Mwangi Gakunga – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

COMESA and AKADEMIYA2063 Sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Agri-food System Transformation

20/07/2024

Kigali, July 19, 2024 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and AKADEMIYA2063 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support evidence-based policy and program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) aimed at transforming agri-food systems in the COMESA region. AKADEMIYA2063 Executive Chairperson, Dr. Ousmane Badiane and COMESA Secretary General, Ms. Chileshe…
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Regional Banks’ Staff Trained on Financial Crisis Management and Resolution Strategies

20/07/2024

In an initiative to build the capacity of regional financial institutions, the COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) conducted a virtual training on “Financial Crisis Management and Resolution Framework for Banks and Non-Banking Financial Institutions”, on 8 – 12 July 2024. It was attended by 40 delegates from seven COMESA Member States’ Central Banks namely Burundi, Egypt,…
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COMESA States Participate in Simulation Exercises to Tackle Emerging Pests

17/07/2024

In the ongoing battle against agricultural pests, simulation exercises have become a critical component of global plant protection strategies. These scenario-based drills mimic real-world outbreaks, enabling countries to be at the forefront of tackling potential pest infestations. They are especially relevant for emerging pests and have recently been employed by national plant protection organizations as…
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Inaugural COMESA Week to take place in Madagascar

23/06/2024

Antananarivo, Sunday, 23 June 2024 – The inaugural COMESA Week will be held in Antananarivo from 24 to 29 June 2024. This initiative is jointly organized by COMESA in collaboration with the Government of Madagascar, aiming to raise public awareness of the COMESA regional integration agenda as the organization begins activities to commemorate its 30th-anniversary…
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COMESA, World Bank Launch USD5bn Energy programme

04/06/2024

Lusaka, Tuesday, June 4, 2024: COMESA and the World Bank have today launched a USD 5 Billion energy programmes dubbed the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) programme. ASCENT programme is aimed at accelerating energy access efforts in the eastern and southern African region, with a target delivery of new electricity connections for…
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Remarks by World Bank Director during the Launch of the COMESA-ASCENT programme

04/06/2024

Remarks by World Bank Director during the Launch of the COMESA-ASCENT programme

Statement by the Minister of Energy, Honourable Peter Kapala, at the Launch of ASCENT

04/06/2024

Statement by the Minister of Energy, Honourable Peter Kapala, at the Launch of ASCENT

Speech by the COMESA Secretary General at the Launch of ASCENT programme

04/06/2024

Speech by the COMESA Secretary General at the Launch of ASCENT programme

Remarks by Dr. Mohamed Kadah during a virtual session on investment needs for Africa’s power sector

21/05/2024

Remarks by Amb. Dr Mohamed Kadah during a virtual session on investment needs for Africa’s power sector,

Thermal power dominates in COMESA region at 76%

15/05/2024

Cairo, Wednesday, May 15, 2024: Thermal power dominates power generation in the COMESA region, accounting for more than 76 percent with hydro energy at 24 percent. This is out of the total installed power generation capacity estimated at 100,000 megawatts. This was part of the updates presented at the 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the…
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