Category: COMESA News

Experts identify priorities for capacity building to enhance market access for Kenya exports

Nairobi, Wednesday, June 26, 2019: Upgrading and accreditation of laboratories for testing agricultural products for export has been identified as one of the priority areas that could benefit through the new COMESA led project on mainstreaming Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) capacity building into national policy frameworks. This is according to industry experts attending a…
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Le nouveau projet SPS améliorera l’accès aux marchés des exportations agricoles

Les pays de la région devraient accroître l’accès de leurs produits agricoles aux marchés suite au lancement d’un nouveau projet de renforcement des capacités: «Intégration du renforcement des capacités SPS dans le Programme détaillé pour le développement de l’agriculture africaine (PDDAA) et dans d’autres cadres de politique nationale visant à améliorer l’accès aux marchés». Le…
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New SPS Project to Increase Market Access of Agricultural Products

Nairobi, Tuesday, June 25, 2019: Regional countries are set to increase market access for their agricultural products following the commencement of a new capacity building project to mainstream sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) priorities into national policies. The project is titled: ‘Mainstreaming SPS capacity building into the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and other…
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COMESA raises the alarm on illicit financial flows and money laundering linked to piracy and other maritime crimes

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) participated to the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security and the 22nd Plenary Session of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia which were held in Mauritius from 18 to 20 June 2019. Organised by the…
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COMESA Industrial Strategy Cleared for Implementation

Nairobi, Friday, June 21, 2019: The implementation of the COMESA Industrial Strategy has officially begun following the approval of an Action Plan and Regional Guidelines on Local Content Policy Ministers responsible for industry from the 21 Member States and their representatives adopted the two instruments today during the closure of the 3rd COMESA Ministerial Committee…
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La Stratégie industrielle du COMESA est désormais en cours d’exécution

Le 21 juin, les Ministres ayant en charge l’Industrie dans les 21 États membres ou leurs représentants ont approuvé le Plan d’action et les Lignes directrices régionales de la Politique de contenu local, lors de leur 3e réunion tenue à Nairobi (Kenya). Cette étape a ouvert la voie à la mise en œuvre de la…
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COMESA Source 21 High Level Business Summit on Course

Nairobi, Thursday, June 20, 2019: Preparations for hosting the Source 21 COMESA High Level Business Summit and International Trade Fair to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 17 to 21 July 2019 are at advanced stage. The event will be jointly hosted at the Kenyatta International Conference Center, by the COMESA Business Council (CBC) in collaboration with…
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COMESA Gazette Volume No 22

COMESA Gazette Volume 22

15 pays du COMESA ont mis en place un Fonds pour le développement routier

Quinze des 21 pays du Marché commun de l’Afrique orientale et australe (COMESA) ont mis en place un fonds routier et une agence de développement routier dédiés à la maintenance et au développement des routes pour les réseaux routiers régionaux et nationaux. Il s’agit des pays suivants: Burundi, Djibouti, Égypte, Érythrée, Eswatini, Éthiopie, Kenya, Libye,…
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15 COMESA Countries have Established Road Development Funds

Nairobi, Tuesday, June 18, 2019: Fifteen out of 21 countries in the Common market for Eastern and Southern Africa, (COMESA) have established dedicated Road Funds and Road Development Agencies to undertake maintenance, and development of roads for both the regional and national road networks. These are: Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi,…
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