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SADC-EU: A new era of dynamic cooperation
SADC and the European Union (EU) have signed a Regional Indicative Programme (RIP), which sets the basis for dinamic co-operation and dialogue between the two regions. read

Africa’s largest game park established
Presidents Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique, Thabo Mbeki of South Africa and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe signed on 9 December the treaty which formally establishes the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park, one of the world's largest biodiversity conservancies. read

Dialogue is the key tool for co-operation
The recent SADC-EU ministerial conference strongly agreed that the Berlin Initiative, aimed at contributing to peace, democracy and sustainable development in southern Africa, is a unique vehicle for frank, open and in-depth dialogue between the two regions. read

Year 2002 in Southern Africa
The launch of the African Union and its New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the peace processes in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the elections in Zimbabwe and Lesotho, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development rank as the main highlights of an eventful year in Southern African Development Community (SADC). read

DRC wages new war to mend damaged economy
War can indeed compromise economic progression of a nation, but it cannot destroy its inherent potential to do well given a peaceful environment. The end of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signals a new opportunity for the country to realize its long-standing, well-documented potential so badly compromised during years of conflict and misrule. read

Conflict prevention and co-operation in SADC’s shared waters
A culture of dialogue needs to be nurtured in SADC’s shared watercourse systems if the risk of conflict among riparian states is to be minimised. This is the message that came out of a recent training workshop attended by senior officials of the water sector from eight SADC countries. read

Engendering political participation: Countdown to 2005
The past five years have seen unprecedented change in the democratic landscape in southern Africa. This has resulted in the resurgence of discourse on people-centred development and democratic participation, and the prospect of active dialogue towards significant transformation of the lives of SADC peoples. read