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Zambia’s Vice President Calls for Stronger Health Systems in the Region
Ministers responsible for Health from the COMESA region met on Thursday 14 August 2025 for their second meeting to review developments in the health sector. The sector remains key for[…]
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Malawi and Zambia Sign Mutual Recognition Agreement to Boost Regional Agriculture Trade
Regional Agricultural Trade Zambia and Malawi have signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on Conformity Assessment, marking a major milestone in COMESA’s drive to enhance regional agricultural trade and integration.[…]
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Regional ICT & E-Waste Management Experts Shape Future of Digital Policy and Sustainability in Africa
About 60 experts in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and E-Waste Management from COMESA, EAC, IGAD, IOC and SADC met in Uganda from 12 – 14 August 2025 to validate[…]
Read moreBusy Kenya – Uganda Malaba Border Unites for Peaceful Trade
At the heart of one of the busiest cross-border areas in the region, COMESA, in collaboration with the Horn of Africa Youth Network (HoAYN), convened a sensitisation workshop for local[…]
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COMSTAT DATA HUB
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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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).
LEARN MOREOur 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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