Editing Foreign relations of Malawi

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{{Politics of Malawi}}
'''[[Malawi]]'s''' former President [[Bakili Muluzi]] continued the pro-[[Western world|Western]] '''foreign policy''' established by his predecessor, [[Hastings Banda]]. It maintains excellent diplomatic relations with principal Western countries. Malawi's close [[Malawi–South Africa relations|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, [[Republic of Ireland|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 (Lomé Convention)|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]], [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]]), IMF, [[World Bank]], [[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency]] (MIGA), [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO), [[Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works|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]], [[Group of 77|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 [[Rome Statute|Article 98]]).

==Diplomatic relations==
List of countries which Malawi maintains diplomatic relations with:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic relations of Malawi.svg|frameless|425x425px]]
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!#
!Country
!Date
|-
|1
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|6 July 1964<ref>{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic and Consular List Issue 3 |publisher=Malawi. Ministry of External Affairs |year=1967 |pages=1 |quote=6-7-1964 H.E. Mr. D. L. Cole, C.M.G., M.C. British High Commissioner (Doyen)}}</ref>
|-
|2
|{{Flag|France}}
|6 July 1964<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malawi - France Relations |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.mw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79:malawi-france-relations&catid=34:relation-briefs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216120642/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.mw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79:malawi-france-relations&catid=34:relation-briefs |archive-date=16 February 2011 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malawi}}</ref>
|-
|3
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|6 July 1964<ref>{{Cite web |title=Verzeichnis der Vertretungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Ausland sowie der Honorarkonsulinnen und Honorarkonsuln |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/blob/199314/52522de1bb8ef89cf40b7e1cbbba9e90/dtauslandsvertretungenliste-data.pdf |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=auswaertiges-amt.de |page=76 |language=de |archive-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125200234/https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/blob/199314/52522de1bb8ef89cf40b7e1cbbba9e90/dtauslandsvertretungenliste-data.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|4
|{{Flag|United States}}
|6 July 1964<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Malawi |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/malawi |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=history.state.gov |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507003058/https://history.state.gov/countries/malawi |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|5
|{{Flag|Ghana}}
|8 July 1964<ref>{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=156}}</ref>
|-
|6 
|{{Flag|Israel}}
|15 July 1964<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 137-138. |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1964 |pages=14}}</ref>
|-
|7
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|30 July 1964<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts no.151-152 |publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1964 |pages=13}}</ref>
|-
|8
|{{Flag|India}}
|19 October 1964<ref name=":0" />
|-
|9
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|25 November 1964<ref>{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1964 |pages=184}}</ref>
|-
|10
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|9 March 1965<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norges opprettelse au diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=regjeringen.no |language=no |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922045702/https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|11
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|9 March 1965<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malawi |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=159 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311193650/https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=159 |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea}}</ref>
|-
|12
|{{Flag|Portugal}}
|27 May 1965<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|13
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|28 September 1965<ref>{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=160}}</ref>
|-
|14
|{{Flag|Austria}}
|2 December 1965<ref>{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1965 |pages=435}}</ref>
|-
|15
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|16 December 1965<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=161}}</ref>
|-
|16
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|1965<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Malawi and Pakistan enjoy cordial relation based on common interests and mutual respect since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1965 |url=https://m.facebook.com/100068911191908/posts/her-excellency-dr-joyce-banda-former-president-of-the-republic-of-malawi-and-hon/281010617539309/ |access-date=23 December 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malawi is on Facebook}}</ref>
|-
|17
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|28 January 1966<ref>{{Cite book |title=Belgisch staatsblad Issues 22-41 |publisher=1966 |pages=1043 |language=fr, nl}}</ref>
|-
|—
|{{Flag|Holy See}}
|5 February 1966<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Of The Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110022620/https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|18
|{{Flag|Denmark}}
|22 February 1966<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kongelig Dansk Hof-og Statskalender 1967 |url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/910954.pdf |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=SLÆGTSFORSKERNES BIBLIOTEK |page=28 |language=da |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712210611/https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/910954.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|19
|{{Flag|Sweden}}
|{{dts|31 March 1966}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 September 1966 |title=33 årig ambassadör hit från Malawi |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1966-03-29/12/SVD |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 April 2025 |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |pages=A12 |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
