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10:06 CAT | 27 Nov 2020
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The State President of the Republic of Malawi His Excellency Dr Lazarus Chakwera is on Friday 27th November 2020, attending the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ, on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, in Gaborone Botswana.
The Troika will be chaired by the Chairperson of the SADC Organ His Excellency Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President of the republic of Botswana.
The SADC Troika Organ members are Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe as the Incumbent, Incoming and Outgoing Chair.
Dr Chakwera will attend the Troika as member of Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), which includes South Africa and United Republic of Tanzania.
Other Countries attending the meeting are Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique.
The meeting is expected to discuss emerging peace and security issues in the region.
The objective of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation is to promote peace and security in the region.
The Troika was preceded by a meeting of Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO), which took place on Thursday 26th November.
Dr Chakwera flies into Botswana on Friday and leaves for Malawi the soon after the summit.
SADC Troika to tackle emerging security issues – Malawi News Agency – MANA
Gaborone, November 26, 2020: Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luckie Sikwese has said that the extra Ordinary Southern African Development Committee (SADC) Troika Summit for Defence and Security Organ, which willl take place on Friday, November 27. 2020 in Gaborone Botswana will help to bring solutions to some emerging security challenges the region is facing.
Speaking in Gaborone Botswana, on Thursday, ahead of the Summit, he said that the summit would tackle issues of some pockets of terrorism in the region especially in Mozambique and the proposed change in the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
“The leaders will discuss on how the regional grouping should tackle terrorism attacks in northern part of Mozambique and the proposal by the United Nations to make some changes in the Force Intervention Brigade,” Sikwese explained.
He said the urgency of the matter at hand has forced the regional grouping to call for a physical meeting despite the Covid-19 epidemic.
“The two security issues are crucial for the continued peace in the region hence the chair of the SADC Troika, President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi found it necessary to call for this extra ordinary meeting,” the Principal Secretary added.
Sikwese said that the State President of the Republic of Malawi, Dr Lazarus Chakwera will arrive in Botswana on Friday morning for the meeting and return home the same day.
Other heads of States expected to attend the summit are Presidents of United Republic of Tanzania, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Source: MetroNews / MANA
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