Khama bids SADC chair farewell

Khama has passed the baton onto King Mswati III
Khama has passed the baton onto King Mswati III

I feel honoured as I stand here this morning to deliver the official Opening Remarks on the Occasion of the 36th Summit of Heads of State and Government of SADC.

During my tenure as Chairman, I was concerned that the region continued to experience deteriorating access to water and energy supply, food insecurity, inherent poverty and escalation of poaching and the illegal wildlife trade. The situation was further exacerbated by the severe drought and the El Nino effect during the last season, bringing about major hardships to our people, communities and industrialists. It was against this background, that I convened three key thematic workshops which included High Level Ministerial Workshops on Food Security and Poverty Eradication; Enhanced Access to Energy and Water; and Anti - poaching and the Illegal Trade in Wildlife.

I am pleased to advise that the report on the outcomes of these workshops has been presented to Council and will be presented to Summit for consideration.

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