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Speech by COMESA Secretary General during the 4th Ministers of Industry Meeting

27/05/2021

4th Ministers of Industry Meeting – Secretary General – COMESA

Speech by Hon Roy Kachale During the 4th Ministers of Industry Meeting

27/05/2021

4th Ministers of Industry Meeting – Hon Roy Kachale

Ministers of Industry Approve Frameworks for Implementing the Regional Industrial Strategy

27/05/2021

Thursday, May 27, 2021: Ministers of industry from the 21 COMESA Member States have approved the implementation strategy of the regional local content policy framework and the management of the Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks. The COMESA Local Content Policy Framework is aimed at helping to transform the region’s low productivity economies, from overreliance…
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COMESA Updates Libya on the Regional Energy Programme

26/05/2021

COMESA Secretariat working with the Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern Africa (RAERESA) conducted a one-day virtual sensitization workshop on Monday 24 May 2021 for Libyan stakeholders on the regional energy programme and projects. The objective was to appraise the stakeholders on the COMESA energy programme with specific focus on the RAERESA…
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COMESA Local Content Policy Framework on Industrialization set for Adoption as Experts Meet

24/05/2021

Monday, May 24, 2021: The COMESA Technical Committee on Industry conducted its 4th meeting from 24 – 25 May 2021 with the key agenda being the adoption of the draft harmonized COMESA Framework of Managing Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks. The report was tabled before the committee of ministers on 27 May 2021 for…
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Brazil, Turkey Envoys Accredited to COMESA

24/05/2021

Lusaka, Monday, May 24, 2021: Brazil and Turkey have appointed their ambassadors to Zambia as Special Representatives to COMESA. H.E Arthur Henrique Villanova Nogueir (Brazil) and H.E Istem H.E Circiroglu from Turkey presented their letters of Credence to Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe during a ceremony held in Lusaka on Monday 24 May 2021. Both…
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COMESA Unveils Platform for Non-State Actors to Participate in Peace Building

21/05/2021

Livingstone, Zambia, Friday, May 21, 2021: COMESA in partnership with the African Union, Economic Social and Cultural Council, (ECOSOCC) and the Save the Children International, have launched an online information sharing platform to facilitate civil society organisations in the region to play a bigger role in conflict prevention and peace building. The development of the…
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New COMESA Regional Strategy for Development of Statistics Developed

21/05/2021

COMESA has developed a new Regional Strategy for Development of Statistics (RSDS) for the period 2021 – 2025, which is expected to run concurrently with the COMESA Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) 2021 – 2025. The RSDS was consolidated by experts from National Statistics Offices (NSOs) who consulted widely with stakeholders to come up with…
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Great Strides in Regional Energy Development Amidst COVID-19

21/05/2021

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic reverberated across the region with almost every sector adversely impacted. Implementation of the COMESA projects which are mainly driven through direct stakeholders’ engagement, in multiple States were specifically affected. The project on Enhancement of a Sustainable Regional Energy Market in the Eastern Africa-Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region (ESREM/EA-SA-IO)…
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COMESA to Launch CSOs/Private Sector Online Platform

20/05/2021

COMESA Secretariat in collaboration with the African Union – Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), and the Save the Children International have developed an online platform for the CSO/Private Sector. It will serve as an information sharing hub to promote collaboration and partnership in the implementation of peace and security programmes. The platform will be…
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