It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Malawi in Washington DC.

The goal of the Embassy is to promote and strengthen the good relations between Malawi and the United States of America as well as Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia that are represented on non-residential basis.

The Embassy’s main focus is the promotion of development and the economic relations through effective transformational development assistance; the promotion of foreign direct investment; trade and tourism in line with the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MDGS) which also encompasses the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Another important duty for the Embassy is to provide information and the assistance to Malawians in the Diaspora and encourage them to actively participate in developing Malawi. In this regard, I would like to request all Malawians living in the US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, and Cuba to register with the Embassy through this website.

On this web site, you will find a wealth of information about Malawi, its history, economy and trade investment and tourism opportunities.

It also provides details of the services the Embassy offers which include consular services and the promotion of Malawi Trade, Investment, Tourism, Economic Development and Culture.

Malawi is popularly known as the “Warm Heart of Africa” because of the warmth and friendliness of the people, its breathtaking natural beauty and the warm weather. For those visiting the “Warm Heart of Africa” for business or pleasure, the site provides information on visitor requirements. It also provides information on some major ecotourism attractions, the key one being Lake Malawi.

Malawi, an agricultural country, is one of the fastest growing economies in the Southern Africa region, as was reflected in the growth rate of 8.5%. It is a budding attractive destination for investment, particularly in Agro-processing, Tourism development Infrastructure development and its budding mining industry. The web site provides information on Malawi Trade and Investment opportunities.

Malawi is a stable, peaceful country and a flourishing democracy which observes good governance, the rule of law and prudent fiscal and economic management.

It is my sincere hope that through this web site you will be motivated to engage Malawi either for business or pleasure.

News Filler - March 20th, 2009
The first inhabitants of Malawi are thought to have started settling around Lake Malawi about 10,000BC. During the 16th century there was a vast trading empire established by the Maravi people from whom the country derives its modern name. The first European to make contact with the area now known as Malawi may have been the Portuguese explorer Gaspar Bocarro, whose diary published in 1492 made reference to the great inland lake in central Africa. The slave trade which ravaged most of Africa from 16th Century to the 19th Century also left its imprints on Malawi’s historical development. The Arab slave traders arrived on the shores of Lake Malawi from Zanzibar Island in the Indian Ocean in search of slaves sometime after 1840 and continued until 19th Century.