DAR ES SALAAM, July 24 -- THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) ministers convene in Dar es Salaam today for the 27th Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security (MCO).

Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabiti Kombo, told reporters yesterday that a key focus of the discussions will be the establishment of an early warning system to monitor and identify security threat indicators across the region.

The system will facilitate the recognition of factors that pose threats to political, social and economic activities.

Ambassador Mahmoud Thabiti Kombo said that the ministers are convening to deliberate on the escalating conflicts, enhance conflic...