President Peter Mutharika, the Commander in Chief of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) has promoted two Soldiers who went missing in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but managed to to the camp during a peace keeping mission.

The two, Corporal George Salimu and Lance Corporal Gift Tatani Nkhoma have been promoted to Staff Sergeant and Sergeant respectively.

Mutharika and the Promoted soldiers

The two were part of the team that got ambushed in DRC on November 12 2018, resulting into the death of six Malawian soldiers.

During the operation, five soldiers went missing, three of which-who included Salimu and Tatani have since returned.

Honoring the two at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Mutharika described the two as “symbols of courage and heroism”.

Said President Mutharika:“And we would like to honour them today. They are the symbols of peace that we all love as a country. I am proud that we have a patriotic military that is ready to defend peace in this country and elsewhere. This patriotic defense for peace is seen everywhere.”