An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president’s office has said.
The Malawi Defense Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added.
Here are some of the things about the missing Malawi Vice-president Saulos Chilima:
Prior to his political career, Dr Chilima held key leadership roles in multinational companies like Unilever and Coca Cola
He is 51 years old.
He is married with two children.
Dr Chilima is a “performer”, “workaholic” and “an achiever”, his profile on the government website says.
He holds a PhD degree in Knowledge Management.