Relationship dossier
Ghana
Malawi
Relationship assessment
Ghana and Malawi have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, though its breadth and implementation are unclear.
Ghana toward Malawi
+20The Ghanaian government signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Malawi during President Lazarus Chakwera’s 2021 visit to Ghana. The agreements indicate practical engagement, but their implementation and scope are unclear.
Malawi toward Ghana
+20The Malawian government signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Ghana during President Lazarus Chakwera’s 2021 visit. The arrangements indicate practical engagement, but their implementation and scope are unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes bilateral agreements signed during a high-level visit, providing a basis for practical cooperation. The extent to which the agreements produced sustained joint activity is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Ghana and Malawi have pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera’s 2021 visit to Ghana. The arrangements indicate practical cooperation, although the scope and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
During President Lazarus Chakwera’s visit to Ghana, the governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the agreements signed during Chakwera’s 2021 visit are unclear.
- Details of continuing bilateral cooperation beyond those agreements are limited.