AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSADC Summit in Durban: Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa arrived for the 46th SADC Heads of State summit, with the bloc’s theme centered on resilient, sustainable, inclusive industrialisation via infrastructure, agriculture and critical minerals. South Africa Chair Priorities: South Africa is set to formally take the SADC chairmanship for 2026/27, pushing practical outcomes on migration, intra-regional trade, and critical-mineral beneficiation. Migration Fight: Pretoria is pressing members to sign and ratify the stalled Protocol on the Facilitation of Movement of Persons, but migration is reportedly not a stand-alone summit agenda item as Zimbabwe and Mozambique resist. Security Pressure: Malawi’s Second Vice-President Enock Chihana urged leaders to tackle mounting crises—citing eastern DRC, turmoil in Madagascar, and instability in Mozambique—while Durban security is tightened ahead of an anti-immigrant march. Madagascar Energy Move: Madagascar received the first major state diesel shipment from Nigeria (67 million litres) to keep JIRAMA power plants running and to break a private import monopoly. Regional Performance Warning: A new SADC assessment says the region is improving on security and mobility but still falls short on growth, youth jobs, and fully delivering integration commitments.
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