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Malawi acknowledges president’s death after two days

Intrigue over the succession delays VP’s swearing-in

By Donna Bryson

 |  Associated Press  

  April 08, 2012

Malawi has known rule by Britain and by a mercurial dictator. Over the last few days, however, it was not clear who was leading this impoverished southern African country, as doctors disclosed Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika had died but the government insisted he was only ill. In the end, Joyce Banda, who had held onto her post of vice president despite falling out with Mutharika, was sworn in on Saturday in a brief ceremony in Lilongwe, the capital.

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