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50 Million African Women Speak Platform Launched in Egypt

Cairo, November 18, 2020: Egypt became the seventh COMESA Member State to launch the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) platform at a colourful event held in Cairo on Wednesday 18 November 2020. The national launch of the platform was presided over by the Deputy Executive Director of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development…
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Zambian Civil Societies to Play Greater Role in Peace and Security

Chisamba, Zambia, Monday 16 November 2020: Over ten civil society and private sector organizations in Zambia participated in a two-day national consultation workshop on 16-17 November to enhance their role in the COMESA Peace and Security programme as the country prepares to hold general elections in 2021. COMESA in collaboration with the Economic, Social and…
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National Investment Agencies Receive Support from COMESA RIA Towards  COVID 19 Recovery

Cairo, Egypt 9th November 2020: The COMESA Regional Investment Agency (RIA) has embarked on building the capacities of National Investment Promotion Agencies (NIPAs) in Member States to support investments rebound from the effects of COVID-19. The capacity building activities are being implemented through webinars focusing on best practices in developing and presenting investment opportunities to…
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Differently Abled Persons find Livelihood in Textile Cluster

Despite the many challenges being faced in the textile and garment sector in Zambia, differently abled persons in Ndola District in the Copperbelt Province have found their livelihoods in production of garments. This has been made possible through a capacity building programme supported under the COMESA Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM). Gellophina Skills Academy for…
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COMESA to Construct Border Export Zones for Small Scale Traders

Plans to construct at least six border export zones for Small Scale Cross Border Traders (SSCBTI) are at an advanced stage in the selected sites between Zambia on one hand and Malawi, Zimbabwe, DR Congo and Tanzania. The identified sites are Mwami/Mchinji, Kasumbalesa, Chirundu and Tunduma/Nakonde border posts respectively. The project is being implemented by…
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Export Similarities Contributes to Low Intra-COMESA Trade

Export similarities in COMESA Member States is a major contributor to the low intra-COMESA trade as well as with the rest of Africa. According to findings presented at the recent COMESA Annual Research Forum, the current export structure depicts a region that produces more or less similar products in terms of their export sophistication. The…
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Zambia Volunteers for Structural Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment

Zambia is set to become the first country in COMESA and the third in Africa, after Ghana and Ivory Coast, to undergo Country Structural Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment (CSVRA). The decision to volunteer for CSVRA, an Africa Union-led initiative, was made during a Cabinet meeting on 26 October 2020. The decision is aligned to the…
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Region Targets $5B Worth of Seed Trade by 2025

Regional seed trade in the COMESA countries stands at USD 2 billion but this is set to rise to USD 5 billion by 2025 with the implementation of new initiatives. One of them is the rolling out of the COMESA seed labels and certificates. The development of the labels and certificates is part of the…
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Opportunities to Turn Around the Low Intra-Regional Trade Abound

Intra-regional trade among the 21 Member countries of COMESA is estimated at 7%. This low performance is attributed to inadequate participation of all Member States in the COMESA Free Trade Area and the challenges they face in implementing regional commitments. The situation is further aggravated by poor physical connectivity leading to high transportation costs, prevalence…
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Congratulations to the New President of Seychelles

COMESA has congratulated H.E Wavel Ramkalawan following his election and taking the oath of office as the new President of Seychelles. President Ramkalawan was elected during the Presidential and Parliamentary elections conducted on 22 – 24 October 2020. In her message issued on behalf of the Chair of the COMESA Authority and the regional organization,…
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