Although there was periodic regional conflict fuelled in part by ethnic divisions in the past, by 2008 it had diminished considerably and the concept of a Malawian nationality had reemerged.
Selv om der var en tidvis regional konflikt næring delvist af etniske skel i fortiden, var denne i 2008 mindsket betydeligt, og fænomenet en malawisk statsborgerskab havde genopstået.