Author: Willis Osemo

The 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) platform was on Tuesday 25 August unveiled in Seychelles with the country’s President His Excellency Danny Faure urging women to seize the opportunities it will present them to do business. The launch was the first in a COMESA Member State since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has advised consumers in the region to be on the lookout for pyramid schemes whereby people are encouraged to join and recruit others at a fee to make money. Members of a pyramid scheme make money through the recruitment of others. A statement from CCC Headquarters in Malawi states that…
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COMESA, the African Union and SADC have agreed that young people in Africa should no longer be seen as perpetrators of conflicts or targets of violence but rather be recognized as actors and partners in promoting peace and security. The three bodies have acknowledged that youth are partners who have continued to play an important…
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Over 150 artisans have been trained in various areas of the Leather Value chain in the Kingdom of Eswatini with support from the European Development Fund through the Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM). Specifically, the project has trained artisans in footwear design and making, leather goods design and making, vegetable tanning and on the establishment…
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