Foreign relations of Malawi

Malawi's former President Bakili Muluzi continued the pro-Western foreign policy established by his predecessor, Hastings Banda. It maintains excellent diplomatic relations with principal Western countries. Malawi's close relations with South Africa throughout the apartheid era strained its relations with other African nations. Following the collapse of apartheid in 1994, Malawi developed, and currently maintains, strong diplomatic relations with all African countries.

Bilateral donors

Important bilateral donors include Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Republic of China (Taiwan), the United Kingdom, and the United States. Multilateral donors include the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations organizations.

SADC

Malawi assumed the chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in 2001. Muluzi took an active role in SADC on issues such as the global coalition against terrorism and land reform in Zimbabwe.

ACP

Malawi has been a member of the ACP group since Lomé I and is also a party to the Cotonou Agreement, the partnership agreement between the European Community/European Union and 77 states from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

Memberships in international organizations

Malawi is a member of the following international organizations: the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Nations and some of its specialized and related agencies (i.e. UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO), IMF, World Bank, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Berne Convention, Universal Copyright Convention, Organization of African Unity (OAU), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Lomé Convention, African Development Bank (AFDB), Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Non-Aligned Movement, G-77, and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Malawi is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military (as covered under Article 98).

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Malawi maintains diplomatic relations with:

