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Southern African Development Community

SADC

by Jorge Candeias

See also:

Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC)
International Organizations

Members : Angola, Botswana, Democratic republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was established in August 1992 and is the successor to the Southern African Development Coordinating Conference which was initially set up in 1980. Through regional co-operation SADC seeks to promote collective self-reliance and the forging of closer links among its member states to create genuine and equitable regional co-operation.

The SADC flag was officially launched on 28 August 1995 at the SADC Summit held in Kempton Park near Johannesburg, South Africa, and has a dark blue field with a green circle in the centre in which the SADC logo in gold is superimposed. The blue symbolises the sky and oceans which provide water for survival while green represents the region's rich flora and fauna as well as agricultural potential. The abundant mineral wealth of the region is represented by the gold lettering.

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