Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Initially established on the 1st of April, 1980, as the Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2020. The Community’s objectives include: to promote development and economic growth; to alleviate poverty; and to consolidate, defend and maintain regional democracy, peace, security, and stability.

With its headquarters in Gaborone, the organization currently has 16 member countries: South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe – States with which Brazil has different levels of significant relations.

Brazil and the SADC have a trade flow of nearly $3 billion. Since 2008, at least 85% of intra SADC trade has been liberalized among the members of the Community. Therefore, SADC countries have a potential to become an important platform for Brazilian goods to enter the African continent.