|20
|{{Flag|Switzerland}}
|19 May 1966<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|21
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|17 June 1966<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|22
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|20 September 1966<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|23
|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|1 July 1967<ref name=":3" />
|-
|24
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|10 September 1967<ref>{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997. |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |year=1999 |pages=166}}</ref>
|-
|25
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|4 August 1969<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 3118-3192 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1969 |pages=4}}</ref>
|-
|26
|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|29 November 1969<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=171}}</ref>
|-
|27
|{{Flag|Greece}}
|30 April 1970<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 3343-3419 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1970 |pages=6}}</ref>
|-
|28
|{{Flag|Zambia}}
|15 September 1970<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa - Issues 3420-3497 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1970}}</ref>
|-
|29
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|27 October 1972<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas del Estado Español |url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |page=307 |language=es |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014192118/https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|30
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|12 February 1974<ref name=":4" />
|-
|31
|{{Flag|Cameroon}}
|10 September 1974<ref>{{Cite book |title=West Africa - Issues 2976-3001 |publisher=Afrimedia International |year=1974 |pages=1087}}</ref>
|-
|32
|{{Flag|Lesotho}}
|4 September 1976<ref>{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1976 |pages=4150}}</ref>
|-
|33
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
|28 October 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulletin de documentation_1980_5 |url=https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/bulletin/1980/BID_1980_5/BID_1980_5.pdf |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=sip.gouvernement.lu |page=35 |language=fr |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526191703/https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/bulletin/1980/BID_1980_5/BID_1980_5.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|34
|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|November 1980<ref>{{Cite book |title=Quarterly Economic Review of Zimbabwe, Malawi |publisher=Economist Intelligence Unit Limited |year=1980 |pages=15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Standard Chartered Review |publisher=Standard Chartered Bank |year=1981 |pages=7}}</ref>
|-
|35
|{{Flag|Algeria}}
|19 June 1981<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Kalley, Jacqueline Audrey|author2=Schoeman, Elna|author3=Andor, Lydia Eve |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=186}}</ref>
|-
|36
|{{Flag|Mozambique}}
|1 July 1981<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|37
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
|17 July 1981<ref name="UNDL">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Malawi and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Malawi+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&action_search=Search&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=31 January 2025 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref>
|-
|38
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|1981<ref>{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic List in Uganda and Other Representatives as at ... |publisher=Uganda. Ministry of Foreign Affairs |year=1981 |pages=71}}</ref>
|-
|39
|{{Flag|North Korea}}
|25 June 1982<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2016 |title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=ncnk.org |page=5 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|40
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|1 July 1983<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1220706105/view?sectionId=nla.obj-1274049701&partId=nla.obj-1220941480#page/n73/mode/1up |title=Australian Representation Overseas |publisher=Australian foreign affairs record.Vol. 54 No. 7 (July 1983) National Library of Australia (Trove) |pages=376 |access-date=13 July 2023 |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712222836/https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1220706105/view?sectionId=nla.obj-1274049701&partId=nla.obj-1220941480#page/n73/mode/1up |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|41
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|16 May 1985<ref>{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=188}}</ref>
|-
|42
|{{Flag|Albania}}
|11 July 1985<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Eastern Europe. Index, Volume 7 |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service |pages=7}}</ref>
|-
|43
|{{Flag|Romania}}
|15 July 1985<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Romania |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327210336/https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|44
|{{Flag|Finland}}
|1 May 1986<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|45
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|1 June 1987<ref>{{Cite web |title=สาธารณรัฐมาลาวี (Malawi) |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/country/MW?page=5d5bcb3915e39c3060006816&menu=5d5bd3c715e39c306002a882 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=mfa.go.th |language=th |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324213001/https://mfa.go.th/th/country/MW?page=5d5bcb3915e39c3060006816&menu=5d5bd3c715e39c306002a882 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|46
|{{Flag|Namibia}}
|21 March 1990<ref>{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=302}}</ref>
|-
|47
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|23 August 1990<ref>{{Cite book |title=Resenha de política exterior do Brasil - Issues 64-69 |publisher=Brazil. Ministério das Relações Exteriores |year=1990 |pages=99 |language=pt}}</ref>
|-
|48
|{{Flag|Chile}}
|30 November 1990<ref>{{Cite book |title=Memoria del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |publisher=Chile. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1990 |pages=97 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|49
|{{Flag|Hungary}}
