A longstanding partnership between the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU) remains an important pillar of regional development cooperation, supporting collective efforts to advance regional integration and economic development.
The Head of the European Union Delegation to Botswana and SADC, Her Excellency Ambassador Belén Calvo Uyarra, on 4 November 2026, presented Letters of Credence to the SADC Executive Secretary, His Excellency Mr. Elias M. Magosi, pledging to strengthen a longstanding SADC-EU development partnership to accelerate regional integration and economic growth in the SADC region.
His Excellency Mr Elias Magosi congratulated Ambassador Uyarra on her appointment and expressed the Secretariat’s commitment to maintaining close engagement with the EU Delegation. He underscored the importance of sustaining the achievements of the longstanding partnership and ensuring that existing areas of cooperation continue to contribute meaningfully to the implementation of the SADC regional integration agenda.
On her part the EU Ambassador pledged to further strengthen the long-standing development partner between SADC and EU, building on the progress achieved the tenure of her successors. The relationship between SADC and EU spans over 40 years and currently the two institutions cooperate on programmes covering peace and security, economic integration, climate change, environment, finance and investment, trade, Transboundary Water Management and Transport and Transit Facilitation.
The two institutions look forward to building on the progress achieved over the years and responding to the region’s evolving development priorities.
