The COMESA Statistics & Research Unit, in collaboration with Statistics Sweden, through its bilateral projects at the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats), hosted a three-day RStudio training for COMESA and ZamStats staff from 12–14 August 2025 in Lusaka, Zambia. The course is part of a Sida-funded…
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The Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) programme took center stage at the RENPOWER Zambia 2025 Conference held at the Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka in July. Organized under the theme “Unlocking Access to Green Energy Generation and Accelerating Grid Stability,” the conference served as a catalytic forum for stakeholders shaping Zambia’s energy future. Hosted…
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Ministers of Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources from the COMESA Region have called for accelerated efforts in boosting productivity by adopting climate-smart agriculture, expanding irrigation, removing trade barriers and filling infrastructure gaps. In his address to the 9th Joint Ministerial Meeting held in Lusaka on Friday 8 August 2025, Zambia’s Minister of Agriculture Hon. Reuben…
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COMESA held the first Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting under Phase II of the Regional Food Balance Sheet (RFBS) initiative, from 30-31 July 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. The two-day meeting brought together a high-level delegation of regional and international stakeholders, including representatives from AGRA, the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF), the Eastern Africa Grain Council…
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The Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya (ZTK) Power Interconnector Project has officially been relaunched in Lusaka by the three participating governments, with strong backing from the World Bank, the European Union and the United Kingdom. Aimed at linking the East African Power Pool (EAPP) with the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), the ZTK project will create one of Africa’s…
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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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