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Career Youth Talk – Zambia 2026

Are you a young Zambian passionate about building a meaningful career and contributing to regional integration, peace and development? The COMESA Governance, Peace and Security (GPS) is hosting a Career Youth Talk in commemoration of the Zambia Youth Day at the COMESA Headquarters in Lusaka. This interactive session will give young people the opportunity to:…
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Consultancy Service For The Development Of The Comesa Social Inclusion Strategy For Indigenous Peoples/ Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities, Women, Youth, Minority Clans And People With Disability.

COMESA aims to achieve sustainable economic and social progress in all Member States through increased regional economic cooperation and integration in all fields of development, particularly in trade, customs, and monetary affairs. The COMESA Treaty under Articles 154 and 155 acknowledges the role of women in the socio-economic transformation, development, and sustainable economic growth in…
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PRESS RELEASE: Zambia Strengthens Climate Budgeting Capacity Through Climate Budget Tagging Training, Chisamba, Zambia — March 2026

From 1–5 March 2026, the Government of the Republic of Zambia held a Zambia Climate Budget Tagging (ZCBT) Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop in Chisamba, Zambia, aimed at strengthening national capacity to track climate-related public spending. The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MoFNP) and the Ministry of Green…
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Regional Aviation Programme On the Right Track

The Support to Air Transport Sector Development Programme (SATSD) has been commended for advancing efforts that will contribute to the region having a hamonised air transport sector. This was revealed during the just ended Programme Steering Committee Meeting held in Mombasa Kenya from 19 – 20 February 2026. It was chaired by the Assistant Secretary…
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Reinforcing Cooperation with Sweden on Regional Integration and Sustainable Trade

COMESA and Sweden held discussions focusing on advancing regional integration, facilitating trade, strengthening economic resilience and promoting sustainable and inclusive development within Eastern and Southern Africa. Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe and the Ambassador of Sweden to Zambia and COMESA, H.E. Johan Hallenborg met on 19 February 2026 at the Secretariat in Lusaka, Zambia. The…
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Joint Planning Meeting on Women and Youth Empowerment Initiatives

The COMESA Secretariat and COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) held a joint planning meeting from 9 – 11 February 2026 in Salima, Malawi to align the Gender and Social Affairs Division’s strategic goals as outlined in COMESA’s Medium Term Strategic Plan (2026-2030 MTSP) with the COMFWB Medium Term Strategic Plan (2026–2030). The three-day…
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COMESA and Ecobank Explore Areas of Collaboration

COMESA Secretariat and Ecobank Zambia have reaffirmed their shared commitment to regional integration, sustainable development and strengthened cooperation within the 21-member trade and development bloc. During a meeting held on Thursday, 19 February 2026 at the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka, Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe and Ecobank Zambia Managing Director Aina Wright Moore focused their…
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Award Notice for Prequalification’s of Suppliers of Goods and Services for 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028

To All Bidders The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat refers to the Call for Prequalification of Suppliers for the supply of Goods and Services for the period 2026 to 2028, which was advertised in the local media and on the COMESA website. Following the completion of the evaluation process, the COMESA…
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Director of Agriculture and Industry – P5

JOB PURPOSE To provide the Division with strategic leadership and direction in the implementation of the regional Agricultural and Industrial policies in Member States. To facilitate regional integration through promotion and supporting efforts to drive inclusive industrialization, private sector development and agricultural growth and transformation in the COMESA region in line with COMESA Medium Term…
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Director of Information and Communication Technology – P5

JOB PURPOSE To lead the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) service delivery at COMESA Secretariat/Institutions and Member States to support the implementation of COMESA Medium Term Strategy and ICT policy. To provide ICT strategic direction to COMESA Secretariat, institutions and its Member States to use ICT as a tool to achieve the current and future…
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