One of Malawi's most current problems is the dispute with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River. In November, Tanzania and Malawi planned a project to control River Songwe from shifting a portion at the border between the two countries. Both countries are still working out the dispute and trying to settle the dispute between the two.

Malawi most recently updated their financial situation and revised their Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC).

Malawi's biggest issue happens to be the fact they have food shortages for their people. They also have major problems with deforestation, land degradation, water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes, and the siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations. Malawi relies heavily upon the export of agricultural commodities and this makes Malawi particularly vulnerable to external shocks such as declining terms of trade and drought. High transport costs constitute a serious impediment to economic development and trade.

The Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (MPRSP) was released in April 2002. The overall goal of the MPRSP is to achieve “sustainable poverty reduction through empowerment of the poor”. Malawi will build a firm basis for consolidation of its efforts in sustainable development.

One other interesting fact about Malawi is that the University of Malawi was opened in 1964, right after Malawi declared it's idependence.