Malawi and Tanzania have formal relations.
Malawi and Tanzania established diplomatic relations in 1985.[1]
The two countries share a border at Lake Malawi; the border demarcation has been a dispute between the two countries since the independence of both nations. Several diplomatic exchanges have eurpted over time, however, both countries have not come to an agreement. The lake is referred to as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania.[2]
Malawi gets a significant amount its imports/exports through the port of Port of Dar es Salaam. Malawi and Tanzania have one major land crossing in Songwe-Kasumulu; both countries are working to develop a one-stop border post at the crossing.[4] Alternatively, various ferries operate between the two countries on Lake Malawi with the two major ports being Mbamba Bay (Tanzania) and Nkhata Bay (Malawi).[5] [6]
Malawi Airlines operates regular scheduled flights between Malawi and Julius Nyerere International Airport.[7]
The following is a list of Tanzanian High Commissioners to Malawi.[9]
| Maj. Gen. Makame M. Rashid | 2004 | 2009 | Benjamin Mkapa | ||
| Jakaya Kikwete | |||||
| Patrick Luciano Tsere | 2010 | 2015 | Jakaya Kikwete | ||
| Victoria Richard Mwakasege | 2015 | 2017 | John Magufuli | ||
| Benedict Martin Mashiba | 1 August 2017[10] | 15 March 2022[11] | John Magufuli | ||
| Samia Suluhu Hassan | |||||
| Humphrey Polepole[12] | 15 March 2022 | 3 April 2023 | Samia Suluhu Hassan | ||
| Agnes Richard Kayola[13] | 24 July 2023 | present | Samia Suluhu Hassan |