COMMUNIQUE OF THE 39TH SADC SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT JULIUS NYERERE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, DAR ES SALAAM, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, 17 – 18 AUGUST 2019

The 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held at Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, on the 17th and 18th August 2019. Summit was attended by the following Heads of State and Government and/or their representatives.

CLOSING REMARKS BY HON. NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA ON THE OCCASION OF A PUBLIC LECTURE ON “DEEPENING INTEGRATION IN THE SADC: ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES” 15 AUGUST 2019, UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA.

Your Excellency, Dr. Benjamin Mkapa Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania; In the interest of time, please allow me to stand by the established protocol. Allow me to start by expressing, with a deep sense of humility, my gratitude for being invited to deliver the closing remarks at this Public Lecture. From the onset, I would like to congratulate His Excellency, Dr. Benjamin William Mkapa, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, the SADC Secretariat, the Uongozi Institute and the University of Dar es Salaam for this timely Public Lecture.

MIRCO CONGRATULATES MS. WINIFRED ‘WINNIE’ KARAGWA BYANYIMA OF UGANDA, ON HER APPOINTMENT AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation congratulates Ms. Winifred ‘Winnie’ Karagwa Byanyima of Uganda, on her appointment as Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following a rigorous and competitive selection process. Ms. Byanyima takes over from Mr. Michel Sidibé, who has led the Programme for the past ten years, and who was appointed as Minister of Health and Social Affairs of Mali.

HANDOVER STATEMENT BY, HON. NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, THE OUTGOING CHAIRPERSON OF THE SADC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, NAMIBIA DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION, AT THE 39THSADC SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, 13 AUGUST 2019, DAR ES SALAAM, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA.

The SADC family has learnt with sadness of the tragic fuel tanker accident that took place in Morogoro, the United Republic of Tanzania, on the 10th August 2019, claiming over 70 lives and injuring many more. On behalf of the SADC Council of Ministers and indeed on my own behalf, we wish to express our deepest condolences to the Government and people of the United Republic of Tanzania, and particularly the bereaved families. We sympathize and remain in solidarity with the Government and the people of the United Republic of Tanzania during difficult moment.

HANDING OVER OF DROUGHT RELIEF ASSISTANCE BY THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, REMARKS BY HON. NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION, 05 AUGUST 2019.

As you may recall in May 2019, H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, declared a state of emergency in view of the severe drought, Namibia is currently experiencing. We are here for a special occasion, the Hand Over of the donation by the Arab Republic of Egypt towards the drought relief efforts by the government of Namibia. In response to the call by His Excellency, the Presidents, the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt made available N$800,000.00”

STATEMENT BY HON NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION, TO THE NAMIBIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT, 31 JULY 2019, WINDHOEK

There is no doubt for Africa to prosper, to take its people out of poverty and bring about shared prosperity, integration is a must. In his speech to the inaugural of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), in 1963, Kwame Nkrumah had this to say; “The fact is that although we have been cooperating and associating with one another in various fields of common endeavour even before colonial times, this has not given us the continental identity and the political and economic force which would help us to deal effectively with the complicated problems confronting us in Africa today.”

KEY NOTE ADDRESS BY HONOURABLE NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATION AND COOPERATION, AT THE COMMEMORATION OF THE WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 30 JULY 2019, WINDHOEK (Key Note Address by DPM delivered by Honourable Christine //Hoebes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation)

This is the time of the year when we come together to commemorate the world day against trafficking in persons. This year the day is remembered under the theme “Human Trafficking: Call your Government to action. The theme is domesticated to fit Namibian current situation: “Human Trafficking: Call to Action”’ to highlighting the importance of both Government and all stakeholders’ actions in the interest of assisting victims of trafficking and creating public awareness.