Malawi’s tobacco sector has opened the 2026 marketing season with a dramatic surge in earnings, raking in K83 billion (about $48 million) in just the first week. But beneath the impressive figures lies a more complicated story—one that exposes both progress and persistent structural problems. According to the Tobacco Commission, the country sold 22 million […]

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