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Africa Connect: SADC 2025 Summit

November 7, 2025·17 min·1 clip

Dr. Kariuki criticizes African countries for approaching investors individually instead of speaking with one unified regional voice.

An interview with Dr. Paul Kariuki analyzing the outcomes and significance of the 2025 SADC Summit in Madagascar. The discussion focuses on the challenges of translating summit resolutions into action, particularly regarding regional industrialization, political stabilization, and the need for a unified African voice in international investment.

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A sober look at how SADC's development agenda depends on stability and regional unity.

The piece treats the SADC summit as a real test of whether industrialization talk can survive contact with instability, conflict, and a fractured regional politics. Dr.

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If you want the stakes behind SADC's 2025 summit, start here.

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