Namibia hosts SADC Organ Troika Extraordinary Summit
By Tshegofatso Makola
The 42nd SADC Summit of the Heads of State and Government held in August 2022 mandated the Chairperson of the Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, His Excellency President Hage Geingob of Namibia, to convene the summit to consider the peace and security situation in the SADC region.
The Extra-Ordinary Organ Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), held a summit on 31 January 2023.
Chaired by the President of Namibia, Dr. Hage G. Geingob, the summit saw the attendance of representatives from South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The summit saw the call for Member States to urgently respond to requests for critical capabilities to enhance the operational capability of the SADC Mission in Mozambique.
Among a few other matters discussed by the summit, as listed in the SADC official statement include:
- Urging the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini to urgently initiate the process of the National Dialogue amid the unrest in the Kingdom.
- Condemning all killings and damage to property in Eswatini, and moreover, the killing political activist and human rights lawyer, Mr. Thulani Rudolf Maseko.
- Resolving to initiate dialogue amongst the Member States of different Regional Economic Communities (RECs) that have deployed forces in the DRC with a view “to establish and implement mechanisms for the effective coordination of their interventions in the DRC”.
Summit adopted the draft African Union Declaration on the USA proposed ‘Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act’.
Member States were further urged to communicate SADC’s position, and reaffirmed the stance of Non-Alignment on conflicts outside the continent and the region.
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