|26 December 1990<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/KULUGY_KulPolEvkonyv_1990/?pg=163&layout=s |title=Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv 1968-2010 Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv 1990 |publisher=1990 |pages=85 |language=hu |access-date=12 July 2023 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930145710/https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/KULUGY_KulPolEvkonyv_1990/?pg=163&layout=s |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|50
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
|20 March 1991<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily News and Press Survey |publisher=Czechoslovak News Agency |year=1991 |pages=11}}</ref>
|-
|51
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|6 November 1991<ref>{{Cite book |title=Foreign Affairs Malaysia Volume 24 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |year=1991 |pages=109}}</ref>
|-
|52
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|10 July 1992<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malawi |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/tanzania-en/bilateral-relations-malawi |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=gov.pl |archive-date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616093005/https://www.gov.pl/web/tanzania-en/bilateral-relations-malawi |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|53
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|2 November 1993<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|54
|{{Flag|Angola}}
|9 November 1993<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|55
|{{Flag|Slovakia}}
|30 December 1993<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malawi: Základné informácie |url=https://www.mzv.sk/web/sk/malawi |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=mzv.sk |language=sk}}</ref>
|-
|56
|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}
|23 November 1994<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|57
|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|19 June 1995<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chronologies: Dans Monde Arabe 1995/3 (N°149) |url=https://www.cairn.info/revue-maghreb-machrek1-1995-3-page-73.htm%26wt.src%3Dpdf |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=La Documentation française |page=84 |language=fr |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002161606/https://www.cairn.info/revue-maghreb-machrek1-1995-3-page-73.htm%26wt.src%3Dpdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|58
|{{Flag|Iran}}
|18 February 1996<ref name=":6" />
|-
|59
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|12 June 1996<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malawi - UAE Relations |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.mw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88:malawi-uae-relations&catid=34:relation-briefs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216120709/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.mw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88:malawi-uae-relations&catid=34:relation-briefs |archive-date=16 February 2011 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malawi}}</ref>
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|60
|{{Flag|Cuba}}
|10 December 1997<ref>{{Cite web |title=De Camino al Día de Africa: Relaciones Cuba-Malawi |url=http://misiones.minrex.gob.cu/es/articulo/decaminoaldiadeafrica-relaciones-cuba-malawi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203003635/http://misiones.minrex.gob.cu/es/articulo/decaminoaldiadeafrica-relaciones-cuba-malawi |archive-date=3 February 2022 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=misiones.cubaminrex.cu |language=es}}</ref>
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|61
|{{Flag|Serbia}}
|13 February 1998<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malawi |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation/malawi |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=mfa.gov.rs |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505205012/https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation/malawi |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|62
|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}
|20 February 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|63
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|30 March 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
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|64
|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|21 April 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
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|65
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|9 June 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
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|66
|{{Flag|Iceland}}
|14 August 1998<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iceland - Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=Government of Iceland |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001104210/https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|67
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|24 August 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|68
|{{Flag|Latvia}}
|10 September 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|—
|{{Flag|State of Palestine}}
|23 October 1998<ref>{{cite news |title=Diplomatic relations between Palestine and Malawi |url=http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/981023/1998102320.html |access-date=20 December 2011 |newspaper=Arabic News |date=23 October 1998 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991009131851/http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/981023/1998102320.html |archive-date=9 October 1999}}</ref>
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|69
|{{Flag|Croatia}}
|13 November 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
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|70
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|10 December 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
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|71
|{{Flag|Ukraine}}
|22 December 1998<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|72
|{{Flag|Libya}}
|1998<ref>{{Cite book |title=This is Malaŵi Volume 28 |publisher=Malaŵi Department of Information |year=1998 |pages=18}}</ref>
|-
|73
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|11 March 1999<ref name="UNDL" />
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|74
|{{Flag|Jordan}}
|23 June 1999<ref name="UNDL" />
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|75
