Southern African Development Community

Southern African Development Community

4 other official names:

*Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe* (French)
*Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral* (Portuguese)
*Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap* (Afrikaans)
*Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika* (Swahili)
Southern African Development Community 4 other official names: Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe (French) ; Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral (Portuguese) ; Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap (Afrikaans) ; Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (Swahili);
	Flag Logo
	Motto: "Towards a Common Future"
	Anthem: "SADC Anthem"
	Map of Africa indicating SADC (light green) and SADC+SACU (dark green) members
Headquarters	Gaborone
Largest city	Kinshasa
Working languages	English; French; Portuguese; Swahili;
Type	Intergovernmental
Membership	16 states Angola ; Botswana ; Comoros ; Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Eswatini ; Lesotho ; Madagascar ; Malawi ; Mauritius ; Mozambique ; Namibia ; Seychelles ; South Africa ; Tanzania ; Zambia ; Zimbabwe ;
Leaders
• Summit Chairperson	Emmerson Mnangagwa
• Council Chairperson	Frederick Shava
• SADC PF Chairperson	Roger Mancienne
• SADC Tribunal; President	Disbanded
• Executive Secretary	Elias Mpedi Magosi
Legislature	SADC Parliamentary Forum
Establishment
• as SADCC	1 April 1980
• as SADC	17 August 1992
Area
• Total	9,672,702 km2 (3,734,651 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	363,222,621
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$597.8 billion
• Per capita	$1,649
Time zone	UTC+1 to +4
Drives on	right (in Angola, Comoros, DR Congo and Madagascar); left (in the rest of SADC)
	Website; www.sadc.int

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.

Southern African Development Community 4 other official names: Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe (French) Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral (Portuguese) Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap (Afrikaans) Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (Swahili)
Flag Logo
Motto: "Towards a Common Future"
Anthem: "SADC Anthem"
Map of Africa indicating SADC (light green) and SADC+SACU (dark green) members
Headquarters	Gaborone
Largest city	Kinshasa
Working languages	English French Portuguese Swahili
Type	Intergovernmental
Membership	16 states Angola Botswana Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe
Leaders

• Summit Chairperson	Emmerson Mnangagwa
• Council Chairperson	Frederick Shava
• SADC PF Chairperson	Roger Mancienne
• SADC Tribunal President	Disbanded
• Executive Secretary	Elias Mpedi Magosi

Legislature	SADC Parliamentary Forum
Establishment

• as SADCC	1 April 1980
• as SADC	17 August 1992

Area
• Total	9,672,702^[1] km² (3,734,651 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	363,222,621^[2]
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$597.8 billion^[3]
• Per capita	$1,649
Time zone	UTC+1 to +4
Drives on	right (in Angola, Comoros, DR Congo and Madagascar) left (in the rest of SADC)
Website www.sadc.int