Nairobi, Monday, September 2, 2019: The Sixth COMESA Annual Research Forum begun today in Nairobi, Kenya on a high note with 80 delegates officials from COMESA Member States, leading academic institutions, policy research think tanks and innovators in science and technology from the COMESA Member States are attending. The week-long forum is intended to share…
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The Sixth COMESA Annual Research Forum takes from 2 to 6 September 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. Policy think-tanks from COMESA Member States, researchers, public and private sector trade experts, innovators in science and technology and representatives of development partners will attend to discuss emerging topical issues in regional integration. Programme – Sixth COMESA Annual Research…
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Egypt became the latest country to formally commence the implementation of the 50 Million African Women Speak Project (50MAWSP) on 21 August 2019, joining over 30 other states across the continent on an initiative to empower women entrepreneurs through a digital networking platform. The launch of the 50 Million African Women Speak Project in Egypt …
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COMESA Secretariat Management retreated for two days on August 20 – 21 to review how the organization performed in the past year and identify areas of improvements for overall efficiency and effectiveness. The retreat helped to determine priorities to guide the development of work programmes and budgets for 2020. Further, the retreat provided space for…
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Egypt is keen to share its experiences in the implementation of energy projects with other COMESA Member States to address the energy deficit in the region. Subsequently, the country is working with the COMESA Secretariat towards this initiative. Early this month, 4 to 8 August 2019, Egypt and COMESA Secretariat organized a one-week training in…
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The final draft of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan for from Eastern Africa Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region (EA-SA-IO) has been validated. The strategy was validated in Lusaka, Zambia, during a workshop of energy experts hosted by COMESA through Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern…
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Nairobi, Friday, August 16, 2019: COMESA Court of Justice and the COMESA Competition Commission are taking part in the largest gathering of Kenyan lawyers in Mombasa this week. The event has attracted over 1,200 lawyers thus providing the best opportunity for the two COMESA institutions to publicize their programmes amongst a strategic target group. COMESA…
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Lusaka, Friday, August 16, 2019: The tripartite Regional Economic Organizations namely COMESA, the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), have developed a capacity building strategy to support implementation of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) integration agenda. The strategy aims at providing a mechanism for coordinating Tripartite capacity building initiatives,…
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Lusaka, Thursday, August 15, 2019: The COMESA Federation of National Associations of Women in Business (FEMCOM) will provide a USD 12,000 support towards the refurbishment of the Kanakantapa Cassava cluster initiative in Zambia. The funds will go towards the purchase of new Cassava processing equipment, re-installation of new water reticulation facilities and general maintenance of…
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Lusaka, Thursday, August 15, 2019: The 50 Million Africa Women Speak project (50MAWS) and the Business and Professional Women Club of Zambia (BPW) will soon engage in a partnership to support local women in business. 50MAWS Consultant Emma Phiri and BPW Club President, Rose Sibisi recently met in Lusaka and discussed possible areas of partnering…
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