Lusaka, Monday, April 6, 2020: As the number of COVID 19 reported cases gains pace in the region, crossing the 2,000 mark on Friday, April 3, 2020, COMESA has sent out a solidarity message to its Members States as they face one of the biggest socioeconomic challenge in modern history. “On behalf of the Chairperson…
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Lusaka, Monday, April, 6, 2020: In the wake of the Corona Virus pandemic whose socioeconomic ramifications are still unfolding, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are taking the greatest hit, threatening their survival. To save this critical sector, COMESA gender and social affairs expert is proposing to governments, to consider introducing national social safety net policies.…
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Lusaka, Friday, April 3, 2020: Whilst the region experienced a surge in the number of new cases, the data from the past three days indicate that the average daily rate of new cases has slightly reduced. The total new cases reported for the past three days are 517 compared to 701 recorded in the previous analysis.…
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Lusaka. Tuesday, March 31, 2020: Confirmed Cases Rise by 79% in the last Four Days. In the last four days, the COMESA region has recorded 703 new COVID-19 cases as compared to 239 that were recorded on 26 March 2020. This is an indication that the cases are on the rise. The countries that recorded relatively…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 30, 2020: COMESA Secretariat staff in Lusaka, Zambia, has begun working off-site for one month. This is part of the social distancing measures to prevent protect staff from infections and transmission of the Corona Virus. “With effect from Monday 30 March 2020, for a period of four weeks, staff will work off-site, from…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 30, 2020: Lack of quality and improved seed in the COMESA Member States has contributed significantly to food insecurity and poverty with 123 million people out of total population of 650 million (22.8 percent in sub-Saharan Africa) affected. In light of this, the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA),…
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usaka, Friday, March 27, 2020: The Yellow Card Scheme (YCS) has committed US$ 3.6 million towards the acquisition of the proposed new headquarters of COMESA. This is part of the US$33 million that the PTA-Reinsurance Company (Zep-Re) is selling its new state-of-the-art Business Park building in Lusaka suburb. Both the Yellow Card and ZEP-Re are specialized…
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Lusaka, Thursday, March 26, 2020: Between Monday 23 to Thursday 26, March 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases in the COMESA region has gone up by 239 representing a 36.71 percent increase. This bring to 890 the total number of cases with 97 recoveries and 33 deaths. COVID-19-in-COMESA-Report-2
Lack of adequate regional infrastructure in energy in the COMESA region has often been cited as one of the missing links to the reduction in the cost of doing business and scaling up the competitiveness of the countries in the local, regional and global markets. Bridging the energy gap, is therefore one of the main…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 23, 2020: As the spread of the Novel Corona Virus (COVID 19) accelerates across the world, our region must be prepared to grapple with the devastating secondary health, social and economic ramifications of the disease. COMESA SG Statement – COVID 19 COMESA Report
