SADeC Chair and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reaffirmed Zimbabwe s readiness to cooperate with the other member states.
The Extraordinary Summit of SADeC Heads of State and Government is taking place in Harare, Zimbabwe. Its focusing on advancing the regions industrialisation agenda through innovation and technological advancement.
Mnangagwa says as they consider the DRCs future, they are also thinking of other challenges faced in the southern African region
"Zimbabwe reaffirms its readiness to cooperate with other members states for the realisation of a peaceful, integrated, industrialised and prosperous SADC. Your excellencies, as we deliberate on the future of DRC, we are not oblivious to other challenges impacting our region, particularly, the climate change induced drought in the public health emergencies," says Mnangagwa.
Executive Secretary of regional body SADeC, Elias Magosi says the security situation in Eastern DRC remains a great source of concern.