COMOROS Inside Moroni SADC SADCSAD Secretariat Monthly Newsletter Issue 9, September 20120177 PAGE 9 PAGE 4 PAGE 12 PROMOTE REGIONAL CULTURAL IDENTITY SADC ANTI-CORRUPTION SUB-COMMITTEE MEETS ANGOLA’S NEW PRESIDENT INAUGURATED SADC meets on Lesotho The SADC Double Troika (From left to right); SADC Executive Secretary - Her Excellency Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax, SADC Chairperson - His Excellency President Jacob Zuma of the Republic of South Africa, Honourable Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula - Minister of Defence and Military Veterans for South Africa and Honourable Georges Rebelo Chikoti - Minister of External Relations for Angola Exclusive coverage on SADC Double Troika on Lesotho on page 1 up to 3 WORLD TOURISM DAY - 27 SEPTEMBER 2017 - THEME “SUSTAINABLE TOURISM - A TOOL TO DEVELOPMENT” PHOTOS COURTESY OF WILDLIFEUPCLOSE Inside SADC news SADC to deploy a Contingent Force to support Lesotho By Barbara Lopi The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will deploy a Contingent Force to support the Kingdom of Lesotho following the brutal assassination of Lt Gen Khoantle Motšomotšo, Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) on 5th September 2017. The Double Troika Summit of the Heads of State and Government of SADC which was convened on 15th September 2017 in South Africa following recent political and security developments in the Meeting in session mountain Kingdom strongly of the Ministerial Fact Kingdom following the Committee as approved by condemned the assassination Finding Mission comprised assassinations, and noted the the 37th SADC Ordinary and approved the of representatives from the volatile security situation Summit, and in the interim, deployment of a Contingent Organ Troika; Angola, and its implications for the approved an expanded Force. Zambia and Tanzania, as political stability of the mandate and composition of well as South Africa, which Kingdom of Lesotho. a total of 34 members of the The Summit received a report was dispatched to the Oversight Committee to The SADC Double Troika include military, security, Summit also urged the intelligence and civilian Kingdom to expedite experts to be deployed to investigations into the Lesotho immediately for a assassinations. period of one month. In a Communique released at Summit commended the the end of the Summit, the Government of Angola, the Double Troika Heads of State Chairperson of the Organ on and Government and their Politics Defence and Security representatives, noted that Cooperation, H.E Eduardo there was an urgent need to Dos Santos for his prompt assist the Kingdom in action, and generosity in restoring law and order, and facilitating the fact finding a peaceful environment mission to the Kingdom of conducive to among others, Lesotho. the implementation of SADC decisions specifically, Summit thanked the Security Sector and Chairperson of SADC, H.E. Constitutional Reforms, as Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, well as the recommendations President of the Republic of of the Commission of South Africa for hosting the Inquiry. Double Troika Summit and for the warm hospitality Summit maintained the extended to all delegations. terms of reference and H.E. President Zuma composition of the Oversight 2 SADC Secretariat Monthly Newsletter Issue 9, September 2017 Inside news SADC well as the recommendations • Summit was of the Commission of convened Inquiry. following the assassination of • Summit approved the Lieutenant General deployment of a Contingent (Lt Gen) Khoantle Force comprising military, Motšomotšo, security, intelligence and Commander of the civilian experts to support Lesotho Defence Force the Government of the (LDF) on 5th September Kingdom of Lesotho, and 2017. Upon the directed the Chiefs of assassination, the Defence and Security to Chairperson of the Organ assess the requirements, on Politics Defence and determine the appropriate Security Cooperation, His size of the Contingent Force, Excellency José Eduardo dos and to prepare the modalities Santos, President of the for the deployment. Republic of Angola, immediately sent a • Maintained the terms of People of Lesotho PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.EXPEDIA.COM Ministerial Fact Finding reference and composition of Mission to the Kingdom of the Oversight Committee as Lesotho to assess the approved by the 37th SADC Communiqué of the Double circumstances surrounding Ordinary Summit. the assassination of Lt Gen Troika Summit of SADC Motšomotšo. • In the interim, Summit approved an expanded Heads of State and • Summit strongly mandate and composition of condemned the brutal a total of 34 members of the Government on Lesotho assassination of Lt Gen Oversight Committee to Motšomotšo, and expressed include military, security, • The Double Troika Summit Angola: H.E. Hon. Georges condolences to the family of intelligence