Southern African Development Community
Also known as Southern African Development Coordinating Conference, Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe, Comunidade de Desenvolvimento da África Austral, SADC
intergovernmental trade and development body
Key facts
- Headquarters
- Gaborone
- Largest city
- Kinshasa
- Working languages
- English French Portuguese Swahili
- Type
- Intergovernmental
- Membership
- 16 states Angola Botswana Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe
- Summit chairperson
- Andry Rajoelina
- Council chairperson
- Rasata Rafaravavitafika
- Sadc pf chairperson
- Justin Tokely
- Executive secretary
- Elias Mpedi Magosi
- Legislature
- SADC Parliamentary Forum
- As sadcc
- 1 April 1980
- As sadc
Article
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.
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