46th Ordinary SADC Summit |18 August 2026

President Herminie delivering his speech (Photo: Office of the President)

President Herminie urges African-led industrial shift

President Patrick Herminie delivered his maiden address to heads of state and government at the official opening ceremony of the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit yesterday, calling on the region to seize what he described as “Africa's moment” to transform the continent's resources into shared prosperity.

Speaking under the summit's theme of resilience, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation through infrastructure development, agriculture and critical minerals transformation in pursuit of a just world, President Herminie told the assembly of 16 African countries that the generation before had secured political liberation and laid the foundations for regional cooperation, and that the present generation was now called to convert Africa's potential into tangible prosperity for its people.

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