The Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has received funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) towards funding of the Tripartite Capacity Building Programme (TCBP), phase II. The objective of the programme is to support the Tripartite Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and their Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to operationalize the Tripartite Free Trade…
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COMESA has begun the process of re-engineering its business processes. Its objective is to redesign and modernize all the business processes at the Secretariat. The aim is to raise the business efficiency and effectiveness at all levels across the organization to enable optimal service delivery. The exercise begun last week led by the African Capacity…
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Under the direct supervision of the Director of Trade and Customs and overall supervision of the Assistant Secretary General (Programmes), you shall perform the following duties:- (a) Provide substantive support for planning, implementation, coordination, supervising and evaluation of the implementation of projects and programs in COMESA Customs Cooperation, Customs laws and Procedures, Non-Tariff Barriers, Customs…
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Executive summary RAERESA is the “Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern Africa”. It is a COMESA specialised agency mandated to promote integration and investment in the energy sector in COMESA region by creating a harmonised regulatory environment. Through RAERESA, the national regulators cooperate and exchange best practice. Legal framework of RAERESA The…
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Lusaka, May 23, 2020: The Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM), which is implemented through the COMESA Adjustment Facility (CAF) is approaching the end of its lifecycle later this year and has begun taking stock of the current and remaining activities. On Thursday, May 21, 2020, countries benefiting from the project participated in a consultative virtual…
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BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The NDC Partnership is a global initiative to help countries achieve their national climate commitments and to ensure that financial and technical assistance are delivered as efficiently as possible. COMESA became a member of the NDC Partnership in August 2019 and has since been awarded a grant to support three (3) Member…
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Lusaka, May 9, 2020: COMESA countries will this week participate in a three-day virtual training on the implementation of the Paris Agreement. This initiative is part of capacity building support to Parties and a joint effort between the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the COMESA Secretariat. The training will focus on the…
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Lusaka, May 9, 2020: COMESA countries will this week participate in a three-day virtual training on the implementation of the Paris Agreement. This initiative is part of capacity building support to Parties and a joint effort between the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the COMESA Secretariat. The training will focus on…
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Lusaka, Friday, April 17, 2020: Malawi is set to benefit from the enhanced market access for its products through a new COMESA led programme known as the Prioritizing Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary Investments for Market Access (P-IMA). The programme is funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) of the World Trade Organization and…
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Lusaka, Monday, April 6, 2020: COMESA has developed a Manual for harmonized regional grading and classification system of beef cattle, goats and sheep. The Manual will be launched at the next meeting of Ministers of Agriculture and Livestock later this year. It will be used across COMESA Member States to facilitate trade between livestock buyers and…
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