MEDIA ADVISORY
SADC TO HOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF THE SADC MISSION IN MOZAMBIQUE (SAMIM)
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will on 7th January, 2022 hold a virtual Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to review progress and mandate of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).
SAMIM was deployed in July, 2021 following approval by the Extraordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique on 23 June 2021, as a SADC regional response to support Mozambique to combat terrorism and acts of violent extremism in some districts of Cabo Delgado Province.
His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, in his capacity as the Chairperson of SADC, will chair the Extraordinary Summit.
Prior to the Extraordinary Summit, His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation will, on 5 January, 2022, convene an Extraordinary SADC Organ Troika Summit, comprising Heads of State and Government from Organ Troika members namely; Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and will be attended by the Republic of Mozambique.
The Summit will, among the key issues, discuss the support for effective operation of SAMIM objectives to bring peace and stability in Cabo Delgado in the Republic of Mozambique.
In accordance with the SADC Treaty, the SADC Summit is responsible for the overall policy direction and control of functions of the community, ultimately making it the policy-making institution of SADC. The following are preceding meetings will be held from 3rd to 6th January, 2022:
- 3rd January 2022: Meeting of Experts of the Inter-State Defence and Security Committee (ISDSC)
- 4th January 2022: Extraordinary Meeting of the Inter-State Defence and Security Committee (ISDSC)
- 4th January 2022: Meeting of Senior Officials of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ
- 5th January 2022: Extraordinary Ministerial Committee of the Organ
- 5th January 2022: Extraordinary SADC Organ Troika Summit
- 6th January 2022: Extraordinary Finance Committee
- 6th January 2022: Extraordinary SADC Council of Ministers
For media coverage of Open Sessions as indicated on the programme, journalists are advised to contact the SADC National Media Coordinators in their respective Member States. Contact details of the SADC Media Coordinators can be found on this link: https://www.sadc.int/media-centre/media-contacts
For enquiries:
Ms. Barbara Lopi, Head of Communication and Public Relations, email; blopi@sadc.int or Mr. Innocent Mbvundula, Communication and Relations Officer (External), email imbvundula@sadc.int or email prinfo@sadc.int or call +267 395 1863.
You are kindly invited for coverage of this noble undertaking including the preceding meetings to the Extraordinary SADC Summit. A draft programme is attached below.
Issued by the SADC Secretariat January 04, 2022
Gaborone, Botswana
