Lusaka, Zambia Friday 11 July, 2025 — Selected staff members from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Headquarters met in Lusaka from July 9 to 11 to participate in a strategic workshop aimed at strengthening the organization’s operational effectiveness. The workshop focused on developing a revamped results-based Balanced Scorecard aligned with the…
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More Member States will soon be using the COMESA Electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) system which was launched in November 2024. The e-CO is a modern digital tool expected to enhance and facilitate trade among the countries. Assistant Secretary General in charge of Programmes (ASGP) Amb. Dr. Mohamed Kadah said the COMESA Secretariat is finalizing…
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COMESA in collaboration with the African Union and International IDEA have launched technical support to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and other key electoral stakeholders as the country prepares for general elections scheduled for 16 September 2025. The deployment of the Technical Assistance Mission follows a recommendation from the joint AU-COMESA Pre-Elections Assessment Mission which…
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COMESA, through its Specialised Agency, the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA), has launched the Regional Seed Certification and Labelling System in its efforts to combat counterfeit seed, improve access to quality and boost regional agricultural trade. ACTESA Chief Executive Officer, Dr. John Mukuka was joined by Dr Kenneth Msiska,…
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The Fourteenth Meeting of the COMESA Ministers of Infrastructure responsible for Transport, Energy and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was held on 27 June 2025 in Bujumbura, Burundi. The agenda of the meeting focused on examining the progress made in the implementation of previous Council Decisions as well as the implementation of COMESA’s infrastructure programmes…
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Ministers responsible for energy, transport, ICT and communications from the Common Market have endorsed a series of critical sectoral reports and action plans aimed at advancing sustainable infrastructure across the region. The high-level meeting, hosted at the Royal Palace Hotel in Bujumbura on 27 June 2025, was officially opened by H.E. Marie Chantal Nijimbere, Burundi’s…
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COMESA is inviting eligible firms to submit technical and financial proposals for the following services: consultancy for the development of a collaborative information sharing platform to be procured under the Contract reference number CS/CC/6(776-2024)-as. The Terms of Reference defining the minimum technical requirements for these services are attached as Annex 1 to this RFP. Your…
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COMESA working with the Government of Zimbabwe and through the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) has launched the Zimbabwe Leather Satellite Studio stocked with over 150,000 Euros worth of equipment. This has been made possible through the Technical Assistant Facility (TAF) under the European Union Development Funded (11 EDF), Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and…
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COMESA Secretariat in collaboration with the COMESA Business Council (CBC) undertook a Horticulture engagement mission to German with representatives of eight Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Tunisia and Zimbabwe from 9th – 14th June 2025. The COMESA Engagement Mission to German is the 2nd mission after having successfully conducted a…
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Victoria, Seychelles, June 23 2025 – COMESA in collaboration with the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) conducted a two-day high-level Validation and Capacity Building Workshop on the Seychelles revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) framework. The event was supported under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Markets Programme (RECAMP).…
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