The Southern African Development Community (SADC), another regional club of 15 countries, which has been so feeble over Zimbabwe, could learn a trick or two from ECOWAS.

另一个包含15个国家的区域性组织南部非洲发展共同体(SADC)在津巴布韦问题上无能为力，不妨从西共体这里借鉴一二。

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In the past, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), an influential 15-country regional club which South Africa unofficially leads, has whitewashed flawed polls in Mr Mugabe's favour.

在过去，南部非洲发展共同体，作为一个由南非非正式领导的15国区域俱乐部，常常会顺着穆加贝的意洗白投票中的作假。

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In the past South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a 15-country regional club, have laid out fine-sounding electoral guidelines that Mr Mugabe has merrily ignored.

过去南非和拥有15个成员国的南部非洲发展共同体(SADC)制定了细致的选举纲领，结果穆加贝欣然无视。

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This he has done, repeatedly, demanding new elections first in 2010, then in 2011 and now before the end of this year, whether or not electoral reforms and a new constitution are in place by then, as required under the power-sharing pact, drawn up in 2008 under the auspices of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a 15-member regional club, following the MDC's victory in the polls earlier that year.

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The 15-country Southern African Development Community (SADC), which has been trying to break the impasse, does not carry much weight with either side.

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If it cannot, the disputes are to be referred first to the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a 15-member regional group which, after months of deadlock, succeeded in ramming the deal through on January 28th.

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