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PROGRESS WITH

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RISDP

2020-2030

SADC VISION
2050
A peaceful, inclusive, competitive, middle- to high-income industrialised region,
where all citizens enjoy sustainable economic well-being, justice and freedom
Cross Cutting Issues
Gender, Youth, Environment and Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management

Regional Early Warning Centre
Establishment of the Regional Counter Terrorism
Centre
Infrastructure
Industrial
Development Social and
Development In implementing the Regional Counter Terrorism
in Support Human Capital
and Market
of Regional Development
Integration Strategy adopted in 2015, SADC is now in the
Integration
process of establishing the Regional Counter
Terrorism Centre (SADC-RCTC) which will
coordinate all efforts in countering terrorism in the
Peace, Security, and Good Governance
region. The centre will be hosted by the United
The Foundation Republic of Tanzania and it is expected to be
PEACE, SECURITY AND GOOD launched and functional by October 2021.
Terrorism is a threat to international peace and
GOVERNANCE security. It poses the most dangerous existential
threat to any country’s national security due to its 47
sophistication and unpredictable nature. Terrorism
ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENCE and Violent Extremism remain a significant growing
AND SECURITY COOPERATION security threat in Africa as a whole. This calls for
SADC Member States to collectively devise
mechanisms and measures to prevent, mitigate and
The mandate of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense combat these threats, to ensure national and regional
and Security Cooperation is to facilitate the promotion peace and stability.
of peace, political stability and security in the region. The establishment of the SADC Regional
This is in line with the Foundation of the RISDP 2020- Counter Terrorism Centre is consistent with the
2030 focusing on Peace, Security and Good provisions of the Treaty Establishing SADC of
Governance. The Strategic Objectives of the Organ are August 1992; the Protocol on Politics, Defence and
operationalized through its structures (SADC Protocol, Security Co-operation of 2001; and the SADC
Article 3), supported by the Directorate of the Organ Mutual Defence Pact of 2003, which target the
on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation which preservation of peace, security and stability in the
discharges its functions through the sectors as follows: SADC region. It is guided by the SADC Regional
v Politics and Diplomacy; Counter Terrorism Strategy and Plan of Action
v State Security; which were approved by the SADC Summit held in
v Defence; Gaborone, Botswana in 2015.
v Public Security; The SADC-RCTC is a multifaceted centre,
v Police; and the created to ensure regionally enhanced
v Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre. coordination and strengthened partnerships, as
well as fostering timely responses to terrorism and
violent extremism within the SADC region. The
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS SADC-RCTC shall serve as the regional Focal
Point for the African Union (AU) African Centre
The Directorate has recorded the following for the Study and Research on Terrorism
achievements since the previous Summit in August (ACSRT) and the relevant United Nations (UN)
2020. specialized agencies.