The Southern African Development Community (SADC) convenes Monday, June 29, via videoconference, bringing together heads of state and government from its sixteen member countries to examine the political and security situation in Madagascar. Scheduled for 5 p.m. in Botswana, or 6 p.m. Madagascar time, this exceptional session will be chaired by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the organization's current chair. In a statement released this weekend, SADC specified that discussions will be based primarily on conclusions presented by the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security, which closely monitors developments in the Madagascar crisis. This meeting marks the second extraordinary summit dedicated to Madagascar since the military takeover in October 2025. In the early months of the transition, SADC mandated a Committee of the Wise led by former Malawi President Joyce Banda to assess the situation on the ground and guide various parties toward a crisis resolution. At the request of regional leaders, Madagascar's authorities submitted on February 28 a document detailing the transition timeline. The program includes national consultations, a review of the electoral legal framework, a constitutional referendum between May and June 2027, followed by presidential elections between September and December of that year. Since this official submission, the Committee of the Wise's mandate has expanded. Beyond monitoring the political and security situation, its members now accompany implementation of the program presented by Antananarivo. During their third evaluation mission in May, discussions focused notably on financial resources needed to implement this roadmap. The political context has also evolved in recent weeks. On June 3, Head of State Colonel Michaël Randrianirina entrusted the Ecumenical Council of Christian Churches of Madagascar (FFKM) with leading the national consultation process, a decision likely to be discussed during regional talks. This summit's conclusions will be closely watched, just weeks before SADC's ordinary meeting scheduled for August in South Africa. They should clarify the position of Southern African leaders on Madagascar's transition progress and their commitment to finding a lasting political solution based on institutional stability, dialogue, and rule of law.