Southern African Development Community

De Southern African Development Community (SADC) be inter-governmental organization wey get ein headquarters insyd Gaborone, Botswana.

 Goals 
Ein goal be say dem go further regional socio-economic cooperation den integration as well as political den security cooperation among 16 countries insyd southern Africa. Although ein primary objectives be development, economic growth, den poverty alleviation, peacekeeping cam turn increasingly important to de SADC.

 Member states 
As of 2022, de SADC get a total of 16 member states:
+Member states surface area den populationsCountryArea (km2)Population (2020)GDP (USD)Notes on MembershipTotal (billions)Per CapitaAngola1,246,70032,866,268$124.86$3,792.75Botswana582,0002,351,625$18.42$7,519.2Comoros2,235869,595$1.31$1,371.02Na dem admit de Union of Comoros into SADC for de 37th SADC Summit of Heads of State den Government dem hold insyd Pretoria, South Africa insyd 2017, wey bring de total number of Member States to 16.DR Congo2,344,85889,561,404$64.79$669.36Since 8 September 1997Eswatini17,3631,160,164$4.65$4,035.54 Lesotho30,3552,142,252$2.56$1,212.57Madagascar587,29527,691,019$14.61$504.31Dem admit for 18 August 2005. Na dem reinstate membership reinstated for 30 January 2014 after an imposed suspension insyd 2009Malawi118,48419,129,955$12.04$545.06Mauritius1,9691,265,740$11.26$8,892.11Since 28 August 1995Mozambique801,59031,255,435$18.09$546.71Namibia824,2682,540,916$13.01$5,016.17Since 21 March 1990 (since independence)Seychelles45698,462$1.75$17,693.00Previously san be a member of SADC from 8 September 1997 til 1 July 2004 wey e san join insyd 2008.South Africa1,221,03759,308,690$426.17$6,979.44Since 30 August 1994Tanzania947,30359,734,213$77.51$1,260.06Zambia752,61218,383,956$26.66$1,330.37Zimbabwe390,75714,862,927$36.38$2,300.56
Burundi request make e join.

 Structure den decision-making procedures 
De organization get six principal bodies:

 De Summit, wey dey comprise heads of state anaa heads of government
 Organ on Politics, Defense den Security
 Council of Ministers
 SADC Tribunal
 SADC National Committees (SNCs)
 Secretariat

Except for de Tribunal (base insyd Windhoek, Namibia), SNCs den Secretariat, decision-making be by consensus.

 Leaders 

 Chairmen 
CountryChairpersonTermZambiaLevy Mwanawasa2007–2008South AfricaKgalema Motlanthe2008–2009Democratic Republic of the CongoJoseph Kabila2009–2010NamibiaHifikepunye Pohamba2010–2011AngolaJosé Eduardo dos Santos2011–2012MozambiqueArmando Guebuza2012–2013MalawiJoyce Banda 
Peter Mutharika2013–31 May 2014 
31 May–17 August 2014ZimbabweRobert Mugabe2014–17 August 2015BotswanaIan Khama17 August 2015 – 2016EswatiniKing Mswati III2016–2017South AfricaJacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa2017–2018NamibiaHage Geingob17 August 2018 – 17 August 2019TanzaniaJohn Magufuli17 August 2019 – 17 August 2020MozambiqueFilipe Nyusi17 August 2020 – 17 August 2021MalawiLazarus Chakwera17 August 2021 – 17 August 2022Democratic Republic of the CongoFélix Tshisekedi17 August 2022 – 17 August 2023AngolaJoão Lourenço17 August 2023 – 17 August 2024ZimbabweEmmerson Mnangagwa17 August 2024 – present

 Executive Secretaries 
CountryImageNameTermNamibia95x95pxKaire Mbuende1994–2000Mauritius90x90pxPrega Ramsamy2000–2001  
2001–2005Mozambique94x94pxTomaz Salomão2005–2013Tanzania93x93pxStergomena Tax2013–2021Botswana93x93pxElias Mpedi Magosi2021–present

 Comparison plus oda regional blocs 
African Economic CommunityPillar regional
blocs (REC)Area
(km²)PopulationGDP (PPP) ($US)Member
states(millions)(per capita)EAC5,449,717343,328,958737,4202,1498ECOWAS/CEDEAO5,112,903349,154,0001,322,4523,78815IGAD5,233,604294,197,387225,0491,1977AMU/UMA a6,046,441106,919,5261,299,17312,6285ECCAS/CEEAC6,667,421218,261,591175,9281,45111SADC9,882,959394,845,175737,3923,15215COMESA12,873,957406,102,471735,5991,81120CEN-SAD a14,680,11129Total AEC29,910,442853,520,0102,053,7062,40654Other regional
blocsArea
(km²)PopulationGDP (PPP) ($US)Member
states(millions)(per capita)WAMZ 11,602,991264,456,9101,551,5165,8676SACU 12,693,41851,055,878541,43310,6055CEMAC 23,020,14234,970,52985,1362,4356UEMOA 13,505,37580,865,222101,6401,2578UMA 2 a5,782,14084,185,073491,2765,8365GAFTA 3 a5,876,9601,662,5966,3553,8225AES  2,780,15971,374,000179,3473During 2004. Sources: The World Factbook 2005, IMF WEO Database.

 Smallest value among de blocs dem compare.

 Largest value among de blocs dem compare.

1: Economic bloc insyd a pillar REC.

2: Dem propose for pillar REC, buh dem object participation.

3: Non-African members of GAFTA be excluded from figures.

a: De area 446,550 km2 dem use give Morocco dey exclude all disputed territories, while 710,850 km2 go include de Moroccan-claimed den partially-controlled parts of Western Sahara (dem claim as de Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by de Polisario Front). Morocco sanso dey claim Ceuta den Melilla, wey dey make up about 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi) more territory dem claim.

 References 

Category:Africa

 Read further 

 Gabriël Oosthuizen, The Southern African Development Community: The organisation, its history, policies and prospects. Institute for Global Dialogue: Midrand, South Africa, 2006.
 John McCormick, The European Union: Politics and Policies. Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado, 2004.
 Muntschick, Johannes, The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU). Regionalism and External Influence. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham. 2017. .
 Ramsamy, Prega 2003 Global partnership for Africa. Presentation at the human rights conference on global partnerships for Africa's development, Gaborone: SADC

 External links 

 Official website
 Agritrade website covering trade issues in southern Africa


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