GABORONE, Botswana – On the 22nd of April 2022, The ECF-SADC leadership paid a courtesy call on SADC Secretariat to meet and greet and have conversations on issues of mutual interest.

The key issues discussed:

• Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) ECF-SADC & SADC; the two parties discussed the MoU as signed in 2019
• Elections in the SADC Region: two SADC countries namely Angola and Lesotho scheduled to hold elections this year(2022). The ECF-SADC is to conclude plans on deployment of observer missions and to collaborate with SADC Election Observer Mission(SEOM) on mission activities.
• ECF-SADC turning 25years in 2023: the year 2023 marks the Forum’s 25 years of its existence and unwavering commitment to ensuring the credibility and integrity of electoral processes in the region.
• The ECF-SADC to collaborate with key partners like the SADC organ and SADC Electoral Advisory Council .