From UNGA straight to Samoa, Malawi’s Flying President.

Outgoing President Mr Lazarus Chakwera will be heading straight to Samoa after the United Nations General Assembly, for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, also known as CHOGM 2024.

This will be the 27th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. The meeting is scheduled to be held in Samoa from 21–25 October.

Meanwhile the outgoing President Mr Chakwera is expected to arrive a week earlier in Samoa and depart weeks later after the summit as per his tradition.