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Covers:  Development, social and climate justice, and health which are solutions focused with nuanced storytelling.
I tell stories. Words in @ajenglish. @africaarguments. @nytimes. I write better than I tweet. DMs open for tips and stories. Oh.. and Man Utd supporter since 03

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Rabson Kondowe’s Biography

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Rabson Kondowe is a communications professional and journalist.

He's reported for various international media outlets like Al Jazeera, The New York Times, Quartz Africa, D+C, Nigeria Health Watch, and African Arguments. Rabson has extensive knowledge in writing informative feature news stories and analytical journalism. He is particularly passionate about seeking out under-reported stories across health, environment, social justice, and development which are solutions-focused with nuanced stor…

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Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in Chombo village along Lake Malawi, and she’s now on a m…

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After Her Sister Wed at 11, a Girl Began Fighting Child Marriage at 13

After Her Sister Wed at 11, a Girl Began Fighting Child Marriage at 13

Memory Banda's battle against child marriage, which she has been waging since she was a teenager in a village…

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A Novel Way to Predict the Weather in Malawi

A Novel Way to Predict the Weather in Malawi

How Malawi's participatory weather forecasting project is helping farmers adapt to climate change

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Rabson Kondowe | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera

Rabson Kondowe | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera

Rabson Kondowe's written work for Al Jazeera

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A Classroom Clinic: Bringing Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment to Schools in Malawi - Nigeria Healt...

A Classroom Clinic: Bringing Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment to Schools in Malawi - Nigeria Healt...

In this solutions journalism piece, Rabson spotlights how children in Zomba (southern Malawi) are getting mal…

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Articles

Zambia: What the elections mean for its increasingly important mining sector

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By Rabson Kondowe Verified, Sebastian Turner
| Table.Briefings Verified
Around six years ago, Zambia was mired in a severe debt crisis and defaulted on its sovereign debt. Since then, extensive debt restructuring has improved the country’s financial position. The upcoming elections, however, could prove decisive for the mining sector – the engine of Zambia’s economy. 07. August 2026 Recipients need a subscription to read 07. August 2026 Recipients need a subscription to read Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema delivers a speech in November 2025.
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Southern Africa: African Development Bank warns of $55 billion funding gap

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By Rabson Kondowe Verified, Sebastian Turner
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“As a parent, you cannot relax”: a polio outbreak urges action across Malawi

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By Rabson Kondowe Verified
| Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
At a glance A polio outbreak was declared in Malawi early this year, just four years after a shock case of wild poliovirus type 1 precipitated a large-scale immunisation campaign. Authorities have responded with several rounds of nOPV2 vaccination, reaching millions of children under ten with more than one dose each. No further cases have been identified since a child in Blantyre was diagnosed with paralytic symptoms in January.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter at MIJ FM Radio

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Google docs/Microsoft Word

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Awards

Solutions Journalism Network Awards

2023 - Solutions Journalism

My story on how a WhatsApp group is aiding surgery care in rural Malawi received an honourable mention in the word (small) category.

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