The launching ceremony of the 43rd SADC Summit, which this Monday begins with preparatory meetings and extends over the next ten days, took place in Luanda.
Subordinated to the theme "Human and financial capital: the main factors for the sustainable industrialization of the region", the Summit will be preceded by the Meeting of the Standing Committee of Senior Officials and the Finance Committee from 8 to 11 August; Meeting of the Council of Ministers from 13 to 14 August; and the SADC Lecture, on the 12th of August, where the President, João Lourenço will deliver the opening speech.
The event will run from Monday until the 17th, when the organization's presidency, which is currently held by the Democratic Republic of Congo, will be recorded in Angola.
SADC is an economic bloc formed by South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Esuatini, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
