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PRESS RELEASE: COMESA RIA hosts the 2nd Investment Forum to advance regional integration and mobilise investment
On 26 March 2026, the COMESA Regional Investment Agency (RIA), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Kenya, through the Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry, and the[…]
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COMESA Member States Validate a Unified Investment Framework
02 April 2026, Lusaka, Zambia: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in partnership with the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), convened a regional workshop with Seventeen Member[…]
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COMESA: ‘’The Single Market Leap‘’
Over 250 policymakers, business leaders, and investors met for the 2nd COMESA Regional Investment Forum in Nairobi Kenya which provided a strategic platform for exploring avenues to augment investments within[…]
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DRC Bolsters Regional Financial Security With ESAAMLG Membership
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been admitted as a full member country of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG). Like several COMESA Member States, DRC[…]
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Overview of COMESA
The history of COMESA began in December 1994 when it was formed to replace the Preferential Trade Area (PTA) which had existed from the earlier days of 1981. COMESA (as defined by its Treaty) was established…
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COMESA INSTITUTIONS
An integral component of the COMESA success narrative has been its institutions. These are needs-based and respond to very specific niches in the region. In addition to providing expertise in specific areas, the institutions are involved in skills development and extensive market research that allows them to link evidence to their decision-making processes. To support the integration program, COMESA has established financial institutions to provide not just the much needed credit (the Trade and Development Bank), but also to provide insurance for non-commercial risks (the African Trade Insurance Agency), re-insurance (ZEP-Re (PTA) Reinsurance Company) and to facilitate international payments (the Regional Payment and Settlement System), and to underpin competition in the region (the COMESA Competition Commission).
LEARN MOREOur Programmes
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) comprises 21 African Member States that came together with the aim of promoting regional integration through trade and the development of natural and human resources for the mutual benefit of all people in the region.
Infrastructure Development
COMESA has recognized infrastructure development as a priority and strategic focus area that requires…
Agriculture, Industry & Private Sector Development
The Mandate of the Industry and Agriculture Division is to promote development of….
Trade & Customs Services
The main function of the division is to implement programmes to enhance cooperation in Trade…
Gender & Social Affairs
The Gender and Social Affairs Division in the COMESA Secretariat exists to promote and provide leadership…..
COMESA, Briefly
A documentary on the key milestones and achievements in the COMESA regional integration agenda, focusing on four strategic pillars: market integration, physical connectivity, productive integration and gender and social integration.
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