By Rédaction Africanews and APMALAWI – Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane on Monday after telling the pilot to turn back to the capital, Lilongwe, due to bad weather. “I’m deeply saddened, I’m sorry to inform you all that it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy. “Dr Saulos Chilima was a good man, a devoted father and husband, a patriotic citizen who served his country with distinction, and a formidable vice-president,” he said. Chilima, 51, was serving his second term as vice-president and was widely as a potential candidate in next year’s presidential election.

Source: GNN Liberia June 12, 2024 00:06 UTC