Activities have begun towards implementation of a €6.8 million project to upgrade the priority cross-border infrastructure and equipment at selected border points between Zambia on one hand and Malawi, Zimbabwe and Tanzania on the other. These are Mwami, Chirundu and Nakonde respectively. The first project implementation workshop was conducted in Zambia on March 21, 2021…
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Eighteen out of 21 COMESA Member States have so far nominated focal point persons to be responsible for management of the COMESA Online Trade Portal and coordinate with national stakeholders to compile information needed to update the live platform at the country level. The Platform was approved by the Council of Ministers in May 2020,…
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NAME OF CONTRACT/CONSULTANT AMOUNT DATE OF AWARD DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE 1 AFRICAN CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY STUDIES (ACTS) Nairobi, Kenya). USD115,560.00 2nd December 2020 STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS, UNIVERSITIES AND REGIONAL CENTERS THAT PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT AND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SERVICES TO UNDERTAKE ADAPTION AND MITIGATION ACTIONS IN THE COMESA REGION AND ITS…
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Friday, February 26, 2021: COMESA and Zimbabwe have signed an agreement that sub-delegates the implementation of Coordinated Border Management activities, Trade and Transport Facilitation programme at the Chirundu border post. The sub-delegated activities are worth Euro 4.1 million to support upgrading of priority cross-border infrastructure and equipment at Chirundu border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. This…
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Monday, 22 February 2021: COMESA and Ethiopia have signed a 5.6 million Euro sub-delegation agreement to improve coordinated border management, trade and transport facilitation at the Moyale and Galafi border posts. Moyale and Galafi borders link Ethiopia on one hand to Kenya and Djibouti on the other respectively. The project will assist Ethiopia to upgrade…
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COMESA Secretariat and the Government of Malawi have signed a 3.54 million Euros agreement that sub-delegates the implementation of coordinated border management activities under the broader Trade Facilitation Programme at Mchinji border post between Zambia and Malawi on the Malawian side. Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Malawi, Ms. Christina Zakeyo, and Secretary General,…
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Lusaka, Wednesday 20 January 2021: COMESA Secretariat has awarded 18 scholarships worth USD 50,100 to COMESA citizens who are students admitted to ursue a Master’s egree Programme in Regional Integration at Kenyatta University of Kenya and University of Mauritius. This sponsorship has been facilitated through support from the European Union and the Organization of the…
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Introduction The RIFF project is an Investment Financing Facility Project with funding from the World Bank to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB). The project is scheduled to run from July 2020 to September 2025 and is made up of the following three components: Component…
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Lusaka, Monday, December 7, 2020: Discussions between the Africa Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) and COMESA are on course to establish useful collaborations on healthy trade during and post Covid-19. The envisaged partnership will include provision of technical support on public health to trade facilitation initiatives to protect lives and livelihoods. The initiative…
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Friday, November 27, 2020: COMESA and the government of Zambia have signed an agreement that sub-delegates the implementation of coordinated border management activities and trade and transport facilitation programme in three border posts in the country. The sub-delegated activities are worth Euro 6,688,560 and will support upgrading of priority cross-border infrastructure and equipment at Mwami,…
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