Southern African Development Comnrunity Considering the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, adopted at the Algiers Summit on 14th July, 1999; Condemn all acts of terrorism wherever they occur and, therefore, undertake to: 1. accede or ratify international instruments on combating terrorism, adopted by the OAU and the United Nations and incorporate them into domestic laws; 2. fight with all means at our disposal all forms of terrorism that endanger the lives of innocent civilians, disrupt regional security, stability and the constitutional order of states; 3. cooperate at all levels in the exchange of information and identification of persons, institutions and networks associated with terrorism; 4. urge Member States to create, strengthen and harmonise legal instruments for the prosecution of groups or individuals involved in terrorism. 5. prevent SADC Member States from being used as bases or support centres for groups or individuals involved in terrorist activities; 6. appeal to cooperating partners for financial, technical and human resource development assistance to SADC Member States to enable them effectively combat terrorism. Declaration on Terrorism 2 ---- -------------------·--- ·- ----·------