President Lazarus Chakwera Stories

Rising inflation, unemployment, and currency shortages have fueled widespread frustration among Malawians, setting the stage for Peter Mutharika's pol...

With defeat looming, President Lazarus Chakwera risks becoming Malawi's third one-term president in little more than a decade.

Electoral commission chairperson Annabel Mtalimanja said nearly 98 per cent of results had been received but cautioned that premature declarations by...

The contest has been shaped less by ideology than by voters' frustrations over long queues at petrol stations and a rising cost of living.

President Lazarus Chakwera is seeking a second term in an election being closely watched internationally, particularly after the annulment of the 2019...

Malawi's political system requires a presidential candidate to secure more than 50 per cent of the votes to be declared winner.

Chilima, of Ngoni descent, was born on February 12, 1973, in Ntcheu District, central Malawi. He had a wife, Mary, and two children.