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Pretoria pushes Luanda for SADC Troika seat

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa at the 46th SADC summit in Durban, South Africa, on 17 August 2026.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa at the 46th SADC summit in Durban, South Africa, on 17 August 2026. © Jairus Mmutle/GCIS/Handout via Reuters

Members of the Southern African Development Community have still not managed to agree on the third country that will sit on this key body of the regional organisation. South Africa hopes to persuade Angola to accept the role, in place of Lesotho.

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