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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Gender & Social Affairs The Gender and Social Affairs Division in the COMESA Secretariat exists to promote and provide leadership, direction and oversight towards the achievement of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE), Youth Empowerment, and Social and Cultural Development in the Member States, at the Secretariat and in COMESA Institutions. The Division sets out…
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Strategic Planning, Research & Policy Harmonisation The Strategic Planning, Research and Policy Harmonisation Unit of COMESA Secretariat takes the lead in developing and formulating strategic plans and work programmes. The Unit collaborates with Divisions, Units and COMESA Institutions to ensure alignment and to create a strategic culture which calls for individual and collective actions to…
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Industry & Agriculture The Mandate of the Industry and Agriculture Division is to promote development of competitive, sustainable and profitable agriculture and industries that contribute to economic and social prosperity of the COMESA citizens. Overall Objective The overall objective of the Industry and Agriculture Division is to contribute to deepening regional integration through promoting 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…
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Governance, Peace & Security The COMESA Governance Peace and Security (GPS) Programme derives its mandate from Article 3(d) of the COMESA Treaty. The programme was established by the Fourth Summit of the COMESA Authority, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya in May 1999. The COMESA Authority of Heads of State and Government endorsed a decision…
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The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Comoros has received ICT equipment and software worth over US$ 88,000 strengthen its capacity to disrupt illicit financial networks. The equipment was procured through the COMESA Maritime Security (MASE) Programme. Though the support, the country is also expected to strengthen domestic and international cooperation through improved sharing of information…
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Antananarivo, Friday, March 6, 2020: COMESA Maritime Security (MASE) programme has trained 54 law enforcement personnel to strengthen the country’s and the regional capacity to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. They include magistrates, prosecutors, police/gendarmerie, officials from financial intelligence unit, anti-corruption commission, central intelligence services, among others. The latest capacity building event was a two-day…
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Addis Ababa, Wednesday, March 4, 2020: Energy regulatory authorities in countries that are members of the COMESA Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern Africa (RAERESA) will be going through peer review to ensure their operations are bench-marked against regional best practices The first peer review is being conducted this week, from 4 –…
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Lusaka, Monday, February 24, 2020: The COMESA Innovation Award, the Annual Research Forums and the Virtual Master’s degree programme in regional integration have been acknowledged as some of the best practices in trade and investment. The three were presented during a Knowledge Sharing on Trade and Investment Good Practices forum conducted in Brussels on 4- 5…
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