THE TWENTY FIRST SUMMIT OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA was hosted in Hybrid Format at Almasa International Conference Centre, New Administrative Capital Cairo, and the Arab Republic of Egypt on 23 November 2021, under the theme: “Building Resilience Through Strategic Digital Economic…
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Eight journalists that have won the COMESA Media Awards since 2019 received recognition by Heads of State at the 21st Summit in Egypt last week, 23 November 2021. The journalists were recognized for their contribution in raising public awareness on regional integration through print and electronic media content. They included Ms. Mona Sewilam (Egypt) Mr.…
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Egypt is the new Chair of COMESA after taking over from Madagascar, which has been steering the organization since 2016. President Fattah El Sisi took over from President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar during the 21st Summit of the COMESA Authority of Heads of State and Governments on 23rd November in Cairo, Egypt. Heads of State…
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COMESA Heads of State have today urged Member States to scale up investment in research and innovation in the health sector and to prioritize all programmes that would enhance socio-economic recovery and generate more resilient societies that are ready to respond to disasters that may come. In their Communique issued at the end of their…
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Cairo, Sunday, November 21, 2021: A joint press conference with Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Chileshe Kapwepwe, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea has announced that Egypt’s New Administrative Capital will host the 21st COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit next Tuesday, Nov 23, with…
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021: The 17th Meeting of the COMESA Ministers of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) took place Tuesday, 16 November 2021, ahead of the 21st COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit set for Tuesday, 23 November 2021 in Cairo, Egypt. The MoFA is part of the ministerial meetings whose priority issues will be presented…
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Lusaka, Tuesday, 09 November 2021: The COMESA Council of Ministers Meeting conducted their 42nd meeting today, to take stock of the status of implementation of regional integration programmes in the last one year. Attended by Ministers responsible for trade, commerce, industry and foreign affairs, the meeting received reports of the sectoral meetings that have been…
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CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS; HONOURABLE MINISTERS; THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF COMESA; YOUR EXCELLENCIES AMBASSADORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS ACCREDITED TO THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES TO COMESA; REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS; OUR CO-OPERATING PARTNERS HERE PRESENT; HEADS OF COMESA INSTITUTIONS; MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE COMESA SECRETARIAT; DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES; MEMBERS…
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Our Guest of Honour, Her Honour the Vice President of the Republic of Zambia Mrs. Mutale Nalumango; Chairperson of the COMESA Council of Ministers; Honourable Ministers Present Here; Permanent/Principal Secretaries; Assistant Secretaries General in charge of Programmes and Administration and Finance; Excellencies Permanent Representatives to COMESA; Excellencies Ambassadors and High Commissioners; Our Cooperating Partners; Representatives…
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A joint meeting of ministers responsible for youth and foreign affairs have called for the engagement of young people in shaping the peace and security agenda on the continent starting at the national and regional level before being escalated on to the wider scale. They were speaking at the just ended high-level ministerial conference on…
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