Relationship dossier
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Relationship assessment
Malawi and Zimbabwe maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral engagement and practical agreements.
Malawi toward Zimbabwe
+25Malawi's government has engaged Zimbabwe through high-level bilateral visits and agreements on practical areas including trade and agriculture.
Zimbabwe toward Malawi
+25Zimbabwe's government has engaged Malawi through high-level bilateral visits and agreements on practical areas including trade and agriculture.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes practical bilateral cooperation and senior-level engagement, while the scope and durability of the arrangements are unclear. No major bilateral confrontation is reflected in these known features.
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
Malawi and Zimbabwe have pursued practical bilateral cooperation through high-level engagement and agreements covering areas such as trade and agriculture. The relationship appears cooperative, but the scale and implementation of these arrangements are not clear enough to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera made a high-level visit to Zimbabwe, with the two governments pursuing bilateral agreements in practical areas including trade and agriculture.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government-to-government cooperation beyond high-level visits is uncertain.