The southern African nation of Malawi began a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid to stem the threat of the disease that kills tens of thousands of people ...

The German Shepherds, valued at $2,300 each, were brought out of the Lilongwe palace beginning three days after the election and finishing only the day before Mutharika’s inauguration on October 5.

Former President Lazarus Chakwera has accused his successor, Peter Mutharika, of targeting opposition figures through a ...

In Malawi, a tug-of-war over four elite guard dogs has turned into a full-blown political drama. The Wall Street Journal ...

After losing Malawi’s general election last fall, former President Lazarus Chakwera took the dogs at the presidential palace home with him to keep. The new president, Peter Mutharika, is now arguing ...

Palace guard dogs are said to protect Malawi’s president from intruders and witchcraft. The outgoing leader decided to keep a ...

Dogs have been a part of human society for over 20,000 years. Whereas they first served people by supporting hunters, it did not take long before they became part of the home. Companion dogs may not ...

Researchers at Duke University set out to study dogs' intelligence, finding insights into how dogs learn, their individual strengths, and how the species is evolving to become even better companions ...

In 2010, MS NOW and UNICEF USA teamed up to deliver desks to classrooms across Malawi. More than 405,000 desks later, the K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Desks) Fund has benefitted 1.6 million students, ...

Police in Malawi are investigating how four police dogs went missing from a presidential palace in the capital, Lilongwe, during the political transition in September. Godfrey Arthur Jalale, who ...

On the northern edge of Ukraine, inside the 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone surrounding the abandoned Chornobyl (commonly known as Chernobyl) nuclear plant, thousands of animals now roam freely through ...