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The 40 SADC Summit was the first virtual Summit using video 2020
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conferencing technology, hosted by Mozambique on 17 August 2020 and
chaired President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi with the theme of
SADC: 40 Years Building Peace and Security, Promoting
Development and Resilience to Face Global Challenges.

SADC Vision 2050
The 40 SADC Summit approved the SADC Vision 2050, which is
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premised on three inter-related Pillars based on a firm foundation of Peace,
Security and Democratic Governance:
❖ Industrial Development and Market Integration;
❖ Infrastructure Development in Support of Regional Integration; and,
❖ Social and Human Capital Development.
The three pillars also recognise Gender, Youth, Environment and
Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management as essential crosscutting
components.
The Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan 2020-2030 was
approved to operationalise Vision 2050, toward a peaceful, middle- to high-
income industrialised region, where all citizens enjoy sustainable economic
wellbeing, justice and freedom.

Macroeconomic Convergence Surveillance Mechanism
The Summit endorsed an enhanced Macroeconomic Convergence Surveillance Mechanism 81
that includes high frequency data to complement the existing Macroeconomic Convergence
mechanism.

Socio­Economic Impacts of COVID­19
Heads of State and Government from the 16 Member States and the SADC Secretariat
discussed these issues using video conferencing technology from their various capitals due to
the global coronavirus pandemic. The 40th Summit received a report on the Socio Economic
impacts of COVID-19 on SADC economies and approved the measures proposed to address
the sectoral impacts.

Representation of Women and Youth
The Summit re-emphasised the need to fully implement the SADC Protocol on Gender and
Development, and put in place concrete measures to improve the representation of women
and youth in elected political positions.
Self­Financing Plan for SEOM
A Five-Year Sustainable Self-Financing Plan for SADC
Electoral Observation Missions (SEOM) covering 2021-
2025 was endorsed by the 40th Summit.

Fake News and Abuse of Social Media
The Summit urged Member States to take pro-active measures to mitigate external interference,
the impact of fake news and the abuse of social media, especially in electoral processes.

Force Intervention Brigade DRC
SADC’s position on the reconfiguration of the Force Intervention Brigade in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, as submitted to the UN Secretary General, emphasised by the Summit, is
that the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) should not be tampered with. The Summit expressed
gratitude to the countries contributing troops to FIB for the continued support to peace and
security in the eastern DRC, and reiterated SADC’s continued support to the DRC.