The Southern African Development Community (SADC)'s Executive Secretary, Elias Magosi says it's been a busy period for the region as Botswana, Mozambique and Mauritius held their presidential elections.
The SADC leaders at the extraordinary Troika summit in Harare, Zimbabwe reflected on these elections. However, there's been no indication of the recent protests in Mozambique due to the disputed election results featured on the agenda.
Lulu Gaboo spoke to Kwezi Mngqibisa, Research Associate at the Center for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg.