The 44th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads State and Government
is being held in Harare, Zimbabwe under the theme: “Promoting Innovation to
unlock opportunities for sustained economic growth and development towards an
Industrialised SADC”.

The SADC Summit is responsible for the overall policy
direction and control of functions of the Community, ultimately making it the
policy-making institution of SADC.

The Ordinary SADC Summit is held every year and is attended
by Heads of State and Government from the 16 SADC Member States namely, Angola,
Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United
Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is also attended by heads of
continental and regional bodies as observers.

The 44th SADC Summit has been preceded by meetings of the
SADC Senior Officials and Council of Ministers who prepared the agenda for the
Heads of State and Government. The SADC Council of Ministers oversees the
functioning and development of SADC and ensures that policies are properly
implemented. The Council consists of Ministers from each Member State, usually
from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economic Planning, or Finance.

Zimbabwe assumes the chairmanship of the body.

Source- SADC https://www.sadc.int/nodaAe/4959