Author: Mwangi Gakunga

eComesa Newsletter Issue 619

This edition covers the following: how COVID-19 has put on hold the national rollout of the 50 million African Women Speak Platform that was planned in the months of March to June 2020. Also covered is the virtual meeting of the Bureau of the Council of Ministers, how Malawi’s products are expected to reach wider…
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Measures put in Place by Member States on COVID-19

This publication comprises a listing of the measures that COMESA Member States have put in place to contain the spread of the Corona virus. They cover trade facilitation and support to businesses, protection of the vulnerable from the impact of the spread of the virus other relevant measures. COVID-19 Response Measures in Member States

National Launches for 50 Million African Women Speak Project put on Hold

Lusaka,  April 18, 2020: Following the successful development and global launch of the 50 Million African Women Speak Platform (50MAWSP) in November 2019, everything was looking up for this first-of its-kind intervention to empower women in the COMESA region and the wider African continent. National launches were supposed to follow. Statewide marketing campaigns had been…
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COVID-19 in COMESA Update

COVID-19 in COMESA Update No. 8

Malawi Products set to Access Wider Market

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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Transport Sector hit Hard but has a Key Role in COVID-19 Management

Lusaka, Thursday, April 16, 2020: Road and air transport have borne the brunt of the Coronavirus impact as countries put stringent measures to stop the spread of the pandemic. Border congestion, which have been a persistent headache in better times have worsened, with ripple effects on sanitation services. In aviation, the grounding of aircraft poses…
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Democratic Gains in the Region Face COVID-19 Test

Lusaka, Wednesday, April, 15, 2020: With the outbreak and the global spread of the Coronavirus, the looming socio-economic and political ramifications will be severe. This is largely because of the costly but necessary measures that have been established to contain the spread. According to an analytical report prepared by the Governance, Peace and Security (GPS)…
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eCOMESA Newsletter Issue No. 618

eCOMESA Newsletter Issue 618

Democratic Gains in the Region Face COVID-19 Test

Lusaka, Tuesday, April 14, 2020: With the outbreak and the global spread of the Coronavirus, the looming socioeconomic and political ramifications will be severe. This is largely because of the costly but necessary measures that have been established to contain the spread. According to an analytical report prepared by the Governance, Peace and Security (GPS)…
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COVID-19 Response Measures In Member States

COVID 19 Response Measures in COMESA

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