Maria David
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) is expected to host its Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on Thursday.
The summit will be held in a virtual format to discuss the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In a statement issued on Thursday, SADC spokesperson Barbara Lopi indicated that Zimbabwe’s President and Chairperson of SADC will chair the summit.
Lopi said the summit will receive updates on the latest security situation in the DRC and deliberate on the recommendations from the Extraordinary SADC Organ Troika Summit, which was held on 6 March 2025.
She explained that the SADC Summit is responsible for setting the overall policy direction and controlling the functions of the Community, making it the primary policy-making institution of SADC.
