The African Union (AU) wants joint action to tackle escalating conflicts across the continent, warning that no country can confront the security threats alone.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused the international community of mishandling the eastern DRC crisis and failing to address its root causes, arguing that sanctions and outside interventions have compounded a conflict that has persisted for three decades.

SADC leaders have called for greater regional cooperation to address conflict, terrorism and other emerging security threats facing Southern Africa.

Botswana and Zimbabwe have introduced patrols by traditional regiments along parts of their shared border to help combat cross-border criminal activities.

Regiments are male age groups traditionally organised by communities and are increasingly being used to support public initiatives.

Botswana's Police Services Commissioner, Dinah Marathe, has called on SADC member states to double their efforts in the fight against drug trafficking, as Cannabis (dagga) smuggling is reaching alarming levels.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said East African nations must 'stand firm' against cross-border youth protests, describing Gen Z-led movements as attempts to 'spread chaos' and destabilise the region.

The Chairperson of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) has called for political support from governments across the region to strengthen the fight against transnational organised crime.

Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has said policies and resolutions adopted by the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) are producing results, despite persistent political, economic and social challenges facing member states.

The Chairperson of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization, Richard Luhanga is in Namibia on an official visit.

The 3-day consultative meeting of police chiefs from the six member countries—Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—concluded yesterday in Kasane, Botswana.