Correcting misinformation on the adoption and endorsement of SADC’s candidate for the position of the President of the AfDB Group

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has noted with concern the misinformation in a recent news article published by the Sunday Times of South Africa, which makes allegations about the process that led to the adoption and endorsement of the SADC candidate for the position of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.

The news article titled: South Africa defies SADC on African Development Bank nominationpublished by The Sunday Times of South Africa on 6th October 2024, alleges that SADC followed a new process in coming up with the regional candidate for the AfDB President.

The SADC Secretariat wishes to clarify that the allegations outlined in the news article are unfounded and false. We wish to inform that the discussion for the process used in coming up with the SADC candidate for the AfDB Presidency started back in 2022, during the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, which was held in the Democratic Republic of Congo.