SADC: Recent Developments and Achievements :: History

SADC recent Developments and AchievementsIntroduction Regional groupings such(prenominal) as SADC aims to bring neighbouring countries into a partnership or association or union where they leave be fit to work together in terms of matters concerning politics, economics and nurture, the ultimate cosmos regional integration. The concept of regional integration is nothing new. During biblical times the Canaanites comprising of different countries skeletal systemed a union to deal with the invading phone of Israelites from Egypt. The intention of regional integration is to form a centre that will promote the interests of all the outgrowth countries - as the old adage says on that point is strength in numbers. In Africa, regional integration is requisite considering that the majority of African countries be small, weak and distressing. Integrating the countries of Africa will patron them in dealing with the issues of globalisation that poses a serious threat poor nations. In international stages such as the United Nations, World job Organisation, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank the voices of smaller countries such as Lesotho, Swaziland, Seychelles, Benin, etc are not heard. With regional integration we are assume that smaller countries such as Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana can come together and form one community like the SADC. Doing this they can form a bodied powerful force that will enable them to deal with such earnest issues like eradication of poverty, globalisation and social epidemics like HIV/AIDS. tone at the cases of Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola can highlight the benefits of regional integration. Tanzanian economy has stagnated since the eighties and failed to develop. It is only now that it is active member of the SADC that its economy is beginning to grow. DRC and Angola that have been ravaged by political shenanigans where warlords and rebels were the place of the day are learning from the other member countries like south-central Africa, Botswana that are politically stable. Communities such as the SADC have organs of politics and economic developments organs that deal with the promotion and creation of democratic cultures spot on the other hand facilitating economic developments to member countries.SADCs decentralize ApproachBefore 2001 the countries forming the SADC have identified many common challenges. These challenges are divided into sectors and are illustrated in the following diagram.Environment and land managementInland fisheries, forestry and wildlife tourism Culture, information and sport Marine fisheries and resources Finance and investment Human resources development Industry and trade Employment and labour Food, agriculture and natural resources piss conservation and distribution Transport and communication