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The SADC Free Trade Area was established in August 2008, after the implementation of the SADC Protocol on Trade in 2000 laid the foundation for its formation. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Its original members were Botswana , Lesotho , Madagascar , Mauritius , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Eswatini , Tanzania , Zambia and Zimbabwe , [ 25 ] with Malawi ...
Botswana boasts a GDP (purchasing power parity) per capita of about $18,825 per year as of 2015, which is one of the highest in Africa. [1] Its high gross national income (by some estimates the fourth-largest in Africa) gives the country a modest standard of living and the highest Human Development Index of continental Sub-Saharan Africa .
Gaborone is the political and economic capital of Botswana, home to its largest companies and the Botswana Stock Exchange. It is also serves as the headquarters of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). [17] The main spoken languages in the city include Setswana , English, Kalanga, and Kgalagadi.
In December 2023, Congo said SADC troops were mandated "to support the Congolese army in fighting and eradicating the M23 and other armed groups that continue to disrupt peace and security." [ 9 ] Troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi started deploying in Sake and surrounding areas near Goma in December 2023.
Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa.It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.
By Innocent Tshukudu for The Voice Botswana. Covid-19 has brought death and misery to the world, claiming over 6.5 million lives around the globe and 2,790 souls in Botswana; now CoP 19 appears to ...
SADC may refer to: Southern African Development Community , successor to the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) South American Defense Council
The government has also introduced a points-based system to allow skilled expatriates to work in Botswana. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Diversification is also one of the priorities of the Eleventh National Development Plan for the period 2017–2023, along with developing human capital, promoting social development and the sustainable use of natural resources ...