The SADC Standing Committee of Senior Officials will meet on 06 August 2025 in Madagascar to clear the agenda of the SADC Council of Ministers. The meeting will also witness the handing over of the SADC Standing Committee of Senior Officials Chairpersonship by the Current Chairperson of Senior Officials, Ambassador Albert Ranganai Chimbindi, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Republic of Zimbabwe, to the incoming Chairperson of the Senior Officials, Mr RATSIMBAZAFY Eric, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Madagascar.
The SADC Standing Committee of Senior Officials is a technical advisory committee that serves as the clearing house for the agenda of the SADC Council of Ministers and subsequently prepares documents for its meetings and the Summit of Heads of State and Government. This committee is comprised of Permanent/Principal Secretaries or officials of equivalent rank from each Member State, typically from Ministries responsible for Foreign Affairs, Economic Planning, or Finance.
