SADC Chairperson

Chairperson of SADC

The SADC Chairperson oversees the highest level of the governance structure of SADC, and among others, has the overall mandate of providing policy direction, and controlling the functions of SADC. The SADC Chairperson also interacts with the SADC Secretariat staff, provides guidance, and signs SADC legal instruments during their tenure.

H.E. João Lourenço

Incoming Chairperson of SADC

H.E. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo

Chairperson of SADC

H.E. Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera

Outgoing Chairperson of SADC

Chairperson of Organ

H.E. Hakainde Hichilema

Incoming Chairperson of Organ

H.E. Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob

Chairperson of Organ

H.E. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

Outgoing Chairperson of Organ

SADC Chairpersons from 1980

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The main objectives of SADC are to achieve development, peace and security, and economic growth, to alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa, and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration, built on democratic principles and equitable and sustainable development.

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SADC House

Plot No. 54385

Central Business District

Private Bag 0095

Gaborone, Botswana 
 

Email: registry@sadc.int

Tel: +267 395 1863

Fax: +267 397 2848 / +267 318 1070