SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PREAMBLE WE, the Heads of State or Government of: The Republic of Angola The Republic of Botswana The Democratic Republic of Congo The Kingdom of Lesotho The Republic of Madagascar The Republic of Malawi The Republic of Mauritius The Republic of Mozambique The Republic of Namibia The Republic of Seychelles The Republic of South Africa The Kingdom of Swaziland The United Republic of Tanzania The Republic of Zambia The Republic of Zimbabwe HAVING REGARD to the objectives set forth in “Southern Africa: Toward Economic Liberation A Declaration by the Governments of Independent States of Southern Africa, made at Lusaka, on the 1st April, 1980”; IN PURSUANCE of the principles of “ Towards a Southern African Development Community - A Declaration made by the Heads of State or Government of Southern Africa at Windhoek, in August, 1992,” which affirms our commitment to establish a Development Community in the Region; DETERMINED to ensure, through common action, the progress and well-being of the people of Southern Africa; CONSCIOUS of our duty to promote the interdependence and integration of our national economies for the harmonious, balanced and equitable development of the Region; CONVINCED of the need to mobilise our own and international resources to promote the implementation of national, interstate and regional policies, programmes and projects within the framework for economic integration; DEDICATED to secure, by concerted action, international understanding, support and cooperation; Consolidated text of the Treaty of the Southern African Development Community, as Amended -1-