High-Level Engagement Meetings for DRC Accession to SADC Protocols

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:01:20 +0000
International Trade

The SADC Secretariat, in collaboration with the German Government through the GIZ-CESARE Programme, will convene High-Level Engagement Meetings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo from 27 April to 01 May 2026. The five-day workshop aims to advance DRC's accession to three key SADC Protocols: the Protocol on Trade (1996), the Protocol on Transport, Communication and Meteorology (1996), and the Protocol on Trade in Services (2012). Ministers, legislators, senior government officials, private sector leaders, and technical experts will participate across political engagement sessions and technical sessions.