‘SADC Summit A Resounding Success’

President Mnangagwa joins his counterparts, Angolan President Joao Lourenco, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi (to his left), Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (third from left), Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan (second from left), South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa (left), and other Heads of State and Government for a photo session at the SADC Extra-Ordinary Summit in Luanda, Angola, on Saturday. — Picture: Presidential Photographer Tawanda Mudimu

Africa Moyo recently in LUANDA, Angola

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has described the just ended SADC Extraordinary Heads of State and Government Summit as a resounding success. He was speaking with Zimbabwean journalists on Saturday in Luanda, Angola immediately after emerging from the Summit venue. From the meeting of Chiefs of Defence to that of Ministers, and eventually the big one — Heads of State and Government — one could see the desire by delegates to thrash out a lasting deal to save the people of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from the visible threats to their lives they confront daily. Men, women and girls are always on the run, trying to escape with their lives from the claws of the menacing M23 rebels. The fact that SADC leaders held an Extraordinary Summit virtually last Tuesday, and instantly selected a date to conclude it physically after connectivity challenges in the DRC, demonstrates the determination by SADC leaders to find a lasting solution to the challenges faced by people in eastern DRC. In an interview, President Mnangagwa said the summit was “excellent and successful”. It was successful in two ways; a solution to save the people of DRC was set in motion while forces that wanted Zimbabwe to be discussed were left with egg all over their faces. ReadMore