List Of Election Observers To Be Invited By Govt For 2018 Elections

The Southern Africa Development Community

B All fifteen SADC Countries

1. Angola

2. Botswana

3. Democratic Republic of Congo

4. Lesotho

5. Madagascar

6. Malawi

7. Mauritius

8. Mozambique

9. Namibia

10. South Africa

11. Swaziland

12. Tanzania

13. Zambia

14. Seychelles

15. Comoros

C. SADC Parliamentary Forum

D. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

E. International Organisations

1. The Commonwealth
2.  Non-Aligned Movement

NB: The United Nations does not observe elections of Member Countries

F. Africa

1. African Union Commission
2. Pan-African Parliament

G. European Union (EU)

1. European Union Commission
2. European Union Parliament

H. Other Countries in Europe

1. Belarus
2. Norway Russia
3. Serbia
4. Switzerland
5. Turkey

I. Africa Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP)

J. ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Diplomatic Missions Bilaterally Accredited to Zimbabwe (Five Diplomats per Embassy)

Diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe will be accredited to observe the elections upon request. In 2013 only diplomats accredited on a full time basis and not those on temporary assignments were accredited as observers.

K. North American Countries

1. Canada
2. Mexico
3. United States of America

L. South American Countries

1. Brazil
2. Ecuador
3. Nicaragua
4. Venezuela

M. Caribbean Countries

1. Cuba
2. Jamaica
3. Trinidad and Tobago
4. Barbados
5. Guyana

N. Australia and Pacific Countries

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Papua New Guinea

O. Asian Countries

1. China
2. India
3. Indonesia
4. Iran
5. Japan
6. Malaysia
7. Pakistan
8. Palestine
9. South Korea
10. Thailand

P. Liberation Movements

1. African National Congress (ANC-South Africa)
2. Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM-Tanzania)
3. The Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo-Mozambique)
4. South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO-Namibia)
5. Botswana Democratic Party (BDP-Botswana)

Q. Eminent Individuals to Invite

1. Jeffrey Lane Flake, United States of America Senator for Arizona

The Senator currently serves on the U.S.A Senate Committee on foreign relations

2. Andrew Jackson Young Junior

Ambassador Young is a former Congressman (1973-1977), Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations (1977-1979), Mayor of Atlanta (1982-1990)

Breakdown of Invitees

Total number of countries 46

Total number of organisations 15

Total number of individuals 2

Total number of invitees 63