The Southern African Development Community held a special summit and appointed South Africa as the temporary chairperson country.

The heads of state and government delegations from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries held a special online summit on the evening of November 7th local time, discussing recent regional political events in Southern Africa and releasing a communique after the meeting. The communique expressed deep regret for the casualties and damage to public property and critical infrastructure caused by the recent violent conflicts in Madagascar and Tanzania. The summit confirmed that due to recent developments in the domestic political situation, Madagascar is unable to continue its role as the Chair of SADC, and South Africa has been appointed as the interim Chair of SADC until August 2026. The SADC Secretariat will, according to the rotation principle, consult with member states to determine the new Chair by November 30, 2025. The summit welcomed the proposal by Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa to host some SADC meetings in Zimbabwe during the Chair's term. The summit also congratulated Mutarika, Herminie, and Hassan on being elected as President of Malawi, Seychelles, and Tanzania in September and October this year, respectively. The Southern African Development Community was established in 1980 as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference. On August 17, 1992, the heads of state of the SADC member countries held a meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, and signed a treaty, declaration, and protocol on the establishment of the Southern African Development Community, aiming towards regional economic integration. Currently, SADC has 16 member countries in Southern Africa.