SADC member states flags in Pretoria, South Africa. Critics say Burundi’s application to the SADC is a way out, as the country has been an uncomfortable member of the EAC. PHOTO | GCIS.
Burundi is pushing for membership of the 16-member South African Development Community and has invited a team from the bloc to evaluate its readiness and report to the Summit.
Burundian Foreign Affairs Minister Ezechiel Nibigira last week visited the chair of the SADC Summit, Namibian President Hage Geingob, and said the country is ready to receive the team in May.