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|15 August 1999<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2007 |title=اليوم في التاريخ 15 أغسطس |url=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/513685/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-15-%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%B3 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=alyaum.com |language=ar |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822113836/https://www.alyaum.com/articles/513685/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-15-%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%B3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|76
|{{Flag|North Macedonia}}
|27 September 1999<ref name="UNDL" />
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|77
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|30 September 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=mfaft.gov.jm}}</ref>
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|78
|{{Flag|Sudan}}
|12 April 2000<ref>{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic and Consular Directory - Issue 33 |date=June 2002 |publisher=Malawi. Ministry of External Affairs, Malawi. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |pages=17 |quote=12-4-2000 H.E. Mr. Abdalla K. Bashir Ambassador of Sudan}}</ref>
|-
|79
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}
|22 June 2000<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|80
|{{Flag|Brunei}}
|11 October 2000<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GiBqDwAAQBAJ&dq=Brunei+and+Malawi+establish+diplomatic+relations+...&pg=PT160 |title=Southeast Asian Affairs 2001 |publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |year=2003 |isbn=9789814517119 |access-date=12 July 2023 |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712180706/https://books.google.com/books?id=GiBqDwAAQBAJ&dq=Brunei+and+Malawi+establish+diplomatic+relations+...&pg=PT160 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|81
|{{Flag|Morocco}}
|31 January 2001<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations between Morocco and Malawi |url=https://www.moroccoembassy.co.za/bilateral-relations/morocco-malawi-relations |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Embassy of Morocco in South Africa |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330225919/https://www.moroccoembassy.co.za/bilateral-relations/morocco-malawi-relations |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|82
|{{Flag|Mauritius}}
|9 February 2001<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|83
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|3 May 2001<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|84
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}
|22 May 2001<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|85
|{{Flag|Rwanda}}
|26 June 2001<ref name=":7" />
|-
|86
|{{Flag|Belarus}}
|13 July 2001<ref name="UNDL" />
|-style="background:#D3D3D3"
|—
|{{Flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} (cancelled)
|24 March 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.spsrasd.info/sps-250302.html|title=La RASD et le Malawi établissent des relations diplomatiques|date=2002-03-25|access-date=2013-08-26|newspaper=[[Sahrawi Press Service]]|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118072958/http://archives.spsrasd.info/sps-250302.html|archive-date=2014-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arso.org/01-e02-1314.htm|title=Western Sahara Weekly News|date=2002-04-06|access-date=2014-03-22|publisher=Association de soutien à un référendum libre et régulier au Sahara Occidental|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072517/http://www.arso.org/01-e02-1314.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|87
|{{Flag|Ireland}}
|2002<ref>{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic and Consular Directory Issue 33 |publisher=Malawi. Ministry of External Affairs, Malawi. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |year=2002 |pages=189}}</ref>
|-
|88
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|21 May 2004<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|89
|{{Flag|Venezuela}}
|31 January 2007<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoy extendemos un saludo al Gobierno y Pueblo de Malaui al celebrar 14 años del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas. |url=https://twitter.com/CancilleriaVE/status/1355867392585424901 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Cancillería Venezuela |language=es |archive-date=11 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311193654/https://twitter.com/CancilleriaVE/status/1355867392585424901 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|90
|{{Flag|China}}
|28 December 2007<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2022 |title=Chinese Ambassador H.E. Long Zhou: "Strive for New Glory of China-Malawi Relations" |url=http://mw.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/sghdhzxxx/202212/t20221229_10998309.htm#:~:text=On%2028%20December%202007%2C%20the,Malawi%20formally%20established%20diplomatic%20relations. |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Malawi |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712214936/http://mw.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/sghdhzxxx/202212/t20221229_10998309.htm#:~:text=On%2028%20December%202007%2C%20the,Malawi%20formally%20established%20diplomatic%20relations. |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|91
|{{Flag|Liberia}}
|26 February 2009<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2009 |title=Three Ambassadors to Present Credentials to President Sirleaf on Thursday |url=https://www.mofa.gov.lr/media/press-releases/three-ambassadors-present-credentials-president-sirleaf-thursday |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Liberia |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222160227/https://www.mofa.gov.lr/media/press-releases/three-ambassadors-present-credentials-president-sirleaf-thursday |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|92
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|9 June 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=mfa.gov.lk |page=3 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321072720/https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|93
|{{Flag|Fiji}}
|25 June 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=Formal diplomatic relations list |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827171052/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2019 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=foreignaffairs.gov.fj}}</ref>
|-
|94
|{{Flag|Estonia}}
|19 July 2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 July 2011 |title=Estonia, Malawi Establish Diplomatic Relations |url=https://news.err.ee/100828/estonia-malawi-establish-diplomatic-relations |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=news.err.ee |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712165340/https://news.err.ee/100828/estonia-malawi-establish-diplomatic-relations |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|95
