Handing over the presidency of the SADC Committee of Senior Officials: Madagascar is honored

Antananarivo, August 6, 2025. On the sidelines of the preparatory work for the 45th Ordinary Summit of the SADC, a solemn ceremony for the handover of the presidency of the Standing Committee of Senior Officials of the Southern African Development Community will take place today in Antananarivo. H.E. Ambassador Albert Ranganai Chimbindi, Permanent Secretary at […]
Madagascar takes the presidency of the SADC Committee of Senior Officials.

Antananarivo, August 6, 2025 – The Malagasy capital hosted on Wednesday the official ceremony for the handover of the presidency of the Standing Committee of Senior Officials of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). On this occasion, H.E. Ambassador Albert Ranganai Chimbindi, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe, […]
Meeting of senior officials on the RISDP 2020-2030

Two days of work for the meeting of senior officials and experts of SADC. On the agenda: the review of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP 2020-2030), a true compass for sustainable, inclusive, and integrated development in the region. The Malagasy delegation, led by Mr. Eric Ratsimbazafy, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign […]
Courtesy visit of the Executive Secretary of SADC to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar

Antananarivo, August 4, 2025 – The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), H.E. Elias M. Magosi, paid a courtesy visit to the Malagasy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Rasata Rafaravavitafika, as part of the preparations for the 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government scheduled for August 17 in Antananarivo. […]
Antananarivo hosts a high-level technical meeting on the Mid-term Review of the RISDP 2020–2030 and the SADC Resource Mobilization Framework.

Antananarivo, August 4, 2025 – Senior officials and sectoral experts from the member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are gathered in Antananarivo for two days of discussions dedicated to the mid-term review of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-2030, as well as to the operationalization of the SADC Resource Mobilization […]
The 8th SADC Industrialization Week

The capital of Madagascar is hosting the 8th edition of SADC Industrialization Week (SIW) at the Novotel Antananarivo, jointly organized by the SADC General Secretariat, the Malagasy Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Industrialization and Trade, the Syndicat des Industries de Madagascar (SIM), and the SADC Business Council. SIW 2025: A […]
Antananarivo, Madagascar will host the 45th ordinary SADC summit from August 3 to 18, 2025 and His Excellency Mr. Andry Rajoelina, President of the Republic of Madagascar takes over the presidency of SADC

ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR – JULY 23, 2025. Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, will host the 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its related meetings from August 3 to 18, 2025. This year’s Summit will take place under the overarching theme: “Promoting Industrialization, Agricultural System Transformation, […]