The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an intergovernmental organization of sixteen countries in southern Africa, headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana, established under its current name on August 17, 1992 after operating since April 1, 1980 as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference. Its goal is to further regional socio-economic cooperation and integration alongside political and security cooperation, and while economic growth remains a primary objective, peacekeeping has become an increasingly central part of its mission. The community's working languages are English, French, Portuguese and Swahili, and it covers an area of about 9.67 million square kilometers with an estimated population of 430.51 million in 2026.
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Founding Year Founding Date Headquarters Geography
Country or Jurisdiction ServedWikidata Q816706, property P17 (country). Classification
Institution SubtypeInternational Organization (Non-Financial) 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Southern African Development Community, Wikipedia
History section
SADCC was transformed into SADC on 17 August 1992, with the adoption by the founding members of SADCC and newly independent Namibia of the Windhoek declaration and treaty establishing SADC.
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as SADC: 17 August 1992
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.
In Group: Economic Communities and Trade Blocs of Africa, Lead
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.
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