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}
|20 July 2011<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|96
|{{Flag|Malta}}
|21 July 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Malta and Malawi |url=https://foreign.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/Treaties/Diplomatic%20Relations%20Malawi.pdf |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations |archive-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218174436/https://foreign.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/Treaties/Diplomatic%20Relations%20Malawi.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|97
|{{Flag|Slovenia}}
|21 July 2011<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mojca Pristavec Đogić |date=2016 |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=22 December 2023 |website= |page=8 |language=sl |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426044554/https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|98
|{{Flag|Montenegro}}
|16 September 2011<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|99
|{{Flag|Georgia}}
|19 September 2011<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|100
|{{Flag|South Sudan}}
|26 September 2011<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|101
|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|18 October 2011<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|102
|{{Flag|Lithuania}}
|18 November 2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2014 |title=Malawi |url=https://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-malawi |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |archive-date=28 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228102415/https://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-malawi |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|103
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|21 December 2011<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|104
|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}
|2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2011 |title=State of the Nation Address 2011 State House |url=http://www.sdnp.org.mw/budget-2011/state-of-the-nation-address-23-may-2011-mw.pdf |access-date=24 December 2023 |page=37 |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601174427/http://www.sdnp.org.mw/budget-2011/state-of-the-nation-address-23-may-2011-mw.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|105
|{{Flag|Armenia}}
|20 January 2012<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|106
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|30 January 2012<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=https://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814174347/https://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |archive-date=14 August 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Brazil}}</ref>
|-
|107
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|15 March 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2012 |title=Malawi and Bangladesh Establish Diplomatic Relations |url=https://malawi-india.org/download/malawi-final-magazine-june-2012.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822134256/https://malawi-india.org/download/malawi-final-magazine-june-2012.pdf |archive-date=22 August 2023 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=malawi-india.org |page=14}}</ref>
|-
|108
|{{Flag|Monaco}}
|31 July 2012<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapport Politique Extérieure 2012 DRE |url=https://www.gouv.mc/content/download/117777/1392730/file/Rapport%20Politique%20Ext%C3%A9rieure%202012%20DRE.pdf |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=Government of Monaco |page=8 |language=fr |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909122859/https://www.gouv.mc/content/download/117777/1392730/file/Rapport%20Politique%20Ext%C3%A9rieure%202012%20DRE.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|109
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|26 September 2012<ref name=":8" />
|-
|110
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|20 March 2013<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2013 |title=New envoys present their credentials |url=https://gg.govt.nz/news/new-envoys-present-their-credentials-2 |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=gg.govt.nz |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712211904/https://gg.govt.nz/news/new-envoys-present-their-credentials-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|111
|{{Flag|Indonesia}}
|29 September 2014<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2014 |title=Malawi establishes diplomatic ties with Indonesia |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi-establishes-diplomatic-ties-with-indonesia/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=Nyasa Times |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712223849/https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi-establishes-diplomatic-ties-with-indonesia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|112
|{{Flag|Niger}}
|8 March 2016<ref name="facebook.com">{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2016 |title=Sierra Leone and Niger to support Malawi's agriculture by value addition |url=https://www.facebook.com/malawigovernment/posts/sierra-leone-and-niger-to-support-malawis-agriculture-by-value-addition-lilongwe/512975718888927/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=Malawi Government |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222150251/https://www.facebook.com/malawigovernment/posts/sierra-leone-and-niger-to-support-malawis-agriculture-by-value-addition-lilongwe/512975718888927/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="faceofmalawi.com">{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2016 |title=Sierra Leone and Niger to support Malawi's agriculture by value addition |url=https://www.faceofmalawi.com/2016/03/09/sierra-leone-and-niger-to-support-malawis-agriculture-by-value-addition/ |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Face of Malawi |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222150833/https://www.faceofmalawi.com/2016/03/09/sierra-leone-and-niger-to-support-malawis-agriculture-by-value-addition/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|113
|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}
|8 March 2016<ref name="facebook.com" /><ref name="faceofmalawi.com" />
|-
|114
|{{Flag|Senegal}}
|9 March 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2016 |title=Malawi: Swaziland, Senegal and Qatar to Learn From Malawi on Agriculture |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201603110832.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316123717/https://allafrica.com/stories/201603110832.html |archive-date=16 March 2016 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=allAfrica}}</ref>
