Latest News – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Launch of COMESA Business e-ACADEMY to Play a Leadership Role in the Region’s Digital and Financial Literacy Skills Development in the Region

30/05/2023

COMESA Business Council launched a game-changing e-learning portal in Livingstone, Zambia, on Friday 26th May 2023, where over 50 women-run Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) were awarded certificates for their completion of the three-day training workshop on Digitalization Toolkits for Greater Financial Inclusion that preceded the launch. The e-Academy, which is an initiative by…
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More than 100 Small Businesses Trained on the 1st African Trade Portal

30/05/2023

The COMESA Business Council (CBC) in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) has trained staff from more than 100 firms and public agencies in Eswatini and Zimbabwe on the first continental portal, the Africa Trade Observatory. The portal is meant to unlock the continent’s trade opportunities. The African Trade Observatory is one of the…
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President El Sisi, SG Confer on the Upcoming COMESA Summit in Zambia

26/05/2023

Cairo, Friday, 26 May 2023: On the margins of the on-going 2023 African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Egypt, COMESA Secretary General, Her Excellency Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, met His Excellency Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, who is the current Chairperson of the COMESA Authority of Heads of State and…
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Engage More Young People in Peace and Security Initiatives

13/05/2023

The President of Burundi H.E. Evariste Ndayimishiye, who is also African Union champion on Youth, Peace and Security has stated that more still needs to be done by national governments, continental and regional bodies to fully include young people in peacebuilding processes and conflict prevention in the east African region and beyond. He pointed out…
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Conference to Advocate for Inclusion of Young People in Peace Building in East Africa

09/05/2023

Bujumbura, Burundi, Tuesday 9 May 2023: More than 120 delegates representing young people, governments, Regional Economic Communities and Civil Society Organisations have gathered in Bujumbura, Burundi to advocate for more inclusive participation of youths in peacebuilding and conflict prevention in east Africa. The three-day meeting opened today with calls from all partners to recognize the…
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COMESA Competition Commission Celebrates 10 years

04/05/2023

Lilongwe, Malawi, 04 May 2023: The 10 Years Anniversary celebrations of the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) kicked off in Lilongwe, Malawi, today, attended by hundreds of stakeholders representing governments, national competition regulatory authorities, development and cooperating partners among others. The two-day celebrations include keynote statements from leaders and experts’ panel discussions on key issues in…
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High-Level Ministerial Conference on the Role of Govts, RECs in Promoting the Youth and Security Agenda in the East African Region.

28/04/2023

MEDIA ADVISORY Event: 3rd High-Level Ministerial Conference on the Role of Governments, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms in Promoting the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in the East African Region. When: 9th – 12th May 2023. Where: Bujumbura, Burundi. Who: The African Union Commission (AUC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),…
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Zambia to Host the 22nd COMESA Summit in June

28/04/2023

The Government of the Republic of Zambia has announced that it will this year host the 22nd COMESA Heads of State and Governments Summit on 8 June in the capital Lusaka. The Summit will be preceded by the Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 6 June and the COMESA Business Forum…
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COMESA, IOM Sign MoU to Strengthen Cooperation

28/04/2023

COMESA and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a cooperative working relationship in different areas of common interest which centers on managing migration and related activities in the Eastern and Southern African region. Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe and the IOM Regional Director Southern Africa Mr Ashraf…
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Eswatini Aplauds COMESA support

28/04/2023

The Kingdom of Eswatini has applauded COMESA’s support in enhancing the livelihood of the youths and women in the Kingdom through the construction of the soon too be launched Manzini Trade Hub. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from Eswatini, Hon. Senator Thulisile Dladla, who was in Zambia on an official visit indicated that the…
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