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Call for Entries – COMESA Media Awards – 2026

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) announces the call for entries for the 2026 COMESA Media Awards. The Award scheme is conducted every year to recognize and reward journalists who have contributed to regional integration by publishing and producing broadcast stories on the subject. Objective of the Awards The objective of the…
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AU – COMESA – IGAD Election Observation Mission Deployed to the 15 January Uganda Elections

The African Union (AU), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) announce the arrival in Uganda of the election observation mission (AU-COMESA-IGAD EOM) to the 15 January 2026 General Elections. This Mission is at the invitation of the Government and the Electoral Commission of Uganda. The…
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Kenya Exists COMESA Sugar Safeguard After 24 Years, Confident to Compete

The Government of Kenya has formally exited the COMESA Sugar Safeguard regime after 24 years, marking a decisive and confident transition for the country’s sugar industry. The safeguard, which lapsed on 30th November 2025, had fully achieved its objective as a temporary, reform-driven instrument to stabilize and restructure the sector. A statement issued by Jude…
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Energy Policy and Regulatory Specialist – ASCENT Programme

The role of the Energy Policy and Regulatory Specialist will be to provide specialized policy and regulatory expertise to support the implementation of the project components under the COMESA Regional Energy Access Acceleration Platform (REAAP). This specialist will facilitate the development and harmonization of enabling policy and regulatory frameworks for energy access across ASCENT countries,…
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Technical Consultancy on Development of Least-Cost, Digital Infrastructure Planning and Financing Models for Connectivity Expansion in Eastern and Southern Africa

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has received a grant from the World Bank for the cost of Inclusive Digitalization for Eastern and Southern Africa (IDEA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The overall objective of the consulting services (“the Services”) include developing of financing models, designing…
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Consultancy Firm To Perform Basic Basin Hydrological, Topographic, Bathymetric & Geotechnical Data Collection And Strategic Environmental & Social Assessment Study

FIRST EXTENSION REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) (CONSULTING SERVICES-FIRM SELECTION) FIRST EXTENSION – REOI for SESA – Dec.20, 2025 ————————————- The Arab Republic of Egypt has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the partial financing of Phase2 Part 1 of the Establishment of a Navigational Line Between Lake Victoria…
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Opening remarks by COMESA Secretary General H.E. Chileshe MPUNDU Kapwepwe at The 9th Joint Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment

Honourable Ministers, Excellencies Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Distinguished Representatives of our Development and Technical Partners, Distinguished Representative of the African Union Commission, Distinguished Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization, Distinguished Representative of the World Organization for Animal Health, Representatives of the Private Sector, Representatives of the Media, Colleagues from the COMESA Secretariat and other…
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Consultancy Service For Development Of The Comesa Regional Qualification Framework

COMESA is inviting eligible firms to submit technical and financial proposals for the following services: Consultancy service for development of the COMESA Regional qualification framework to be procured under the Contract reference number CS/ADMN/PROC/25/04.22/SM/nc.  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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RFP: Request for Services to conduct a Salary survey for the COMESA Secretariat

COMESA is inviting eligible firms to submit technical and financial proposals for the following services: Consultancy to conduct Salary Survey for the COMESA Secretariat to be procured under the Contract reference number CS/ADMN/PROC/25-05-002/SM/nc.  The Terms of Reference defining the minimum technical requirements for these services are attached as Annex 1 to this RFP. Your proposal…
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Powering Regional Integration: Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya Power Interconnector Relaunched

The Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya (ZTK) Power Interconnector Project has officially been relaunched in Lusaka by the three participating governments, with strong backing from the World Bank, the European Union and the United Kingdom. Aimed at linking the East African Power Pool (EAPP) with the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), the ZTK project will create one of Africa’s…
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