ANTANANARIVO, Aug. 4 -- THE  45th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has begun today, August 4, 2025, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, with a Senior Officials Meeting to review the implementation of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan 2030 (RISDP 2030).

Tanzania is participating in the crucial meeting for regional development, with its delegation led by Talha Waziri, Director of Regional Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation.

Giving his opening remarks, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe, Ambassador Albert Chimbindi, said that the goal of the meeting is to evaluate the progr...