November 29

• Namibia: Ruling Party Congress a 'Defining Moment'

  Namibia's governing party will hold an elective congress at end November to review its policy agenda and choose its top leadership. Read more »

November 22

• Southern Africa: SADC Launches New Plan for Regional Peace and Security

  Southern Africa has a new strategic plan for regional peace and security covering five sectors – political, defence, state security, public security and police. Read more »

• East Africa: Eastern and Southern African Leaders to Chart Socio-Economic Path

  Eastern and southern African leaders are meeting in Kampala, Uganda this week to review the socio-economic situation in the region in an effort to promote deeper integration among... Read more »

November 13

• Southern Africa: Natural Resources Can Propel Southern Africa?s Growth

  From Cape to Cairo or Yaoundé to Mogadishu, the scramble for Africa's resources has often caused problems instead of creating prosperity. Read more »

October 30

• Southern Africa: 'SAPP Should Have More Authority to Promote Energy Development'

  The SADC Secretariat has called for member states to review the role and function of the Southern African Power Pool to ensure that the regional body becomes more effective in its... Read more »

August 24

• Southern Africa: SADC Forges Ahead With Its Common Agenda

  Southern Africa has taken a significant step forward in its quest for deeper regional integration following the approval of a long-awaited blueprint that outlines the region's... Read more »

August 20

• Southern Africa: Final Communiqué of the 32nd Summit of SADC [document]

  1. The 32ndSession of the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique on 17th and... Read more »

• Southern Africa: SADC Creates Fund to Accelerate Infrastructure Development

  Southern Africa is taking steps to accelerate investment in infrastructure, considered one of the key facilitators of regional integration. Read more »

August 3

• Africa: Energy Access Crucial for Attainment of MDGs [analysis]

  Access to energy is widely regarded as the "missing" Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and debate among development experts is that poverty eradication and the general global... Read more »

July 24

• Southern Africa: SADC Lures Investors for Zizabona Energy Project

  At least five investors have expressed interest in developing an electricity transmission interconnector linking Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. Read more »

July 23

• Africa: Beijing Declaration of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum On China-Africa Cooperation [document]

  1. We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers in charge of economic cooperation of the People's Republic of China and 50 African countries and the Chairperson of the... Read more »

July 19

• Africa: Signing of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement [press release]

  The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) signed the Tripartite Agreement... Read more »

July 18

• Africa: China, Africa Review Plans and Deepen Cooperation

  Chinese and African ministers meet in Beijing this week to review cooperation and prepare a new development plan for the next three years. Read more »

July 13

• Africa: Packed Agenda for AU Summit

  African leaders are meeting next week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to review the political and socio-economic situation on the continent in an effort to promote deeper integration... Read more »

July 6

• Southern Africa: SADC Infrastructure Plan Ready for Approval

  Southern Africa's long-awaited regional infrastructure development master plan is now ready for approval by the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit set for Maputo, Mozambique... Read more »

June 29

• Southern Africa: Advisory Council to Encourage Adherence to SADC Election Principles and Guidelines

  The SADC Electoral Advisory Council (SEAC) has been tasked with encouraging adherence to principles and guidelines governing the conduct of elections. Read more »

June 21

• Africa: Statement of the Informal Meeting of Brics Leaders Ahead of G20 Summit in Los Cabos

  BRICS Leaders held an informal meeting on 18 June 2012 ahead of the formal opening of the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos. Read more »

June 19

• Lesotho: PM Names Coalition Cabinet

   Newly-elected Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has appointed a 20-member Cabinet, comprising members of the All Basotho Convention (ABC), Lesotho Congress for Democracy... Read more »

June 15

• Africa: Rio+20 - Global Community Strives for Sustainable Development [editorial]

  The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil provides an opportunity for the global community to renew its commitment to promote... Read more »

June 12

• Southern Africa: SADC Supports Namibia's Bid to Host Green Climate Fund

  The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has endorsed a bid by Namibia to host the secretariat for the Green Climate Fund. Read more »

June 6

• Southern Africa: Upgrade of Zambian Transmission Infrastructure to Boost SADC Energy Security

  Regional power trading in southern Africa is set to improve following plans by Zambia to refurbish key transmission infrastructure that connects the country to neighbouring Namibia... Read more »

May 31

• Southern Africa: 'No Going Back On Tripartite Trade Negotiations'

  The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has taken over the chair of a tripartite taskforce in charge of negotiations to establish Africa's largest integrated market... Read more »

May 30

• Lesotho: Southern African Election Observers Praise Elections

  The newly formed Democratic Congress (DC) of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has swept to victory in national elections held on 26 May in Lesotho, which have been described as... Read more »

May 23

• Africa: Continent Lures Its Diaspora for Development Projects

  Africa plans to launch a fund to harness the financial resources of its citizens based in the Diaspora which will be used for development projects on the continent. Read more »

May 16

• Zambia: President Joyce Banda Names New Cabinet

  The State President Her Excellency the President Joyce Banda, pursuant to section 92(1) of the constitution of the republic of Malawi and in exercise of the powers conferred upon... Read more »