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Measures in Member States in Response to COVID-19

22/08/2020

Measures in COMESA MS in Response to Covid Vol 18 _ 21 August

COMESA SG Named Among 100 Most Influential African Women for 2020

20/08/2020

Lusaka, Thursday, 20 August, 2020: Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe has been named among 100 Most Influential African Women on the continent for the year 2020. The Award given by Avance Media, a leading African Public Relations and Rating Firm is a recognition for women who are leading various initiatives across the continent and seeks to…
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بيان صحفي – الكوميسا تُطلق منصة الشبكات الرقمية النسوية بالدول الأعضاء

19/08/2020

إطلاق منصة “صوت 50 مليون امرأة أفريقية” في 14 دولة عضو لوساكا – الإثنين الموافق 17 أغسطس 2020: بدءً من هذا الأسبوع، سوف تُجري السوق المشتركة للشرق والجنوب الأفريقي (الكوميسا) عمليات إطلاق وطنية لمنصة رقمية مخصصة للمعلومات التي تحتاجها المرأة في إقليم الكوميسا. وسوف تشرع الكوميسا في إطلاق منصة “صوت 50 مليون امرأة أفريقية”…
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PRESS RELEASE – COMESA To Launch Women’s Digital Networking Platform in Member States

19/08/2020

50 Million African Women Speak platform national launches planned in 14 Member States Lusaka, Monday, 17 August 2020 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) will, starting this week, conduct national launches of a digital platform specifically designed to address the information needs of women in the region. COMESA will be rolling…
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COMESA Gazette Vol 24

19/08/2020

COMESA Gazette Vol 24_final_online

Covid-19 in COMESA: Situational Update 26

19/08/2020

COVID-19 in COMESA_Situational Update #26

50 Million African Women Speak platform (50MAWSP) National Launches Planned in 14 Member States

17/08/2020

Lusaka, Monday, 17 August 2020: COMESA will this week start conducting national launches of a digital platform known as the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) Project specifically designed to address the information needs of women in business in the region. The trade bloc will roll out the Platform in 14 Member States between August…
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Women in Burundi Empowered to Produce Good Quality Textile

17/08/2020

Women working in the textile sector in Burundi will soon be able to produce high quality cloth after undergoing skills and entrepreneurial empowerment through an incubator project supported by the Federation of Women in Business for Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM) in partnership with African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Spanish Fund. The training which is…
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Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project Extended to end of 2021

17/08/2020

The World Bank has agreed to a no cost extension for the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project (GLTFP) to December 2021. This was revealed during the 12th Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting held virtually on Friday 14 August 2020. The five million US dollars project was launched in 2016 for a five-year period. COMESA’s Assistant…
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