The COMESA region is prioritizing building the capacity of laboratory facilities through supporting Member States to have adequate analytical equipment, enhanced quality management systems and targeting accreditation with reference to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and World Health Organisation (WHO PQ) requiresments. This will help foster regional cooperation and ensure access to safe, quality-assured medicines across the 21-trade…
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Lilongwe, Malawi, Thursday 28 August 2025: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the Malawi Peace and Unity Commission have launched a Pre-Election Initiative in Malawi aimed at fostering dialogue, consensus-building and preventive diplomacy to ensure peaceful and credible elections ahead of the September 16…
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Lusaka, Zambia August 25, 2025 — In response to the upcoming 2025 General Elections in Malawi, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in partnership with the African Union (AU), will launch a Pre-election Initiative in Lilongwe on Thursday 28 August 2025 aimed at fostering dialogue, consensus-building and preventive diplomacy to ensure…
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The Zambian government through the Ministry of Finance and National Planning and the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, in collaboration with the COMESA Climate Change Unit, convened a four-day Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change Budget Tracking and Coding in Lusaka. The meeting held 19 – 22 August 2025 brought together senior government officials, technical…
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Lusaka, Zambia 25 August 2025 – COMESA Secretariat working with partners is proud to announce the hosting of the 3rd International Relations Society of Kenya (IRSK) Annual Conference to be held from 1- 3 October 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya offering a timely and interdisciplinary space for dialogue, knowledge exchange and strategic foresight Jointly hosted with…
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Noting the need to facilitate and enhance small-scale cross-border trade, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed an Interministerial Decree on 10 March 2025 to enable the implementation of the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime (STR) on its borders with neighbouring COMESA countries. The DRC shares borders with four COMESA countries Burundi, Rwanda,…
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Members of the Programme Steering Committee for the European Union funded Institutional Capacity Building Programme (ICBP) at COMESA Secretariat and EU Delegation in Zambia met in Lusaka to review progress in implementation of the Programme. Funded under the 11th European Development Fund, the initiative continues to be a cornerstone in COMESA’s efforts to strengthen institutional…
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Malawi is scheduled to hold general elections on 16 September 2025 to elect a President, Members to the National Assembly and representatives Ward Councils to serve for a five-year period. The 2025 elections come after the previous elections in 2019 that were initially nullified by the Supreme Court. The Court besides the nullification of elections…
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Fifty staff from Central Banks in twelve COMESA countries have been trained in understanding the complex interaction between monetary policy and fintech. The comprehensive training will enable staff to provide advice for effective policy responses to the challenges and opportunities presented by fintech in the COMESA region. Organised by the COMESA Monetary Institute, the virtual…
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COMESA has launched the World Bank-funded Inclusive Digitalization for East and Southern Africa (IDEA) Programme which aims to empower 180 million people with internet access and provide digitally enabled services to 100 million people over the next eight years. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Technology and Science of Zambia, Dr. Brilliant Habeenzu, launched the programme alongside, World…
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