African countries seek protection from crisis

Zambia: The Summit of Heads of State and Government for the Southern African Development Community will seek possible solutions for the effects of the world economic and financial crisis.

To address the phenomenon, the member countries plan to propose the creation of a free trade zone that allows development opportunities for them and their neighboring countries.

They will also discuss the need to restructure SADC for better efficiency and organization.

As a previous step to the meeting, two assistant secretary posts were created: one for Programs and another in charge of the regional and economic integration.

SADC groups Angola, South Africa, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Prensa Latina