|-
|—
|{{Flag|Kosovo}}
|20 July 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2016 |title=Malawi: Govt Establishes Formal Diplomatic Relations With Kosovo |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201607250562.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726212933/https://allafrica.com/stories/201607250562.html |archive-date=26 July 2016 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=allAfrica}}</ref>
|-
|115
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|7 December 2016<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|116
|{{Flag|Tunisia}}
|3 May 2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 2017 |title=Béji Caïd Essebsi reçoit les lettres de créance de cinq nouveaux ambassadeurs |url=https://www.businessnews.com.tn/article,520,72017,3 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=businessnews.com.tn |language=fr |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822095247/https://www.businessnews.com.tn/article,520,72017,3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|117
|{{Flag|Eritrea}}
|20 July 2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2017 |title=Rwanda, Palestine and Thailand envoys present letters of credence to Malawi President |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/rwanda-palestine-thailand-envoys-present-letters-credence-malawi-president/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=Nyasa Times |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712223124/https://www.nyasatimes.com/rwanda-palestine-thailand-envoys-present-letters-credence-malawi-president/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|118
|{{Flag|Lebanon}}
|18 October 2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2017 |title=President Michel Aoun receives the credentials of the Ambassador of Malawi Caroline Bwanali Mussa |url=https://www.dalatinohra.net/?p=62856 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822104718/https://www.dalatinohra.net/?p=62856 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=dalatinohra.net}}</ref>
|-
|119
|{{Flag|Benin}}
|19 February 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatie Erick Saïzonou, ambassadeur du Bénin au Malawi |url=https://leconomistebenin.com/diplomatie-erick-saizonou-ambassadeur-du-benin-au-malawi/ |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=leconomistebenin.com |language=fr |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131093556/https://leconomistebenin.com/diplomatie-erick-saizonou-ambassadeur-du-benin-au-malawi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|120
|{{Flag|Gambia}}
|19 February 2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2019 |title=Ambassador Bojang presents letter of credence to Malawi leader |url=https://standard.gm/ambassador-bojang-presents-letter-of-credence-to-malawi-leader/ |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=The Standard |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822100248/https://standard.gm/ambassador-bojang-presents-letter-of-credence-to-malawi-leader/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|121
|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|22 September 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2022 |title=Kyrgyzstan, Malawi establish diplomatic relations |url=https://m.akipress.com/news:680514:Kyrgyzstan,_Malawi_establish_diplomatic_relations/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=AKIpress |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921093144/https://m.akipress.com/news:680514:Kyrgyzstan,_Malawi_establish_diplomatic_relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|122
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|24 September 2022<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|123
|{{Flag|Nicaragua}}
|25 September 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicaragua y Malawi establecen relaciones diplomáticas |url=https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2022/09/25/nicaragua-y-malawi-establecen-relaciones-diplomaticas |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=prensa-latina.cu |language=es |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417005233/https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2022/09/25/nicaragua-y-malawi-establecen-relaciones-diplomaticas |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|124
|{{Flag|Comoros}}
|{{dts|7 October 2022}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2022 |title=Diplomatie et coopération I Deux nouveaux ambassadeurs accrédités à Moroni |url=https://alwatwan.net/politique/diplomatie-et-coopération-i-deux-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-accrédités-à-moroni.html |access-date=12 January 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|125
|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}
|18 October 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2022 |title=Présentation des Lettres de créance de SEM Serge Constant BOUNDA, Ambassadeur de la République du Congo au Mozambique, auprès de Son Excellence Dr. Lazarus Mccarthy CHAKWERA, Président de la République du Malawi. Lilongwe, le 18 octobre 2022. |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1082563812613418&set=pcb.1082564255946707 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Diplo-Congo |language=fr |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801200421/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1082563812613418&set=pcb.1082564255946707 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|126
|{{Flag|Mauritania}}
|{{dts|18 October 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2022 |title=L'ambassadeur de Mauritanie auprès de la République du Malawi présente ses lettres de créance |url=https://ami.mr/fr/archives/208168 |access-date=31 May 2024 |website=Agence Mauritanienne d'information |language=fr |archive-date=31 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531133545/https://ami.mr/fr/archives/208168 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2022 |title=17 non-residential envoys present letter of credence to Chakwera |url=https://malawi24.com/2022/10/18/17-non-residential-envoys-present-letter-of-credence-to-chakwera/ |access-date=31 May 2024 |website=Malawi 24 |archive-date=31 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531134610/https://malawi24.com/2022/10/18/17-non-residential-envoys-present-letter-of-credence-to-chakwera/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|127
|{{Flag|Nepal}}
|16 February 2023<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|128
|{{Flag|Mali}}
|2 August 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2023 |title=5 envoys letters of credence to President Chakwera |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/5-envoys-letters-of-credence-to-president-chakwera/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804145928/https://www.nyasatimes.com/5-envoys-letters-of-credence-to-president-chakwera/ |archive-date=4 August 2023 |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=Nyasa Times}}</ref>