#	Country	Date
1	United Kingdom	6 July 1964 [1]
2	France	6 July 1964 [2]
3	Germany	6 July 1964 [3]
4	United States	6 July 1964 [4]
5	Ghana	8 July 1964 [5]
6	Israel	15 July 1964 [6]
7	Ethiopia	30 July 1964 [7]
8	India	19 October 1964 [1]
9	Egypt	25 November 1964 [8]
10	Norway	9 March 1965 [9]
11	South Korea	9 March 1965 [10]
12	Portugal	27 May 1965 [1]
13	Kenya	28 September 1965 [11]
14	Austria	2 December 1965 [12]
15	Netherlands	16 December 1965 [13]
16	Pakistan	1965 [14]
17	Sweden	1965 [15]
18	Belgium	28 January 1966 [16]
—	Holy See	5 February 1966 [17]
19	Denmark	22 February 1966 [18]
20	Switzerland	19 May 1966 [1]
21	Japan	17 June 1966 [1]
22	Italy	20 September 1966 [1]
23	Botswana	1 July 1967 [19]
24	South Africa	10 September 1967 [20]
25	Turkey	4 August 1969 [21]
26	Nigeria	29 November 1969 [22]
27	Greece	30 April 1970 [23]
28	Zambia	15 September 1970 [24]
29	Spain	27 October 1972 [25]
30	Canada	12 February 1974 [26]
31	Cameroon	10 September 1974 [27]
32	Lesotho	4 September 1976 [28]
33	Luxembourg	28 October 1980 [29]
34	Democratic Republic of the Congo	November 1980 [30] [31]
35	Algeria	19 June 1981 [32]
36	Mozambique	1 July 1981 [33]
37	Zimbabwe	17 July 1981 [34]
38	Uganda	1981 [35]
39	North Korea	25 June 1982 [36]
40	Australia	1 July 1983 [37]
41	Tanzania	16 May 1985 [38]
42	Albania	11 July 1985 [39]
43	Romania	15 July 1985 [40]
44	Finland	1 May 1986 [41]
45	Thailand	1 June 1987 [42]
46	Namibia	21 March 1990 [43]
47	Brazil	23 August 1990 [44]
48	Chile	30 November 1990 [45]
49	Hungary	26 December 1990 [46]
50	Czech Republic	20 March 1991 [47]
51	Malaysia	6 November 1991 [48]
52	Poland	10 July 1992 [49]
53	Russia	2 November 1993 [50]
54	Angola	9 November 1993 [51]
55	Slovakia	30 December 1993 [52]
56	Bulgaria	23 November 1994 [53]
57	Kuwait	19 June 1995 [54]
58	Iran	18 February 1996 [55]
59	United Arab Emirates	12 June 1996 [56]
60	Cuba	10 December 1997 [57]
61	Serbia	13 February 1998 [58]
62	Turkmenistan	20 February 1998 [59]
63	Colombia	30 March 1998 [60]
64	Trinidad and Tobago	21 April 1998 [61]
65	Bahrain	9 June 1998 [62]
66	Iceland	14 August 1998 [63]
67	Singapore	24 August 1998 [64]
68	Latvia	10 September 1998 [65]
—	State of Palestine	23 October 1998 [66]
69	Croatia	13 November 1998 [67]
70	Mexico	10 December 1998 [68]
71	Ukraine	22 December 1998 [69]
72	Libya	1998 [70]
73	Argentina	11 March 1999 [71]
74	Jordan	23 June 1999 [72]
75	Saudi Arabia	15 August 1999 [73]
76	North Macedonia	27 September 1999 [74]
77	Jamaica	30 September 1999 [75]
78	Sudan	12 April 2000 [76]
79	Cyprus	22 June 2000 [77]
80	Brunei	11 October 2000 [78]
81	Morocco	31 January 2001 [79]
82	Mauritius	9 February 2001 [80]
83	Philippines	3 May 2001 [81]
84	Seychelles	22 May 2001 [82]
85	Rwanda	26 June 2001 [83]
86	Belarus	13 July 2001 [84]
—	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (cancelled)	24 March 2002 [85] [86]
87	Ireland	2002 [87]
88	Azerbaijan	21 May 2004 [88]
89	Venezuela	31 January 2007 [89]
90	China	28 December 2007 [90]
91	Liberia	26 February 2009 [91]
92	Sri Lanka	9 June 2011 [92]
93	Fiji	25 June 2011 [93]
94	Estonia	19 July 2011 [94]
95	Cambodia	20 July 2011 [95]
96	Malta	21 July 2011 [96]
97	Slovenia	21 July 2011 [97]
98	Montenegro	16 September 2011 [98]
99	Georgia	19 September 2011 [99]
100	South Sudan	26 September 2011 [100]
101	Bosnia and Herzegovina	18 October 2011 [101]
102	Lithuania	18 November 2011 [102]
103	Mongolia	21 December 2011 [103]
104	Burkina Faso	2011 [104]
105	Armenia	20 January 2012 [105]
106	Myanmar	30 January 2012 [106]
107	Bangladesh	15 March 2012 [107]
108	Monaco	31 July 2012 [108]
109	Qatar	26 September 2012 [109]
110	New Zealand	20 March 2013 [110]
111	Indonesia	29 September 2014 [111]
112	Niger	8 March 2016 [112] [113]
113	Sierra Leone	8 March 2016 [112] [113]
114	Senegal	9 March 2016 [114]
—	Kosovo	20 July 2016 [115]
115	Oman	7 December 2016 [116]
116	Tunisia	3 May 2017 [117]
117	Eritrea	20 July 2017 [118]
118	Lebanon	18 October 2017 [119]
119	Benin	19 February 2019 [120]
120	Gambia	19 February 2019 [121]
121	Kyrgyzstan	22 September 2022 [122]
122	Maldives	24 September 2022 [123]
123	Nicaragua	25 September 2022 [124]
124	Comoros	7 October 2022 [125]
125	Republic of the Congo	18 October 2022 [126]
126	Mauritania	18 October 2022 [127] [128]
127	Nepal	16 February 2023 [129]
128	Mali	2 August 2023 [130]
129	Dominican Republic	1 November 2023 [131]
130	San Marino	8 December 2023 [132]
131	Iraq	27 June 2024 [133]
132	Vietnam	23 September 2024 [134]
133	Bahamas	22 October 2024 [135]
134	Chad	26 November 2024 [136]
135	Burundi	Unknown
136	Equatorial Guinea	Unknown
137	Eswatini	Unknown
138	Madagascar	Unknown

