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Southern African Development Community
SADC FTA
De SADC Free Trade Area dem establish am insyd August 2008, after dem implement de SADC Protocol on Trade insyd 2000 as dem lay de foundation for ein formation. Ein original members bi Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia den Zimbabwe, plus Malawi den Seychelles wey later join dem. Of de 15 SADC member states, only Angola den de Democratic Republic of Congo dem no participate yet, however Angolan trade minister Joffre Van-Dúnen Júnior talk for Luanda say ein ministry dem dey work say dem go create conditions give Angola ein accession to de SADC Free Trade Area insyd 2019. De SADC-Customs Union, wey dem schedule am to be establish by 2010 according to SADC ein Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP), bi unlikely say dem go fi make am reality in de near future. Dis bi so sake of de European Union ein Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) plus demma inherent extra-regional free trade regimes dey provide give several SADC members as egey more benefits dan deeper regional market integration within demma framework of SADC-Customs Union. Since dese SADC countries dem form four different groupings go negotiate den implement different Economic Partnership Agreements plus European Union, de chance bi say edey establish SADC-wide common external tariff as prerequisite give de regional customs union as edey miss.
Member states
As of 2022, de SADC gey total of 16 member states:
SADC FTA
As dem wan eliminate duplicative membership den de problem of member states wey san dey participate insyd other regional economic cooperation schemes den regional political den security cooperation schemes dat may compete plus or undermine each other, de African Free Trade Zone san dey aim say ego strengthen de bloc ein bargaining power as dem dey negotiate international deals.
Challenges wey dey face member countries
SADC countries dey face chaw social, development, economic, trade, education, health, diplomatic, defence, security den political challenges. Some of dese challenges dem no go fi tackle am effectively by demma individual members. Cattle diseases den organised-crime gangs no know boundaries. War insyd one country can fi suck insyd ein neighbours den damage demma economies. De sustainable development dat trade fi bring bi threaten by de existence of different product standards den tariff regimes, weak customs infrastructure den bad roads. De socio-economic den political den security cooperation aim say SADC bi equally wide-ranging, den intend say ego address de various common challenges.
SADC FTA
Pursuant to de SADC goal for more integration, Botswana den Namibia sign de agreement insyd February 2023 wey dey allow demma citizens to travel between de two countries as dem dey use only identity cards, plus passports as eno sheda dey hia. Botswana gey ein talks plus Zimbabwe as dem dey achieve a similar deal, den expects say ego open talks plus Zambia.
Challenges wey dey face member countries
According to Human Rights Watch, "SADC has been criticized for its laxity on making human rights compliance within its member states a priority".
Structure den decision-making procedures
De organization gey six principal bodies: