl. The plant has a nameplate assembly capacity of up to 150 MW a year on a three-shift operation. 


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