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The fuel shortage in Malawi is worsening after the M1 road was blocked at Chiweta and the black market expanded.
3 articles from 22 October to 24 October 2026 · 🇲🇼 Malawi
Fuel shortages in Malawi are fuelling a black market where petrol sells for two to three times the official price, while motorists wait for hours and transport costs rise. The situation could point to diversion and failures in oversight, according to Mwnation.
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Fuel shortages in Malawi are fuelling a black market where petrol sells for two to three times the official price, while motorists wait for hours and transport costs rise. The situation could point to diversion and failures in oversight, according to Mwnation.
🇲🇼 Malawi · 04:34
Malawi’s fuel crisis is worsening as the M1 road is impassable at Chiweta, blocking tankers from the north, according to Transport Minister Jappie Mhango. Economist Paul Gadama calls for lasting reforms to break the cycle of foreign-currency shortages, disrupted imports and rising costs, Malawivoice reports.
🇲🇼 Malawi · 13:12
The fuel shortage in Malawi has become a national emergency, with motorists forced to wait for several days at petrol stations. In Zomba, minibus driver Sido Sombeja has been waiting eight days for a tanker, the Guardian reports, dating the start of the crisis to late 2022.
🇲🇼 Malawi · 09:03
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