Malawi and Zambia have signed a strategic agreement aimed at enhancing collaboration on internal and external security, including regional stability across neighbouring countries.
Malawi’s Minister of Defence, Chimwemwe Chipungu, and his Zambian counterpart, Ambrose Lwiji Lufuma, signed the agreement in Salima District at the conclusion of the ministerial meeting during the 20th Session of the Malawi-Zambia Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security.
Chipungu stated that two nations face similar transnational threats like human and drug trafficking, illegal migration, poaching, smuggling, cross-border crimes and cyber-related offences.
He therefore said the delegates have come up with measures to monitor and enforce implementable actions for the two countries’ betterment.
Lufuma also said they have adopted resolutions aimed at addressing key security challenges and other threats affecting communities along their shared borders.
He noted that the successful implementation of the resolutions will depend on sustained coordination, diligent follow-up, and a firm commitment by defence and security institutions to ensure that agreed actions are carried out within the established frameworks.
Lufuma further emphasised the importance of strengthening collaboration not only at the national level, but also across district and local structures, describing this as critical to building community resilience against border-related threats.
