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Relationship dossier

Ireland Malawi

Relationship assessment

A development-focused partnership, with Irish cooperation supporting priorities in Malawi

Ireland toward Malawi

+40

Ireland has provided development assistance in Malawi through Irish Aid and has worked with Malawi’s government in support of national development priorities.

Malawi toward Ireland

+20

Malawi’s government has participated in development cooperation with Ireland, including engagement with Irish Aid programmes in Malawi. The extent of other direct bilateral cooperation is less clear.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship is shaped principally by Ireland’s sustained development cooperation in Malawi and Malawi’s engagement with that partnership. This provides a substantive basis for cooperation, though the wider range and continuity of bilateral government arrangements are less clear.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Ireland and Malawi have a development-focused relationship. Ireland has maintained a substantial development cooperation programme in Malawi, working with Malawi’s government and supporting national development priorities. Malawi’s participation in this bilateral cooperation indicates a constructive relationship, although the scope of other direct government-to-government engagement is less clear.

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