The Malawi government has confirmed the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika and declared 10 days of mourning, two days after doctors said he died following a heart attack.

Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after a heart attack, doctors who treated him said today.

Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika, a former World Bank official credited with bringing economic gains to the southern African nation of 12 million, today was declared the winner of a national election.

THE President of Malawi has declared the impoverished, AIDS-decimated southern African nation a disaster area and said five million people are threatened with famine.