Author: Muzinge Chibomba

COMESA SG Confers with AU Deputy Chairperson

COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe recently met the African Union (AU) Deputy Chairperson Her Excellency Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa in Lusaka, where they discussed various issues of integration. This was their first meeting after assuming high offices at COMESA and the AU respectively. During the brief meeting, Ms Kapwepwe who was accompanied by her two Assistant…
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COMESA To Support Seychelles with Climate Change Fund

Seychelles is among four COMESA countries that will benefit from the US$5.7million grant provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to enhance monitoring and reporting of climate actions. The other three are Zambia, Eritrea and Comoros. The five-year project titled Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) will enable beneficiary countries to comply with the Paris…
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ESREM Validates Tariff Guidelines for the EA-SA-IO region

The Enhanced Sustainable Regional Energy Market (ESREM) Project has validated several guidelines developed to assist stakeholders enhance investment in renewable energy, promote energy efficiency and improve access to electricity. The validation was conducted on 24th and 25th August 2021 during a virtual workshop were guidelines such as the Renewable Energy Incentive Mechanisms, the Renewable Energy…
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COMESA SG Attends Business Event for Visiting UK Minister for Africa

Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe met the visiting United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Africa Mr James Duddridge on Tuesday 24 August 2021 who was in Lusaka to attend the inauguration of Zambia’s 7th Republican President His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema. The business event hosted by the British High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley was attended by leading…
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COMESA AWARDS NINE SCHOLARSHIPS TO SECOND COHORT OF STUDENTS TO UNDERTAKE A MASTER’S DEGREE IN REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Lusaka, Wednesday 25 August 2021: COMESA has awarded nine (09) scholarships worth USD 24,300 to students admitted to Kenyatta University in Kenya to pursue a Master’s Degree Programme in Regional Integration. The Scholarship Award Selection Committee sat on 1st July 2021 and considered all the applications based on the scholarship award criteria before awarding the…
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COMESA Awards Nine Scholarships to Students to Undertake a Masters Degree in Regional Integration

Lusaka, Wednesday 25 August 2021: COMESA has awarded nine (09) scholarships worth USD 24,300 to students admitted to Kenyatta University in Kenya to pursue a Master’s Degree Programme in Regional Integration. The Scholarship Award Selection Committee sat on 1st July 2021 and considered all the applications based on the scholarship award criteria before awarding the…
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Zambia has Demonstrated its Democratic Credentials: COMESA hails the New Leader

COMESA has congratulated the newly elected 7th President of Zambia, H.E Hakainde Hichilema and the people of Zambia for yet again upholding democratic practices in the country’s political transition. In a statement issued by the Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe, COMESA described the conduct of the just concluded Presidential, Parliamentary and Civic elections as having underlined…
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Gender Disaggregated Small Scale Cross Border Trade Data for Zambia

COMESA, with financial support from the European Union has been implementing the Small-Scale Cross Border Trade Initiative (SSCBTI) which aims at increasing small scale cross-border trade flows in the COMESA Tripartite region. This is being done by facilitating small-scale cross border trade between targeted countries through effective policy and governance reforms, institutional capacity building, improved…
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Good Practices Recorded in Zambia’s General Election

The COMESA Election Observer Mission to the recently held 12 August 2021 Zambia General Elections noted several good practices that were implemented during the electoral process. Among them, the establishment of conflict management infrastructure to deal with election related conflict.   The establishment of the Election Support Centres at both national and provincial levels to…
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