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COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT - 17th DECEMBER 2025 VIRTUAL
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COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT - 17th DECEMBER 2025 VIRTUAL
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President Nandi-Ndaitwah Urges Stronger SADC Cooperation and Value Chain Growth
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The G20 Leaders’ Summit concluded with a bold declaration to build a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable global economy. On 23 November 2025, leaders announced ambitious commitments spanning Africa’s growth and industrialisation, disaster resilience, energy transitions, critical minerals, food security, financial stability, and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) innovation.
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) launched its Communication, Awareness and Visibility Strategy 2025–2030 on 18 November 2025 in Gaborone, Botswana. This milestone marks a renewed commitment to strengthening regional identity, enhancing institutional transparency, and ensuring that citizens across all 16 Member States remain at the centre of SADC’s integration agenda.
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary, His Excellency Mr. Elias Magosi, held a consultative meeting with Dr. Matthias Naab, Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA), on 04 November 2025, at the SADC Secretariat Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana.
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Federal Republic of Germany will convene bilateral negotiations on development cooperation from 05-06 November 2025 at the SADC Secretariat Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana.
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SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the 2025 General Election of the United Republic of Tanzania scheduled for 29th October 2025
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SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the 2025 General Election of the United Republic of Tanzania scheduled for 29th October 2025
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During the main sessions of UNGA80, H.E. Magosi joined Heads of State and Government in commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly. He also participated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Moment, a high-level dialogue that took stock of progress toward the 2030 Agenda.
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The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), His Excellency Mr. Elias Mpedi Magosi, paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Mr. Daniel Francisco Chapo, President of the Republic of Mozambique, on 9 September 2025, in Maputo, Mozambique.
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As contained in Article 3 of the revised SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2021), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) shall observe all General Elections held in its Member States. Therefore, SADC is deploying Electoral Observation Mission to observe the 2025 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in the Republic of Seychelles.
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SADC deploys the Electoral Observation Mission to the 2025 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in the Republic of Seychelles
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SADC deploys the Electoral Observation Mission, headed by the Honourable Themba N. Masuku, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini, to the 2025 General Election in the Republic of Malawi
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Déclaration de Son Excellence le Professeur Arthur Peter Mutharika Président de l’Organe de la SADC chargé de la coopération en matière de politique, défense et sécurité et Président de la République du Malawi
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