LILONGWE, Malawi (AFP) — A popular snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship.

A popular snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship. Vendors waving long ...

Malawi's president has sparked anger by saying people should eat mice to cope with a nationwide food crisis - but one minister says he wasn't being serious.

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Driven from the land by a lack of food, the mice are all but dead. ... 72, tells how the current food shortage in Malawi was "10 times worse" than the last severe famine in the country in 1949.

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has renewed his appeal for international assistance to address severe food shortages affecting more than one quarter of the country’s population of 20 million.

Food shortages. The coronavirus, which has infected nearly 5 500 people and killed more than 170, has only exacerbated food shortages as many livelihoods have been curtailed by confinement measures.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many in Malawi to eat mice. Half of the population lives below the poverty line. Environmentalists have expressed concern about mouse hunting methods. A popular ...

LILONGWE (MALAWI) - A popular snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship.

A popular snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship. Seasoned and cooked to ...