{"id":45543,"date":"2023-07-12T12:03:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T12:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/president-chakwera-appoint-paul-phiri-as-new-army-commander"},"modified":"2023-07-12T12:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T12:06:23","slug":"president-chakwera-appoint-paul-phiri-as-new-army-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/president-chakwera-appoint-paul-phiri-as-new-army-commander","title":{"rendered":"President Chakwera appoint Paul Phiri as new Army Commander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Lt General Paul Valentino Phiri as New Army Commander.<\/p>\n<p>Phiri has replaced Vincent Nundwe as army chief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn exercise of the powers vested in him under Section 161(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi and Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force, has appointed Lt. 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