BLANTYRE, Malawi — 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 Monday, President Lazarus Chakwera said. AdvertisementChakwera said the U.S., the U.K., Norway and Israel offered assistance in the search operation and had provided “specialized technologies” that the president hoped would help find the plane sooner. Three of those onboard were the military crew flying the plane, the president said. Chilima has been vice president since 2020. The vice president had been facing corruption charges over allegations that he received money in return for influencing the awarding of government contracts, but prosecutors dropped the charges last month.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 10, 2024 22:51 UTC