Malawi Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima killed in plane crash, nation's president announces 00:20. Johannesburg — Malawi's Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima and 9 other people were killed when ...

Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima has been killed in a plane crash along with nine other passengers, the country’s President Lazarus Chakwera announced Tuesday.

Mr. Chilima had been expected to run for president in the 2025 election. The plane, a Malawian military aircraft, had successfully completed a trip just hours before the doomed flight, ...

Chilima was aboard a military aircraft that had flown out of Lilongwe, the capital, at 9:17 a.m. local time, bound for the city of Mzuzu, 250 miles to the north.

Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north of the country, th… ...

Saulos Chilima, 51, was considered a breath of fresh air in Malawian politics. He was an eloquent public speaker and energetic campaigner who held huge sway among the youth who account for more ...

This story is developing and will be updated. Key Background. Malawi, a southeast African country, has been led by Chakewera and Chilima since 2020, though Chilima has been vice president since 2014.

BLANTYRE, Malawi — The Malawi government said Wednesday that Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he died in a plane crash along with eight other people.

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 ...

Chilima added, “The theme for this year, ‘fortifying economic growth from shocks’, is a loud and clear message of our unanimous resolve to build defences around our economy without any delays.

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, were killed when the military plane they were travelling in crashed, President Lazarus ...