“President Hakainde Hichilema Set to Attend Special SADC Summit in Luanda, Angola”

Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, who also serves as SADC Chair, will preside over the summit.

Stanley Kakubo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, revealed that this meeting follows the virtual Extraordinary SADC Summit on October 31, 2023. President Hichilema will lead the Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit preceding the main event today.

The Heads of State will deliberate on the imminent deployment of the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and review the report from the Chiefs of Defence Forces of the Quadripartite Members regarding regional peace initiatives in the Eastern DRC.

Kakubo also mentioned that the Summit will be preceded by the Extraordinary Ministerial Committee of the Organ, held yesterday.

“As the Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation, President Hichilema will join other regional Heads of State to work towards a more peaceful, secure, and stable region,” Kakubo emphasized.

After his engagements, President Hichilema is expected to return to Zambia on November 4, 2023.