The Southern African Development Community Centre for Distance Education (SADC - CDE) is an Open and Distance Learning Centre of Excellence in Southern Africa. The Centre was established in June 2005 as an initiative of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers of Education and Training. The Centre is hosted in Botswana by the Ministry of Education and Skills Development, and housed at the Botswana Open University (BOU). The Centre was established in line with the SADC Protocol on Education and Training for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.