19 Apr 2018

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), will convene a Double Troika Summit of the Heads of State and Government SADC on April 24   in Luanda, Angola.

A news release from SADC states that the Summit will comprise of Heads of States and Governments, or representatives from South Africa (chair of SADC), Namibia (deputy chair) Swaziland (out-going chair) Angola (chair of Organ), Zambia (incoming chair of Organ) and Tanzania (outgoing chair of Organ). 

The Double Troika Summit will receive progress reports on the implementation of the SADC decisions in the Kingdom of Lesotho, the political and security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the operationalisation of the SADC liaison office in the DRC and the consolidation of democracy in the region.

The Double Troika Summit will be preceded by the Double Troika Ministerial meeting on April 23. ENDS