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Tanzania hands over SADC chair to Mozambique

Tanzanian President John Magufuli. 

Photo credit: File | Anadolu

What you need to know:

  • On August 17, 2019, Tanzania assumed the chair of SADC from Namibia. 
  • SADC is an inter-governmental organisation established in 1992 to further socio-economic cooperation and integration.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday handed over the chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi and commended the regional bloc for its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

He commended the SADC member states when he handed over the chair during the 40th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of SADC in a virtual meeting hosted by Tanzania from Chamwino State House in the capital Dodoma.