Author: Willis Osemo

Joint AU-COMESA Statement on the Presidential Elections in Madagascar

At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, the President of the African Union Commission (AUC), His Excellency Moussa Faki MAHAMAT deployed a Joint Short Term Mission of AU-COMESA Observers, to assess the presidential election of 16 November 2023. This deployment was done thanks to the excellent cooperation existing between the Continental…
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Second Intergenerational Dialogue Forum -Key Take Aways and Recommendations

COMESA Secretariat in collaboration with the Zambian Government and international Civil Society Organisations successfully held the second Intergenerational Dialogue Forum in Lusaka from 16 – 18 October 2023 were young people engaged with the older generation including policy makers, diplomats, COMESA elders and politicians and discussed issues of peace and security as a catalyst to…
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Regional Optic Fiber study validated

Regional ICT experts have validated an Optic Fiber Study which identifies the status of optical fiber connectivity and challenges impeding country-wide fiber deployments. The study is intended to address the challenge that most African countries are currently facing on connectivity to the in-land It was funded under the eight million Euros European Union supported Enhancement…
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COMESA disclosure of the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan and the Stakeholder Engagement Plan

COMESA would like to disclose the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan; and the Stakeholder Engagement Plan in preparation for the appraisal of the regional component of the project- Accelerating Sustainable & Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) in AFE Region Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach (MPA) (P180547).

CALL FOR PAPERS: Emerging Countries International Conference on Business, Finance and Economics

The Faculty of Law and Management at the University of Mauritius and the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, at Stellenbosch University are pleased to bring to academics, researchers, policy makers and students the first joint Emerging Countries international conference on Business, Finance and Economics to be held in Mauritius on 5-7 December 2023. This…
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Data on Women and Girls Takes Centre Stage as Representatives from 40 African Countries Convene in Nairobi for the Joint Africa Gender Statistics Conference

Nairobi, 26 September 2022—Today, more than 150 public and civil society actors from 40 African countries convened in Nairobi, Kenya for the Joint Africa Gender Statistics Conference taking place from 26 -30 September 2022. Held under the theme ‘Gender Statistics Imperatives for Africa’, the Conference will interrogate gender statistics through the lens of Agenda 2063—the…
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يعقد البرنامج الإقليمي لتكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات ورشة العمل التصديقية حول بيانات أصحاب المصلحة والدراسة الاستقصائية الأساسية حول التجارة الإلكترونية

ليلونجوي، الأحد 4 سبتمبر 2022: يعقد خبراء تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات من تسع وعشرين دول أعضاء في الكوميسا ومجموعة شرق أفريقيا (الإياك) ومجموعة تنمية دول الجنوب الأفريقي (السادك) ولجنة المحيط الهندى والهيئة الحكومية للتنمية (الايجاد) ورشتى عمل متتاليتين في ملاوي خلال الفترة 5 – 10 سبتمبر 2022. وقعت الكوميسا والاتحاد الأوروبي بموجب صندوق التنمية الأوروبي الحادى…
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Le Programme régional des TIC tient un Atelier de validation de l’Étude de la cartographie des parties prenantes et enquête de base et de l’Étude sur le commerce électronique

Lilongwe, dimanche 4 septembre 2022 : Les experts en technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) de 29 États membres du COMESA, de la Communauté d’Afrique de l’Est (EAC), de la Communauté de développement de l’Afrique australe (SADC), de la Commission de l’océan Indien (COI) et de l’Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement (IGAD) se…
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Regional ICT Programme Holds Validation Workshop for Stakeholder Mapping and Baseline Survey Study and E-Commerce Study

Lilongwe, Sunday, September 04, 2022: Experts in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) from Twenty-Nine Member States belonging to COMESA, East African Community (EAC), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will meet for two back-to-back workshops in Lilongwe, Malawi from 5 – 10 September 2022. COMESA and…
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COMESA, in Partnership with ITC, Spearheads SMEs’ Participaction in the AfCFTA T hrough Market Analysis Capacity Building

Lusaka, Zambia, Wednesday 24th August 2022……………COMESA Business Council (CBC) in partnership with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the International Trade Centre (ITC), and the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has set the tone for implementation of one of the five operational instruments of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
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