Monday 16 September Lusaka, Zambia: – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in collaboration with the International Relations Society of Kenya (IRSK), the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) and the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) based at the University of the Witwatersrand in…
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BACKGROUND 1.1 The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a Regional Economic Community comprising of 21 African states’ which have agreed to promote regional integration through trade development and transport facilitation as well as development of their natural and human resources for the mutual benefit of all their people. Its vision is…
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This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in UN Development Business (UNDB online); on the African Development Bank’s Internet Website (afdb.org) and the COMESA Secretariat Website (www.comesa.int) on 10 February 2022. The COMESA Secretariat has received a grant from the African Development Fund towards the implementation…
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The overall objective of the assignment is to enhance the COMESA e-Learning web-based platform and to design, develop and deploy e-Learning Modules on COMESA customs and trade facilitation instruments with particular emphasis on the COMESA Rules of Origin which aimed at rolling out an interactive online digital e-Learning platforms to provide continuous training to Government…
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July 25, 2024: The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement, has today, 25 July 2024, come into force. This follows the attainment of the required threshold of 14 ratification among the 29 Member/Partner States in the three regional economic communities. The entry into force of the Agreement follows the depositing of Instrument of Ratification…
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional grouping of 21 African States which have agreed to promote regional integration through trade development and transport facilitation. COMESA’s objectives include sustainable economic development through economic and social progress in all Member States through increased co-operation and integration in all fields of development…
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The COMESA Regional Investment Agency (RIA) working with the Government of Tunisia and funding from the European Union 11th Development Fund (EDF11) organised a successful first ever COMESA Investment Forum (CIF 2024) on 27 June which had participation from national investment agencies from all 21 COMESA Member States. More than 350 prominent figures, including ministers,…
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As a build up to the inaugural COMESA Investment Forum (CIF 2024) in Tunis, COMESA Assistant Secretary General for Programmes Amb. Dr. Mohamed Kadah, paid a courtesy call on Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning, Mrs. Faryal Al-Orgi Al-Sabein on Wednesday, July 26, 2024 The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the role of COMESA…
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COMESA’s Assistant Secretary General for Programmes Amb. Dr Mohamed Kadah, accompanied by COMESA Regional Investment Agency (COMESA RIA) Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Heba Salama and European Development Fund (EDF) Programme Manager, Ms Mshuka Kamwela, met with Tunisia’s Minister of Preparation, Housing and the Commissioner for Management of the Ministry of Transport, Mrs. Sarah Al-Zafrani Al-Zanzari,…
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The COMESA Investment Forum 2024, held in Tunisia, witnessed highly successful Business-to-Business (B2B) sessions, marking a significant milestone in fostering regional economic cooperation and investment. Organized by the COMESA RIA in collaboration with the Government of Tunisia and funded by the European Union’s 11th Development Fund (EDF11). Special focus was given to the Regional Enterprise…
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