Inside Malawi's Controversial Kwacha Tobacco Deal Amidst Forex Shortages

by | Apr 25, 2026 | pijmalawi

The Platform for Investigative Journalism reveals how Malawi, facing its worst foreign exchange crisis in years, is now allowing significant volumes of its crucial tobacco crop to be sold in local currency. As fuel queues persist and the Kwacha weakens, we probe the government’s reasoning for this u…

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