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summit of heads of states from the Troika member states or their representatives. My name is Barbara Lopi from the SADC Secretariat and I'm honored to direct this opening session. The SADC Organ Troika of the Organ on Politics, Defense and Security Cooperation is one of the key decision-making structures within the Southern African Development Community responsible for promoting peace, security, stability, and democracy. Allow me to recognize our chairperson for this afternoon, the right honorab…

President Dr. Patrick Herminie joined fellow Heads of State and Government at the Official Opening Ceremony of the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit, held at the Durban International Convention Centre. South Africa formally assumed the Chairpersonship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) during the Ceremony. His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, opened proceedings as Interim Chairperson, setting the tone for a Ceremony that opened with a vi…

President Dr. Patrick Herminie held a bilateral meeting in Durban with the President of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), Mr. Abdullah KH Almusaibeeh, on the margins of the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit. The discussions centred on strengthening financial cooperation between Seychelles and BADEA, with a view to identifying potential financing opportunities for national development priorities. The meeting represents an initial step in ongoing engagement between the two sides, …

President Dr. Patrick Herminie will attend the 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government, taking place in Durban, South Africa, from 15th to 19th August 2026. The official Opening Ceremony of the Summit will take place on Monday 17th August, where President Herminie will deliver his maiden address to the Summit. The President will be accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Ambassador Barry Faure, and the Ch…

On the morning of this Thursday, August 11, 2026, the President of the Republic of Burundi and Acting President of the African Union, His Excellency Evariste Ndayishimiye, received in audience, Wednesday at the Ntare Rushatsi Palace, the Burkinabé Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Traoré Karamoko Jean-Marie. The mission of the visit of the Burkinabe Minister in charge of Cooperation was part of the first Joint Cooperation Commission between Burundi and Burkina Faso, which must concretize an orie…

The President of the Republic of Burundi and Acting President of the African Union, His Excellency Evariste Ndayishimiye, received in audience, this August 11, 2026 at the Palais Ntare House, the new Secretary General of the East African Community, Ambassador Stephen Patrick Mbundi. The purpose of the visit was focused on three main aspects: The new Secretary General first came to officially introduce himself to the Burundian President and Acting President of the African Union as the new Secre…