Tag: SADC
SADC in crisis in Harare: political repression and food drought
This Saturday, August 17, Harare, Zimbabwe, will host the 44th summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The event comes as the country is gripped by increased political repression…
attack in Saké, eastern DRC, against a SADC force base
At least two South African soldiers from the SADC regional force have died and twenty others injured in eastern DRC. Tuesday June 25, 2024, one of the bases of the…
SADC appeals for $5.5 billion to tackle southern Africa drought
SADC, the Southern African Development Community, is launching an appeal for $5.5 billion to support the 61 million people affected by drought. This call was launched on Monday May 20…
SADC heads of state discuss new military force expected in eastern DRC
The heads of state of the East African Community met briefly on Tuesday evening to discuss the situation in eastern DRC. A summit shortened for technical reasons and which must…
a delegation from the regional organization SADC on mission
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a delegation from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is completing a mission on October 20 to assess the pre-electoral framework in the…
the East African force extends its mandate there, that of the SADC still awaited
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while the Community of East African States (EAC) has extended until December 8 the deployment of its force, much criticized in the DRC,…
SADC forces could deploy to the region as early as June
On May 8, at a summit in Windhoek, Namibia, the SADC countries, the Southern African Development Community, agreed to the principle of military support for the DRC. A force which…
DRC-Rwanda tensions invite themselves to the opening of the 42nd SADC summit
Felix Tshisekedi took on Wednesday, August 17, the head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The Congolese President took over from Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the President of Malawi, during…