Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people, including his wife, were killed as the plane they were onboard crashed in the Chikangawa mountain range, said President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday. Saulos Klaus Chilima, Malawi, Vice President of Malawai (Photo by AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP)(AFP)Chakwera said in his statement, “I'm deeply saddened, I'm sorry to inform you all that it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy. After the flight went missing on Monday, many countries, including the United States, offered technological support to Malawi for the search operations. Chilima, aged 51, was one of the top potential presidentian candidates for the 2025 elections in Malawi. The charges against the vice president were dropped by the national prosecutor in May this year, who eventually registered a notice for the discontinuation of the case.

Source: Hindustan Times June 11, 2024 20:25 UTC