Luanda - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold an extraordinary summit of heads of state and government on Wednesday in Harare, Zimbabwe, to analyse the security situation in the region.
The SADC Summit is responsible for the overall policy direction and monitoring of the functioning of the community, and is ultimately the body responsible for formulating the organization's policies.
According to a press release, the meeting will be chaired by the host President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, with a view to updating the political and security situation in the member countries.
The extraordinary summit of SADC heads of state and government will be preceded by that of the Troika of the SADC body, which will be chaired by the President of Tanzania and responsible for Cooperation in the Areas of Politics, Defence and Security of SADC, Samia Hassan.
The note states that it will be preceded by preparatory meetings, namely of the SADC Senior Officials, the Ministerial Committee of the Organ for Cooperation in the Areas of Politics, Defence and Security and the SADC Council of Ministers.
It should be remembered that at the moment, the Republic of Mozambique, a member country of the organization, is experiencing a post-electoral crisis that has already caused the death of dozens of people and hundreds of injured.
SADC is an organization composed of 16 member states created in 1980 as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) and later, in August 1992, transformed into the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Its mission is to promote sustainable and equitable growth and socio-economic development through efficient production systems, deeper cooperation and integration, good governance and lasting peace and security, so that the region can emerge as a competitive and effective player in international relations and the world economy.
Members of the organization are Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. VIC/DOJ
