Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arthur Peter Mutharika, the newly elected seventh president of Malawi, holds a Bible as he takes oath of office from the Chief ...

Malawi's presidential candidate, former President Peter Mutharika, right, shares a light moment with officials following casting his vote in Thyolo District, Malawi, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Former President Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of Malawi's election Wednesday, ousting incumbent Lazarus Chakwera to return as leader of one of Africa's poorest ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Former Malawi President Peter Mutharika held a strong lead over incumbent Lazarus Chakwera in partial results released Monday in Malawi's elections. Mutharika lost the ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi -- President Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat Wednesday in Malawi's elections, leaving 85-year-old ex-President Peter Mutharika the presumptive winner and on course to return as ...

Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua celebrated Malawi’s opposition win, calling it a “continental statement” against corruption and dictatorship In a fiery post, he urged Kenyans to draw ...

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat Wednesday in last week's election, saying in an address to the nation that it was clear his rival Peter Mutharika had an "insurmountable lead". The ...

BLANTYRE (Reuters) -Malawi's Peter Mutharika vowed to root out government corruption and rebuild an ailing economy after he was sworn in on Saturday for a second term as president of the southern ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi(AP) — Peter Mutharika was sworn in as Malawi's president Saturday after a political comeback at the age of 85 to win last month's election. Thousands gathered at Kamuzu Stadium in the ...