German Ambassador Juergen Borsch has commended Malawi for her successful efforts to combat Illegal Wildlife Trade, as a Progress Report to government showed that Malawi has been delisted by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites).

Malawi proved to be a hotspot for the trafficking of illegal wildlife products and at the Cites CoP17 Conference in Johannesburg, Malawi was categorised as a country of primary concern.

After working on combating the illegal trade, Malawi was delisted as a country of primary concern.