[3] Large population of Malawians live in southern African countries, such as Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
[5] In Zambia, Presidents Kenneth Kaunda and Rupiah Banda were both thought to be of Malawian descent, and that this may have influenced their leadership.
Malawians in the UK have managed to take interest in the politics and policies of Malawi and exert their influence in their host country.
[13] Their involvement has led to reaction from Mutharika, who accused the diaspora at large of tarnishing the image of his government and the country to multinational organizations.
[14] Malawians in Scotland have been finding methods to help promote development in their home country by forming an organization to create a skills exchange in Malawi called MIND.