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This paper examines how regional economic communities (RECs) deal with peace and security issues in post-conflict Africa, focusing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The author argues that RECs have become increasingly important players in implementing post-conflict reconstruction and development (PCRD) and contends that South Africa’s SADC needs to create an organizational identity that will provide a foundation to implement PCRD in the region. She then provides several recommendations on how the SADC can do this.