|-
|129
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|1 November 2023<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|130
|{{Flag|San Marino}}
|8 December 2023<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|131
|{{Flag|Iraq}}
|{{dts|27 June 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2024 |title=President Rashid Receives Credentials of New Ambassadors |url=https://presidency.iq/EN/Details.aspx?id=5015 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Iraqi Presidency}}</ref>
|-
|132
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|23 September 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2024 |title=Vietnam and Malawi establish diplomatic relations |url=https://english.vov.vn/en/politics/diplomacy/vietnam-and-malawi-establish-diplomatic-relations-post1123701.vov |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=english.vov.vn}}</ref>
|-
|133
|{{Flag|Bahamas}}
|{{dts|22 October 2024}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2024 |title=The Bahamas and Malawi Establish Diplomatic Relations at CHOGM 2024 |url=https://mofa.gov.bs/the-bahamas-and-malawi-establish-diplomatic-relations-at-chogm-2024/ |access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|134
|{{Flag|Chad}}
|{{dts|26 November 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2024 |title=President Chakwera receives credentials from 7 new envoys |url=https://malawidailytelegraph.com/2024/11/president-chakwera-receives-credentials-from-7-new-envoys/ |access-date=4 December 2024 |website=Malawi Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
|-
|135
|{{Flag|Burundi}}
|Unknown
|-
|136
|{{Flag|Eswatini}}
|Unknown
|-
|137
|{{Flag|Madagascar}}
|Unknown
|}

==Bilateral Relations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
|-
! style="width:15%;" | Country
! style="width:12%;" | Formal Relations Began
!Notes
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Australia}}||1 July 1983||
*Australia is represented in Malawi by its embassy in [[Harare]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dfat.gov.au/geo/malawi/Pages/malawi.aspx|title=Malawi|website=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|access-date=30 December 2018|archive-date=11 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211115422/https://dfat.gov.au/geo/malawi/Pages/malawi.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. 
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |title=Report |publisher=Malawi. Police Force |year=1968 |pages=2}}</ref>

Both countries are full members of the [[Southern African Development Community]], [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Canada}}||12 February 1974||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 February 1974<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |title=International Perspectives |publisher=Canada. Department of External Affairs, Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies. |year=1974 |pages=77}}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|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.[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3260D66F-9692-4C62-8006-5C06AAC3175D.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129015803/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3260D66F-9692-4C62-8006-5C06AAC3175D.htm |date=29 January 2008 }}

Since 2008 there has been a significant shift by the Malawian government towards accepting investment from China.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/may/07/china-puts-mark-malawi-presence |title=China puts its mark on Malawi &#124; Global development |work=The Guardian |date=7 May 2011 |location=London |access-date=14 December 2016 |archive-date=13 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513043122/http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/may/07/china-puts-mark-malawi-presence |url-status=live }}</ref> Potentially this may be part of a wider power struggle between the East and West in Africa.<ref>{{cite news|last=Glennie |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/dec/10/wikileaks-cables-china-aid-africa |title=WikiLeaks cables: China's aid to Africa has strings attached |work=The Guardian |date=2010-12-10 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Greece}}||30 April 1970||
*Greece is represented in Malawi by its embassy in [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]].<ref name="mfa.gr">{{cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/malawi/|title=Greece's Bilateral Relations|website=mfa.gr|access-date=30 December 2018|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613040712/https://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/malawi/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Malawi is represented in Greece by its embassy in [[Brussels]], Belgium.<ref name="mfa.gr" />
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|{{flag|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic and Consular List Issue 3 |publisher=Malawi. Ministry of External Affairs |year=1967 |pages=1}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Iran}}
|5 April 1971
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 April 1971.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Iran Almanac and Book of Facts |publisher=Echo of Iran |year=1973 |pages=161}}</ref> But diplomatic relations were severed on 11 February 1979 and re-established on 18 February 1996.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |title=Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook |publisher=Perth Corporation |year=2002 |pages=1088}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Israel}}||15 July 1964||See [[Foreign relations of Israel|Israel–Malawi relations]]
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||10 December 1998||
* Malawi is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.<ref>{{cite web |author=Embassy of the Republic of Malawi in the United States |url=http://www.malawiembassy-dc.org/ |title=Embassy of Malawi in the United States |publisher=Malawiembassy-dc.org |date=2018-04-28 |access-date=2018-12-30 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205121034/http://www.malawiembassy-dc.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Mexico is accredited to Malawi from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/sudafrica/ |title=Embassy of Mexico in South Africa |publisher=Embamex.sre.gob.mx |access-date=2018-12-30 |archive-date=4 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504120721/https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/sudafrica/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|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.