Bilateral Relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Australia	1 July 1983	Australia is represented in Malawi by its embassy in Harare. [137] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Botswana	1 July 1967	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 July 1967 when first High Commissioner of Botswana Mr. H. Mannathoko presented his credentials to President of Malawi. [19] Both countries are full members of the Southern African Development Community, Commonwealth of Nations and of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Canada	12 February 1974	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 February 1974 [26] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
China	28 December 2007	Hastings Banda recognized the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1967. In January 2008, Malawi switched this recognition to the People's Republic of China. Archived 29 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Since 2008 there has been a significant shift by the Malawian government towards accepting investment from China. [138] Potentially this may be part of a wider power struggle between the East and West in Africa. [139]
Greece	30 April 1970	Greece is represented in Malawi by its embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe. [140] Malawi is represented in Greece by its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. [140]
India	19 October 1964	See India–Malawi relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 October 1964 when has been accredited Acting High Commissioner of India to Malawi Mr. Dileep S. Kamtekar. [1]
Iran	5 April 1971	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 April 1971. [141] But diplomatic relations were severed on 11 February 1979 and re-established on 18 February 1996. [55]
Israel	15 July 1964	See Israel–Malawi relations
Mexico	10 December 1998	Malawi is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. [142] Mexico is accredited to Malawi from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. [143]
Mozambique	1 July 1981	See Malawi–Mozambique relations Between 1985 and 1995, Malawi accommodated more than a million refugees from Mozambique. The refugee crisis placed a substantial strain on Malawi's economy but also drew significant inflows of international assistance. The accommodation and eventual repatriation of the Mozambicans is considered a major success by international organizations.
Philippines	3 May 2001	Neither country has an embassy in each other's territories. The Philippines's embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, is accredited to Malawi; on the other hand, Malawi's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, is accredited to the Philippines. As of 25 May 2018, the date of presentation of credentials of Philippine non-resident ambassador Uriel Norman Garibay to President Arthur Peter Mutharika, there are 41 Filipino nationals residing in Malawi, mainly in Blantyre and Lilongwe. [144]
Poland	10 July 1992	See Malawi–Poland relations
Qatar	26 September 2012	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 2012 when Ambassador of Malawi to Qatar (resident in Kuwait City) Mr. Yunis Abdul Karim has presented his credentials. [109]
Rwanda	26 June 2001	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 June 2001 when accredited first Ambassador of Rwanda to Malawi (resident in Dar es Salaam) Mr. Zephyr Mutanguha [83] In 1996, Malawi received a number of Rwandan and Congolese refugees seeking asylum. The government did not turn away refugees, but it did invoke the principle of "first country of asylum." Under this principle, refugees who requested asylum in another country first, or who had the opportunity to do so would not subsequently be granted asylum in Malawi. There were no reports of the forcible repatriation of refugees.
South Africa	10 September 1967	See Malawi–South Africa relations The colonial structures of Malawian labour export to South African mines continued after Malawi achieved independence in 1964. Led by dictator Hastings Banda, Malawi was the only African country to maintain close relations with White-ruled South Africa until the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela. Malawians were viewed as important workers in the South African mines due to their "skills, work discipline and lack of militancy" [145] From 1988 to 1992, around 13,000 Malawian migrant laborers were forcefully repatriated out of South Africa. Officially, this was because 200 Malawians had tested positive for HIV in the previous two years, but many believe that it was due to the need for retrenchment of laborers during a crisis in South Africa's mining industry. [145] Since South Africa and Malawi had their first democratic elections in 1994, Malawi and South Africa have enhanced relations. In 2008, the two governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding designed to enhance the relationship between the two countries through enhanced security cooperation. [146]
South Korea	9 March 1965	In 2011 Bilateral Trade between both nations totaled US$31 million. [147]
Turkey	4 August 1969	Embassy of Malawi in Berlin is accredited to Turkey. [148] Turkish Embassy in Lusaka is accredited to Malawi. [148] Trade volume between the two countries was US$21 million in 2019 (Malawi's exports/imports: 16.4/4.67 million USD). [148]
Ukraine	22 December 1998	See Malawi–Ukraine relations
United Kingdom	6 July 1964	See Malawi–United Kingdom relations Historical ties make the UK historically one of the more important donors and supporters of Malawi. However, the expulsion of the UK's High Commissioner in April 2011 may change this relationship. Since the expulsion the UK has suspended direct government aid, [149] citing concerns over governance and human rights.
United States	6 July 1964	See Malawi–United States relations See also: Cochrane-Dyet 2011 Cable Controversy The transition from a one-party state to a multi-party democracy significantly strengthened the already cordial U.S. relationship with Malawi. Significant numbers of Malawians study in the United States. The United States has an active Peace Corps program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, and an Agency for International Development (USAID) mission in Malawi. In July 2011, the United States suspended direct funding. The US government agency responsible, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, suspended aid because it was 'deeply upset' by the deaths of the 19 people during the July protests. [150]
Zimbabwe	17 July 1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 July 1981 when has been appointed first High Commissioner of Malawi to Zimbabwe Mr. M. A. Banda and open High Commission of Malawi in Harare. [34]

Malawi and the Commonwealth of Nations

Malawi became a full member of the Commonwealth on independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, was Queen of Malawi, represented by the Governor-General of Malawi, until the country became a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations in 1966, when the then Prime Minister of Malawi, Hastings Banda, declared himself the first President of Malawi.

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Malawi
• List of diplomatic missions of Malawi

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