GREGORY GONDWE

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, lays a wreath at the burial service for Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima in Nsipe, Malawi, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
Malawi’s vice president laid to rest as president calls for an independent probe into his death
Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has been laid to rest in his village south of the capital following a funeral where President Lazarus Chakwera called for an independent probe into his death in a plane crash.
 
Mourners comfort one another at the home of Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima in Lilongwe, Malawi, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Chilima, who was killed in a plane crash on Monday, will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in the crash, according to Malawi's governement. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
Malawi announces state funeral and 21 days of mourning for vice president killed in a plane crash
The Malawi government says Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash.
 
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, left, greets people in Lilongwe, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 where he made an announcement that the Vice President and nine others had been killed in a plane crash. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day. (AP Photo)
Malawi’s vice president and 9 others are confirmed dead after their plane’s wreckage is found
Malawi’s president says the vice president and nine others have died in a plane crash. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was found in a mountainous area in the country’s north after a search that lasted more than a day.
 
FILE - Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima, left, greets government officials upon his return from South Korea in Lillongwe, Sunday, June 9, 2024. Malawi’s vice president and nine others have been killed in a plane crash, the country’s president said Tuesday. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day. There were no survivors of the crash, Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said. Chakwera made the announcement in a live address on state television. (AP Photo, File)
Soldiers in Malawi search for missing military plane carrying vice president and former first lady
Malawi’s president says soldiers are searching mountainous forests near a city in northern Malawi after a military plane carrying the country’s vice president and a former first lady went missing in the area.
 
Manhunts after hundreds flee quarantine in Zimbabwe, Malawi
Manhunts have begun after hundreds of people, some with the coronavirus, fled quarantine centers in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Authorities worry they will spread COVID-19 in countries whose health systems can be rapidly overwhelmed.
 
Police fire tear gas as thousands in Malawi protest election
Police in Malawi have fired tear gas at some protesters as thousands demonstrate in major cities over last month’s disputed election.
 
Malawi opposition leader petitions to nullify vote results
The Malawi opposition leader who placed a close second in the presidential election says he has petitioned the High Court to nullify the results, calling them “daylight robbery.”
 
Malawi asks where president has gone; nearly a month away
Malawi’s president has been out of the country for almost a month, prompting demands for him to explain what critics call his “absence without leave.”