Malawi to head to the polls as Peter Mutharika seeks comeback

Malawians head to the polls tomorrow in a fiercely contested presidential election that sees former President Peter Mutharika attempting a dramatic political comeback at the age of 84.

Mutharika, who led the country from 2014 to 2020, is taking on incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera, accusing him of wrecking the economy and mismanaging key sectors. Despite once hinting he was done with politics, Mutharika says he’s returning to…