Chivayo, gold and guns: How does Malawi fit in?
This article was originally published on Malawi24 ">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. Malawi’s former army commander, Paul Valentino Phiri, has been arrested over alleged illegal arms trafficking, with social media commentators linking the case to controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo. The allegations have brought fresh scrutiny to a suspected weapons route into Sudan and the financiers who may have kept it running. The arrest comes amid separate […] Read the full
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This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform.
Malawi’s former army commander, Paul Valentino Phiri, has been arrested over alleged illegal arms trafficking, with social media commentators linking the case to controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo. The allegations have brought fresh scrutiny to a suspected weapons route into Sudan and the financiers who may have kept it running. The arrest comes amid separate […]
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- 102 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 3, 2026
- Byline
- Sibu M. Mokoena
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- Malawi24