AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA DIVISION

Mr. William Kantayeni, Director of Africa & Middle East

Ms. Faith Kazembe Mwalubunju, Deputy Director heading Africa Division

      The Africa Division manages Malawi’s relations with countries and intergovernmental bodies based in Africa. It coordinates the implementation of the Malawi Foreign Policy and the Diaspora Engagement Policy which aim at maximizing Malawi national interest in the region. Malawi has a total of eight (8) Diplomatic Missions in Africa namely: Mozambique; Zambia; Tanzania; Zimbabwe; South Africa; Kenya; Ethiopia; and Egypt and it hosts residential missions of seven (7) African countries namely: Egypt, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria. Malawi also hosts representative offices of some regional and continental organisations such as the AU, COMESA and Africa Development Bank.  

Malawi High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

The Malawi High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, mainly facilitates strategic trade; transportation (transit) route; and political, consular, and cultural cooperation. The Mission also serves as a base for Malawi’s management of bilateral relations with Burundi, Comoros, Rwanda, and Seychelles on a non-residential basis.

Malawi High Commission in Maputo and Malawi Consulate in Tete, Mozambique

The Malawi High Commission in Maputo, and the Malawi Consulate in Tete, Mozambique, mainly facilitate strategic trade; transportation (transit) route; political, consular, and cultural cooperation; defence and security cooperation. The Mission in Maputo also serves as a base for Malawi’s management of bilateral relations with Swaziland and Madagascar on a non-residential basis.

Malawi High Commission in Lusaka, Zambia

The Malawi High Commission in Lusaka, Zambia, mainly facilitates trade; political, consular, and cultural cooperation; and defence and security cooperation. The Mission also serves as a base for Malawi’s management of bilateral relations with Angola, Congo - Brazzaville, and DRC on a non-residential basis, and coordinates Malawi’s integration efforts under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Malawi High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya

The Malawi High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, mainly facilitates trade; political and consularcooperation; and Malawi’s multilateral diplomacy at the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), and UN Habitat which are hosted in Kenya. The Mission also serves as a base for Malawi’s management of bilateral relations with Central African Republic, Eritrea, Israel, Somalia, and Uganda on a non-residential basis.

Malawi Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe

The Malawi Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, mainly facilitates trade, consular and political cooperation. It also supports the strategic transit route to South Africa and surrounding countries as well as Malawi’s access to Zimbabwe’s air connectivity. Consular work that the Embassy performs is particularly important due to the large Malawian Diaspora that has settled in Zimbabwe.

Malawi High Commission in Pretoria, and Malawi Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa

The Malawi High Commission in Pretoria, and the Malawi Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, facilitate strategic trade; strategic transportation (transit) route; political, economic and social cooperation; and consular matters. The Mission’s consular service in South Africa is particularly important in view of the large Malawian Diaspora that has settled in that country. The High Commission also facilitates Malawi’s participation in activities of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The Mission also serves as a base for Malawi’s management of bilateral relations with Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, and Namibia on a non-residential basis.

For more information about the Malawi Missions in Africa and Middle East, visit the following websites:

Malawi Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa

Malawi High Commission in Lusaka, Zambia

Malawi Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique

Malawi High Commission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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