SADC
Southern African Development Community
Updated 7 November 2026
16 southern African states working on trade integration, infrastructure, and peace and security; its secretariat is in Gaborone.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1992
- Headquarters
- Gaborone, Botswana
- Members
- 16 states
- Chair
- South Africa
- Executive Secretary
- Elias Mpedi Magosisince September 2021
- Last summit
- 17 August 2026Durban, South Africa
- The UAE
- Not a member
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $30.4 billion