New move to deepen regional integration
COMESA is taking far reaching steps to address non-implementation of policies which is the main challenge facing regional integration. Among these is the restructuring of the Secretariat to focus on implementation of programmes.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO KENYA @50
COMESA has congratulated the people of Kenya on her 50th anniversary of independence celebrated on 12 December 2013. In a message from the Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya to the President Uhuru Kenyatta, COMESA recalls Kenya’s immense contribution to Africa’s peace and security and economic integration which has been consistent and unwavering over the years.
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COMESA Mourns Nelson Mandela
COMESA Secretariat has expressed its sympathy with the family, the government and the people of South Africa following the demise of former President Nelson Mandela.
In a message to the President of South Africa, H. E Jacob Zuma, the Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya said the African continent is poorer without the most inspirational leader of all time.
Success Story of Trade Information Desks
Two and half years since COMESA introduced the Trade Information Desks (TIDs) across the region, the concept has been embraced by cross border traders and is now one of the success stories. Malaba desk on the Kenya- Uganda border is currently handling an average of 500 transactions and volumes estimated at over $200,000 in a month. A recent visit by COMESA Mission to Malaba, a border town between Kenya and Uganda found the desk won the trust of the thousands of cross border traders moving on weekly basis carrying agricultural products such as maize, beans, groundnuts and fish among others.
Steps to Enhance Cyber Security
COMESA has conducted a study on cyber security and protection of vulnerable information infrastructure. The study which is on Public Key Infrastructure Protection has come up with frameworks for cyber-security and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP). It was done in collaboration with the Association of Regulators for Information and Communications in Eastern and Southern Africa (ARICEA) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
OAU @50: Top Diplomats Celebrate
The African Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Zambia, in collaboration with COMESA held a public lecture on 27th November, 2013 under the theme; “Pan Africanism and the African Renaissance.” The occasion which took place in Lusaka is part of the activities to mark the 50th anninversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the precursor to Africa Union (AU).
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