SADC summit: legitimacy for Congo’s Kabila, Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa, Angola’s Lourenco, Mozambique’s Nyusi

Summary The SADC summit in Windhoek will see Congo’s Kabila, Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa, Angola’s Lourenco, and Mozambique’s Nyusi receive diplomatic legitimacy for their respective reforms. Analysis President Joseph Kabila travelled to the capital of Namibia to participate in the August 17-18 summit of Southern African Development Community heads of state and government.  Notably, the Congo president’s delegation included Emmanuel Ramazani, the candidate selected to succeed Kabila following the country’s December 23 presidential election. The gathering in Windhoek of the fifteen member states of the regional bloc is ordinarily an opportunity to provide a communications channel between the region’s leaders and liaise …

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