Africa-Press – Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday August 16, 2022 leaves Malawi for Kishansa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where he is expected to attend the 42nd Ordinary Summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), which is scheduled to take place on 17 and 18 August, 2022.
According to the statement from Ministry Foreign Affairs, the plane carrying the Malawi leader will depart from Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) at 10:00 in the morning.
The statement says during the opening of the session meeting, Chakwera who is now outgoing Chairperson of SADC will deliver a keynote address before handing over the SADC chairmanship to Felex-Anoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The statement adds that apart from delivering his keynote address, Chakwera will also hold bilateral meetings with other SADC leaders to promote cooperation on matters of mutual interest.
The outgoing SADC Chairperson will return home on Friday August 19, 2022 and the plane carrying him and his wife Monica Chakwera will arrive at the Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe at 1:00 pm.
Chakwera was appointed chairman of SADC on August 17,2021 at the SADC 41st Annual Summit held on 9 August to 19 August,2021 in Lilongwe, Malawi. He has been the SADC chairperson for a period of one year.
SADC is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further regional socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 16 countries in southern Africa.
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