A mourner lights a candle in Lilongwe, Malawi, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, following the death of Malawi's Vice President, Saulos Chilima, in a plane crash Monday. The Malawi government says that Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
Wife of Vice President Saulos Chilima, Mary Chilima, centre, is comforted by Malawi First Lady Monica Chakwera, left, at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, Malawi, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 as they await the body of the vice president and nine others killed in a plane crash. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
A mourner is comforted in Lilongwe, Malawi, Wednesday , June 12, 2024, following the death of Malawi's Vice President, Saulos Chilima, in a plane crash Monday. The Malawi government says that Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, left, greets people in Lilongwe, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 where he made an announcement that the Vice President and nine others had been killed in a plane crash. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day. (AP Photo)
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, left, greets people in Lilongwe, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 where he made an announcement that the Vice President and nine others had been killed in a plane crash. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day. (AP Photo)
A man reacts to the Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera's news in Lilongwe, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 that the Vice President and nine others had been killed in a plane crash. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day. (AP Photo)
People walk in the street in Lilongwe, Malawi, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, following the death of Malawi's Vice President, Saulos Chilima, in a plane crash Monday. The Malawi government says that Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
FILE - Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima, left, greets government officials upon his return from South Korea in Lillongwe, Sunday, June 9, 2024. Malawi’s vice president and nine others have been killed in a plane crash, the country’s president said Tuesday. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day. There were no survivors of the crash, Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said. Chakwera made the announcement in a live address on state television. (AP Photo, File)
A mourner is comforted in Lilongwe, Malawi, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, following the death of Malawi's Vice President, Saulos Chilima, in a plane crash Monday. The Malawi government says that Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
Mourners comfort one another in Lilongwe, Malawi, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, following the death of Malawi's Vice President, Saulos Chilima, in a plane crash on Monday. The Malawi government says that Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
A vendor sells newspapers in Lilongwe, Malawi, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, following the death of Malawi's Vice President, Saulos Chilima, in a plane crash Monday. The Malawi government says that Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he was killed along with eight other people in a plane crash. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
FILE - Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima,left, and his wife Mary disembark from a plane upon his return from South Korea in Lillongwe, Sunday, June 9, 2024. Malawi’s vice president and nine others have been killed in a plane crash, the country’s president said Tuesday. The wreckage of the military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima was located in a mountainous area in the north of the country after a search that lasted more than a day. There were no survivors of the crash, Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said. Chakwera made the announcement in a live address on state television. (AP Photo, File)