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|{{flag|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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/news-from-our-foreign-service-postsupdate/16762-ph-seeks-to-establish-closer-ties-with-malawi| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210627143430/https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/news-from-our-foreign-service-postsupdate/16762-ph-seeks-to-establish-closer-ties-with-malawi| url-status = dead| archive-date = 27 June 2021| title = PH Seeks to Establish Closer Ties with Malawi}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Poland}}||10 July 1992||See [[Foreign relations of Poland|Malawi–Poland relations]]
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|{{Flag|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.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=27 September 2012 |title=نائبالأميريتسلمأوراقاعتماد٨سفراءجدد |url=https://assets.raya.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/09105225/148FDF92-3CEE-48FF-9D1B-8F30D8E75822.pdf |access-date=22 August 2023 |page=12 |language=ar |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822141123/https://assets.raya.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/09105225/148FDF92-3CEE-48FF-9D1B-8F30D8E75822.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|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<ref name=":7">{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic and Consular Directory, Issue 33 |publisher=Malawi. Ministry of External Affairs, Malawi. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |year=2002 |pages=18}}</ref>

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.
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|{{flag|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"<ref name="afraf.oxfordjournals.org">[https://archive.today/20130113040309/http://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/97/386/53?ck=nck Aliens and AIDS in Southern Africa: The Malawi–South  Africa debate] by [[Wiseman Chijere Chirwa]], in ''[[African Affairs]]'', 97:53-79 (1998)</ref> 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.<ref name="afraf.oxfordjournals.org" />

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.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200802251310.html Country, Malawi to Enhance Defence Co-Operation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629072444/http://allafrica.com/stories/200802251310.html |date=29 June 2018 }} by Bathandwa Mbola, BuaNews, 25 February 2008</ref>
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||9 March 1965||
In 2011 Bilateral Trade between both nations totaled US$31 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070824/1_24475.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Middle East and Africa |access-date=27 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015758/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070824/1_24475.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||4 August 1969||
* Embassy of [[Malawi]] in Berlin is accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto68">{{Cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Malawi|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-malawi.en.mfa|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233428/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-malawi.en.mfa|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Turkish Embassy in [[Lusaka]] is accredited to [[Malawi]].<ref name="auto68" />
*Trade volume between the two countries was US$21 million in 2019 (Malawi's exports/imports: 16.4/4.67 million USD).<ref name="auto68" />
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|{{Flag|Ukraine}}||22 December 1998|| See [[Malawi–Ukraine relations]]
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||6 July 1964{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Malawi and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=January 2025}}||See [[Malawi–United Kingdom relations]]
Malawi established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 6 July 1964.<ref name=":0"/>{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Malawi and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=January 2025}}
*Malawi maintains a [[High Commission of Malawi, London|high commission]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malawihighcommission.co.uk/index.php/high-commission|title=High Commission|website=Malawi High Commission United Kingdom|access-date=29 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210190608/https://www.malawihighcommission.co.uk/index.php/high-commission|archive-date=10 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Malawi through its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in Lilongwe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-lilongwe|title=British High Commission Lilongwe|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=29 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429085350/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-lilongwe|archive-date=29 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

The UK governed [[Nyasaland|Malawi]] from 1893 until 1964, when Malawi gained full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], the [[International Criminal Court]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership,<ref>{{cite web|author-link=Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |author=((Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)) |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-development-partnership-summaries|title=Country and regional development partnership summaries|website=GOV.UK|date=17 July 2023 |access-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526234739/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-development-partnership-summaries|archive-date=26 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> and a Double Taxation Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orbitax.com/taxhub/taxtreaties/MW/Malawi/GB/United-Kingdom|title=United Kingdom - Malawi Tax Treaty (as amended through 1978 Arrangement)|website=Orbitax|access-date=23 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123003431/https://orbitax.com/taxhub/taxtreaties/MW/Malawi/GB/United-Kingdom|archive-date=23 January 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

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,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14154485 |title=UK cuts aid to Malawi government |publisher=BBC |date=2011-07-14 |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-date=28 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928065507/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14154485 |url-status=live }}</ref> citing concerns over governance and human rights.
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|{{flag|United States}}||6 July 1964||See [[Malawi–United States relations]]
{{see also|The Nation (Malawi)#Cochrane-Dyet 2011 cable controversy{{!}}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 [[2011 Malawian protests|July protests]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14299172 |title=US suspends aid to Malawi after killings |publisher=BBC |date=2011-07-26 |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104029/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14299172 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{Flag|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.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |title=Staff List - Part 2 |publisher=Malawi. Government Printer |year=1983 |pages=190}}</ref>
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==Malawi and the Commonwealth of Nations==

Malawi became a full member of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] 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]]

==References==

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