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SADC IN PICTURES

President Hage Geingob of Namibia (centre) hands over the
SADC Chair gavel to his counterpart President John Magufuli
of the United Republic of Tanzania (right) at the 39th SADC
Summit held in Dar es Salaam in August 2019, with SADC
Executive Secretary, Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax).

The SADC Troika on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation comprising President Emmerson
Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe as Chair (second right), President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana as
Incoming Chair (at right) and Zambian President Edgar Lungu (second left) as Outgoing Chair, met in
May 2020 to discuss the security situation in northern Mozambique, joined by President Felipe Nyusi.

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H.E. Lazarus Chakwera was sworn
in as the new President of Malawi The Right Honourable Dr Moeketsi Majoro (right) was sworn in as the new
on 28 June 2020 following his Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho on 20 May 2020 following the
victory in a presidential election resignation of Thomas Thabane (left).
re-run against former President
Peter Mutharika. He becomes the
6thPresident of Malawi.

The 39th SADC Summit held in August 2019 in Dar es Salaam declared
25 October as the date for SADC Member States to collectively voice
their disapproval of the sanctions through various activities and
platforms, until the sanctions are lifted. On 25 October 2019, SADC
Member States stood with Zimbabwe in challenging the imposition of
economic sanctions on the country.

SADC held a virtual meeting of Council of Ministers for the first time in its
history due to travel restrictions imposed by most Member States in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic. Chaiperson of the SADC Council, Prof. Palamagamba
John Kabudi, who is the Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African
Cooperation, chaired the meeting from Dar es Salaam.