Duk da cewa ƙasar ta jamhuriyar dimokuraɗiyyar ta kasance ne a yankin tsakiyar Afirka, to amma fa ta fuskar harkokin tattalin arziki da kuma ɓangaranci, ta alaƙanta kanta ne da ƙasashen kudancin Afirka kasancewar ita mamba ce a ƙungiyar bunƙasa ƙasashen kudancin Afirka wato (SADC).