and civilian of the Heads of State and Rebelo Chikoti, Minister of the late LDF Commander, experts to be deployed to Government of the Southern External Relations and Government and people of Lesotho immediately for a African Development Special Envoy the Kingdom of Lesotho for period of one month. Community (SADC) was the assassination of Lt Gen held at OR Tambo Building, Zambia: Hon. Davis Chama Motšomotšo and urged the • Summit commended the Department of International (MP), Minister of Defence Kingdom to expedite Government of Angola, the Relations and Cooperation investigations into the Chairperson of the Organ on (DIRCO) in Pretoria, in the United Republic of Tanzania: assassinations of Brig Mahao Politics Defence and Security Republic of South Africa on H. E Sylvester. M Ambokile, and Lt. Gen Motšomotšo, the Cooperation, H.E José 15th September 2017. High Commissioner of the Chief of the LDF. Eduardo Dos Santos for his United Republic of Tanzania prompt action, and • The Double Troika Summit to the Republic of South • Summit received a report generosity in facilitating the was attended by the Africa of the Ministerial Fact fact finding mission to the following Double Troika Finding Mission and noted Kingdom of Lesotho. Heads of State and • The Right Honourable Dr. the volatile security situation Government or their Motsoahae Thomas Thabane and its implications for the • Summit thanked the representatives: Prime Minister of Kingdom political stability of the Chairperson of SADC, H.E. of Lesotho was also invited. Kingdom of Lesotho. Summit Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, South Africa: H.E. President The Double Troika Summit also noted an urgent need to President of the Republic of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was also attended by the assist the Kingdom of South Africa for hosting the SADC Facilitator to the Lesotho in restoring law and Double Troika Summit and Swaziland: H.M. King Kingdom of Lesotho, Deputy order, and a peaceful for the warm hospitality Mswati III President of the Republic of environment conducive to extended to all delegations. South Africa, H.E Cyril among others, the Namibia: Rt. Hon. Saara Ramaphosa and the implementation of SADC • Done at Pretoria, Republic Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Executive Secretary of SADC, decisions specifically, of South Africa, 15th Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Stergomena Security Sector and September 2017 Lawrence Tax. Constitutional Reforms, as SADC Secretariat Monthly Newsletter Issue 9, September 2017 3 Inside SADC news Inauguration Ceremony of President Lourenço at the Augostinho Neto Memorial, Luanda, Angola PHOTO COURTESY OF ANA/DIRCO Angola’s new president inaugurated New Angolan President João His inauguration was Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço attended by the SADC was inaugurated in the Chairperson, President Jacob Angolan, capital Luanda on Zuma of South Africa, and 26th September 2017. other heads of state and governments from SADC During his inauguration, Member States and other President Lourenço pledged African countries. to rebuild Angola’s economy which has been devastated The 63-year-old President, by falling oil prices, and fight took over from Jose Eduardo corruption. dos Santos, who had ruled Angola for 38 years. The President Lourenço told ruling Movement for the thousands of supporters in Liberation of Angola (MPLA) Luanda he would also tackle won last month’s elections, gaping inequality in Africa’s securing the majority of the second largest oil producer. vote. The People's Movement In a 45-minute speech, for the Liberation of Angola President Lourenço said he has governed since Angola's would strive to bring in hard-fought independence reforms covering gender from Portugal in 1975, with equality, the freedom of the Dos Santos taking power in press, private enterprise and 1979. public health. H. E. President Lourenço 4 SADC Secretariat Monthly Newsletter Issue 9, September 2017 Inside SADC news takes place in August this year, is ‘Partnering with the private sector in developing industry and regional value-chains’. This will focus on promoting private sector involvement in the region’s prioritised industrialisation agenda. The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report (2014-2015) shows that the lack of access to finance and to human capital, and underinvestment in Infrastructure, are among the main inhibitors of growth in SADC countries. With the exception of South Africa, lack of access to finance remains the most endemic issue. What is the root of the problem and how can you open up better access to finance through SADC? The availability and appropriateness of financial products and services (access to finance) in the SADC region remains a major challenge, particularly for small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs). The SADC