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Countdown to the 23rd COMESA Summit and 30th Anniversary Celebrations

As preparations intensify for the 23rd COMESA Summit of Heads of State and Government in Bujumbura, Burundi, scheduled for October 31, 2024, Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives from COMESA member states[…]

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COMESA Common Investment Agreement set for Validation

Sunday 29 September 2024 Cairo, Egypt: – Representatives from the Ministries responsible for Investments and the National Investment Promotion Agencies (NIPAs) drawn from all COMESA Member States are convening in[…]

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COMESA Launches Horticulture Trade Mission to the European Union

Representatives of 11 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are undertaking a horticulture engagement mission to the European Union on[…]

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Energy Experts Urge Enhanced Electricity Regulations in COMESA

Energy experts and stakeholders have convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a three-day workshop focused on validating the framework and initial reports for harmonized electricity tariffs and cost assessments in[…]

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Overview of COMESA

The history of COMESA began in December 1994 when it was formed to replace the Preferential Trade Area (PTA) which had existed from the earlier days of 1981. COMESA (as defined by its Treaty) was established…

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30 years of COMESA WP

COMESA INSTITUTIONS

An integral component of the COMESA success narrative has been its institutions. These are needs-based and respond to very specific niches in the region. In addition to providing expertise in specific areas, the institutions are involved in skills development and extensive market research that allows them to link evidence to their decision-making processes. To support the integration program, COMESA has established financial institutions to provide not just the much needed credit (the Trade and Development Bank), but also to provide insurance for non-commercial risks (the African Trade Insurance Agency), re-insurance (ZEP-Re (PTA) Reinsurance Company) and to facilitate international payments (the Regional Payment and Settlement System), and to underpin competition in the region (the COMESA Competition Commission).

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Our Programmes

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) comprises 21 African Member States that came together with the aim of promoting regional integration through trade and the development of natural and human resources for the mutual benefit of all people in the region.

Infrastructure Development

COMESA has recognized infrastructure development as a priority and strategic focus area that requires…

Agriculture, Industry & Private Sector Development

The Mandate of the Industry and Agriculture Division is to promote development of….

Trade & Customs Services

The main function of the division is to implement programmes to enhance cooperation in Trade…

Gender & Social Affairs

The Gender and Social Affairs Division in the COMESA Secretariat exists to promote and provide leadership…..

COMESA, Briefly

A documentary on the key milestones and achievements in the COMESA regional integration agenda, focusing on four strategic pillars: market integration, physical connectivity, productive integration and gender and social integration.

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