MBABANE – SADC Organ Troika approved an urgent Technical Mission to undertake an all-inclusive fact-finding mission in the Republic of Madagascar.
The Technical Mission, comprising Organ Troika Member States and supported by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, has been approved for urgent deployment. The mission will engage in the fact-finding exercise by October 22, 2025 and report its findings to the chairperson of the organ by October 31, 2025. This is according to a communiqué issued yesterday by the Extraordinary Summit of the SADC Organ Troika.
Troika is the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.
The Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the SADC Organ Troika—a security organ where His Majesty King Mswati III deputises the President of Malawi—was held virtually to deliberate on the political and social developments in the Republic of Madagascar.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Senator Pholile Shakantu, represented Eswatini while Malawi was represented by its President, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and the United Republic of Tanzania was represented by the Vice President, Dr Philip Isdor Mpango.
Also partaking in the summit were ministers from the SADC Organ Troika Member States and the Executive Secretary of SADC. The summit reaffirmed its commitment to supporting efforts aimed at restoring peace, stability and democratic governance in the Republic of Madagascar, called on all Malagasy stakeholders to prioritise inclusive dialogue as the primary mechanism for resolving the current crisis and urged all parties to refrain from violence, looting and destruction of properties.
“The summit noted the urgency of restoring calm and promoting a conducive environment for constructive engagement, emphasised the need for immediate and peaceful dialogue and mandated the chairperson of the organ to deliver a message, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Madagascar, conveying SADC’s readiness to mediate in the situation.
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