Category: COMESA News

Unlocking Small-Scale Cross-Border Trade Between Burundi and the DRC

Representatives from the Governments of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are currently meeting in Bujumbura for a three-day session to review progress on the reopening of the Buganda/Nyamoma and Mparambo/Rubenga border posts. The officials will also use this opportunity to agree on a roadmap outlining the remaining actions needed to facilitate the…
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Zambia and Zimbabwe to strengthen economic ties with Common Agro-Industrial Park

Lusaka, Zambia Thursday 23 October 2025: Under their Joint Industrialization Programme, Zambia and Zimbabwe are set to strengthen their economic cooperation by establishing a Common Agro-Industrial Park (CAIP). This initiative aims to promote industrial development, increase intra-regional trade, and enhance food security in the two countries. On 20-21 October 2025, the COMESA Secretariat, led by…
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COMESA and ZEP-Re Announce Joint Golf Tournament

Lusaka, Zambia — 21 October 2025 — The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in collaboration with ZEP-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company), is proud to announce the inaugural COMESA and ZEP-Re Golf Tournament, scheduled to take place on Thursday, 23rd October 2025. ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company) is a COMESA institution and a cornerstone of…
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KAZINI CARAVAN: Using Art and Culture to Drive Trade Awareness Across Africa

On Tuesday 21 October 2025, COMESA Secretariat hosted the Kazini Caravan, a youth-led continental initiative, which promotes inclusive regional integration by using art, culture and innovation as tools for trade awareness and empowerment, with the aim to simplify complex trade policies for youth innovators and women entrepreneurs across Africa’s 55 countries. This initiative supports COMESA’s…
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COMESA Gender Technical Working Group Strengthens Capacity

Members of the COMESA Secretariat Gender Technical Working Group (GTWG) participated in a workshop from 14 to 16 October 2025 to enhance their capacities for mainstreaming gender in their work. The three-day workshop held in Lusaka had 26 staff in attendance. The activity sought to reinforce the role of gender mainstreaming in advancing COMESA’s objectives.…
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Sub-Committee on COMESA Monetary and Exchange Rates Policies Meets

The COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) held the 22nd meeting of the Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies (MERP) Sub-Committee in Nairobi, Kenya from 2nd to 3rd October 2025. The MERP meeting was preceded by a validation workshop for country specific studies conducted by staff from COMESA Member Central Bank, in 2025 on the “Impact of Fin-tech-led…
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24th COMESA Summit Held in Kenya

The 24th COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit was held on 9 October 2025 in Nairobi Kenya with a call for concerted efforts to deepen intra-regional trade among the 21 Member States. Heads of State from Burundi, Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya and Zimbabwe were joined by Prime Ministers, Vice Presidents and other leaders from the…
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COMESA Clearing House Advances Digital Retail Payments Platform to User Trials Across Malawi – Zambia 

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Clearing House (CCH) continues to make strides in its mission to promote economic growth and prosperity through intra-regional trade and integration. As part of this effort, CCH is advancing its flagship Digital Retail Payments Platform (DRPP) – a key initiative designed to ease barriers to cross-border…
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𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶, 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟤02𝟦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀

The COMESA Media Awards is an annual event conducted by the COMESA Secretariat to promote regional integration activities being implemented by the organisation through multimedia publicity. The award aims to promote reporting on COMESA regional integration activities by recognizing journalists whose works contribute to the integration agenda. The Winners awarded during the 24th Summit are…
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