SADC Summit Security & Migration Tensions: Ahead of South Africa’s formal takeover of the SADC chairmanship in Durban today, police have tightened security around the Durban ICC as the anti-immigrant group March and March plans a march and picket under “It’s time to fetch your people,” renewing demands for stricter visa controls, asylum reviews, action against employers hiring undocumented workers, and limits on access to public services for undocumented migrants. Regional Agenda Push: South Africa is also pressing SADC members to sign and ratify the long-stalled Protocol on the Facilitation of Movement of Persons, but Zimbabwe and Mozambique are reportedly resisting making migration a stand-alone summit item, complicating Pretoria’s push beyond the ministerial track. SADC Economic Priorities: The summit’s broader focus remains trade, industrialisation, critical minerals and security, with South Africa aiming to lift intra-SADC trade toward 50% and increase local beneficiation. Maritime Trade Risk in the Red Sea: Saudi Arabia’s new 14-state Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance—signed by countries including Comoros—moves to protect navigation through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and Gulf of Aden, aiming to restore commercial shipping after years of disruption. Comoros in the Spotlight: Comoros appears both in the maritime coalition and in the SADC bloc, underscoring how regional policy and sea-lane security can directly affect Comoros-linked trade and mobility.