Tanzania obtains International Development Association credit
The World Bank has approved an International Development Asssociation (IDA) credit of US$122 million to support the upgrading of strategic roads in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar and improvethe operations of Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC).

Zambia to benefit from gateway through Namibia
Namibia’s is set to become a SADC gateway to Europe and the Americas for its landlocked neighbours through the new Sesheke bridge which has generated interest in Zambia.

SADC delegation meets to discuss drug trafficking
A SADC meeting to discuss drugs consumption and trafficking within the region was held in Luanda in May.

Madagascar in bid to join SADC
The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has applied to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC).