Aircraft carrying Malawi vice-president goes missing

An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president's office has said, Report informs via BBC News.

The Malawi Defense Force aircraft went off the radar after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added.

The president ordered a search and rescue operation after aviation officials were unable to contact the aircraft.

It was supposed to land at Mzuzu International Airport, in the country’s north, just after 10:00 local time (GMT+2).

After being informed of the incident, Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera canceled his scheduled flight to the Bahamas.