The 21st COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit will take place on 23 November 2021. Consequently, a new Summit theme has been developed to rally Member States on the focus area in the implementation of regional integration programmes. The Summit will be hosted by the Government of Egypt and comes three years since the…
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The new government of Zambia is working on fresh strategies to increase its trade within the COMESA region, by closely collaborating with the COMESA Secretariat, which is based in Lusaka. This is according to the new Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Hon. Chipoka Mulenga. In a meeting with COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe who…
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The value of Intra-COMESA total exports declined by 11% from US$ 10.9 billion in 2019 to US$ 9.7 billion in 2020. The low performance was attributed to the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and pre-existing factors such as supply-side challenges and prevalence of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs). According to an update presented at the ongoing 37th Meeting…
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COMESA and the UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office (UN Women ESARO) have organized a two-day webinar to mark the International Rural Women’s Day, that falls on 12 October. The event is aimed at utilizing the Day’s celebrations to disseminate the findings of two studies that were conducted by UN-Women, during the period…
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COMESA has conducted a study, which reviewed Member States policies related to the formalisation of the informal economy, focusing on informal trade. The study focused on the drivers of informality, the impacts of informality on the economy, including on government revenue and on productivity. It also identified the policies that Member States have instituted to…
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Lusaka, Saturday, August 14, 2021: COMESA Election Observer Mission to Zambia has issued its preliminary statement on the conduct of the General Elections in Zambia. The statement was issued in Lusaka today by the Mission Leader Amb. Ashraf Rashed, during a joint Press Conference with the African Union Observer Mission. COMESA PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON ZAMBIA…
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August 4, 2021: In a joint initiative to strengthen the uptake of the Covid-19 vaccines in the region, COMESA in partnership with the African Union – Centre for Disease Control is conducting a two-day experience-sharing webinar for Member States from 4 to 5 August 2021 The event is driven by the need to address the…
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Kenya’s huge infrastructure investment win praise from COMESA ministers
Kenya joins initiative to prevent conflicts in COMESA region
Lusaka, Tuesday, March 16, 2021: COMESA has handed over to the Zambian government a mobile Prover worth USD155,000 to be used by the national metrology agency. Mobile Prover is used in calibration of bulk meters in the fuel sector to increases accuracy in the standards used thus enhancing confidence in the quantity purchased or sold.…
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