Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, will travel, on Friday, to Gaborone, Botswana, where he will visit the headquarters of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in his capacity as acting president of this regional organization.
It is the first time that the Angolan statesman has visited the SADC headquarters since assuming the rotating presidency of the organization in August last year.
In Gaborone, João Lourenço will unveil the plaque that symbolizes his visit, tour the various compartments of the institution and will also speak at a meeting that he will hold with the institution’s employees.
Angola assumed the rotating leadership of the organization, for the period 2023-2024, on August 17 of last year, during the 43rd Summit of Heads of State and Government.
In this context, the country defined as priorities for the current term of SADC presidency the actions towards the valorization of human capital, issues of peace and stability, as well as the diversification of financing sources, with the aim of implementing regional projects.
As is customary, the acting presidents of SADC pay a visit to the headquarters, during their term of office, to obtain an assessment of the work carried out by the Secretariat, in order to facilitate the fulfillment of the community’s regional integration agenda and to provide guidance on the execution of programs.
During his visit to the Secretariat, the President will be informed of the general state of SADC regional integration, the degree of implementation of regional programs and priorities emanating from the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RIDSP) (2020-2030) and the Vision 2050.
The President oversees the highest level of the organization’s governance structure, among others, and has the general mandate to issue policy guidance and control the functions of SADC.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization, created in 1992, which is dedicated to socio-economic cooperation and integration in the region, as well as cooperation in political and security matters.
SADC includes Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, eSwatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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