Year 2003 in southern Africa: a retrospective reflection
The year 2003, which started on a gloomy note with fears of starvation in parts of the region and tremors of US/British military might...
SADC seeks to move beyond cooperation towards integration
The SADC Summit, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 25-26 August reaffirmed SADC's commitment to moving beyond regional cooperation towards achieving deeper integration...
From Luanda to Dar es Salaam: SADC’s ...
When SADC leaders met last year at the annual summit in Luanda, Angola, the region was celebrating the return to peace in the host...
African Union summit to focus on peace and NEPAD
The launch of the African Union's Peace and Security Council, and roundtable for the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); are among the most...
NEPAD and SADC macroeconomic policies
The success of the African Union's New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) will rely significantly on the strength and performance of regional integration organisations...
Swift response averts food crisis in southern Africa … HIV/AIDS poses long-term threat to...
A recent four-nation assessment mission of the food crisis in southern Africa has revealed that the situation has stabilised owing to a "good response"...
Summit calls for peace, fight against food insecurity
The 22nd SADC Summit held in Angola at the beginning of October cited the consolidation of peace in the region and a crusade against...
World Summit commits to environmentally sustainable poverty reduction
The World Summit on Sustainable Development ended in Johannesburg on 4 September full of optimism for the future as world leaders reaffirmed their commitments...
AU: Africa’s advance toward a better future
The launch of the African Union (AU) in South Africa in July, replacing the 39-year-old Organisation of African Unity (OAU), has given a fresh...
Southern Africa’s economic outlook brighter … as Angola, DRC peace processes take shape
Investors are keenly but cautiously watching the increasing prospects for peace in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo whose damaging civil wars have...
Summit gives fresh impetus to regional peace and stability
SADC heads of state and government met in Blantyre, Malawi, on 13 and 14 January to try and revive efforts towards conflict resolution in...
SADC joins in rejecting new round at WYO meeting
The World Trade Organisation, the multilateral trading body finds itself in a fragile state a few weeks before the fourth ministerial conference scheduled for...
