Esaamlg was established at an inaugural Meeting of the Council of Ministers held in Arusha, Tanzania on 27th August 1999. The ESAAMLG has 14 members, all located in the Eastern and Southern African Region. The current members are: Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.