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Malawi votes in a rematch between two presidents as economic crisis bites

A voter casts his ballot at the Civic Centre polling station in Lilongwe on September 16, 2025 during Malawi's presidential and parliamentary elections. [AFP]

Malawi went to the polls Tuesday with the incumbent president and his predecessor vying for a second chance to govern the largely poor southern African nation battered by soaring costs and fuel shortages.

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