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Southern African Development Community

An international organization that promotes economic development and integration for 15 countries in southern Africa. It encourages regional trade, common security measures and coordination on health policy, among other things. It was established in 1980 as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference and took its current name in 1992.

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Mushelenga said the government is committed to promoting the development of the country and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region as a whole.

NORED holds Public Infrustructure Funding conference at Rundu

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has welcomed the declaration by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to adopt Kiswahili as its fourth official language of communication.This means Kiswahili becomes the first indigenous language to be used by the bloc as an official language at inter-state level.

Language board commends SADC recognition of Kiswahili

*In terms of value, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.3% during the forecast period.

South Africa Extra Neutral Alcohol Projected to Reach $1,064 million by 2023

The country also does not belong to the Comesa trading bloc, having opted to integrate its market with Southern Africa Development Community countries.

Kenya, Tanzania agree to effect single customs territory

President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has expressed happiness with results of the joint Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and International Conference of the Great Lakes Region summit (ICGLR) which he attended in Congo-Brazzaville on December 26.

Masisi happy with summit outcome

Swaziland is a member of COMESA, SACU and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Free Trade Area.

Challenges and Prospects for the Transformation of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa by 2025

Despite the 15 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) member states being signatories to the African Union (AU) Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) of 2013 and the SADC Protocol against Corruption (SADCPC) of 2001, the level of corruption in Southern Africa has reached alarming proportions.

Growing menace of corruption in Southern Africa

As South Africa began to transit to majority rule, and the world was becoming more integrated through REGs, states in the Southern Africa region transformed SADCC into the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) (Hwang, 2007, p.

Regional Economic Groupings and Security Challenges: A Comparative Study of ECOWAS and SADC

The ALSF Academy is being developed in collaboration with the East African Law Society, the Southern Africa Development Community Law Association (SADC-LA), and the International Training Centre in Africa for Francophone Lawyers (CIFAF).

Last decade saw two trends

She also informed the audience that Mauritius is member of various economic groupings such as The Common Market for Eastern and Sothern Africa (COMESA), Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and has also signed many PTAs/FTAs.

PAKISTAN-MAURITIUS ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL RELATIONS NEED TO BE PUSH FORWARD

Namibia's foreign policy is heavily influenced by the positions taken by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), the African Union, and the Non-Aligned Movement, of which it is a member.