President Cyril Ramaphosa takes over as SADC chair

Affirming SADC's Core Values

• 💡 The meeting affirms a shared commitment to peace, stability, and prosperity of the region.
• 🔑 SADC was founded as a beacon of solidarity, based on values of unity, peace, mutual benefit, and sovereign equality.

Addressing Regional Challenges

• ⚠️ Current challenges are testing these foundational values, requiring both urgency and foresight.
• 💪 Regional solidarity is identified as the strongest currency for confronting profound, yet not terminal, challenges.
• 🚀 There is a call for decisive action to defend long-standing regional gains.

Leadership and Future Vision

• 🎯 The people of the region look to SADC for leadership that delivers a peaceful, inclusive, and industrialized region by 2050.
• ⏳ It is emphasized that the current needs of the people cannot wait for the anticipated 2050 vision.

Path Forward and Collaboration

• 🔍 This extraordinary meeting serves as a platform to find pragmatic solutions to the region's challenges.
• ✅ The urgency of the issues necessitated an extraordinary SADC summit, as they could not wait for ordinary meetings.
• 👏 Appreciation is extended to the Council of Ministers and the secretariat for preparing the meeting documents.