COMESA working with the Government of Zimbabwe and through the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) has launched the Zimbabwe Leather Satellite Studio stocked with over 150,000 Euros worth of equipment. This has been made possible through the Technical Assistant Facility (TAF) under the European Union Development Funded (11 EDF), Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and…
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COMESA Secretariat in collaboration with the COMESA Business Council (CBC) undertook a Horticulture engagement mission to German with representatives of eight Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Tunisia and Zimbabwe from 9th – 14th June 2025. The COMESA Engagement Mission to German is the 2nd mission after having successfully conducted a…
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Victoria, Seychelles, June 23 2025 – COMESA in collaboration with the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) conducted a two-day high-level Validation and Capacity Building Workshop on the Seychelles revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) framework. The event was supported under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Markets Programme (RECAMP).…
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COMESA in collaboration with the African Union and International IDEA have launched technical support to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and other key electoral stakeholders as the country prepares for its General Elections scheduled for 16 September 2025. The deployment of the Technical Assistance Mission follows the recommendation from the joint AU-COMESA Pre-Elections Assessment Mission…
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The Twenty-ninth meeting of the COMESA Committee on Legal Affairs is taking place in Lusaka from 16 – 20 June 2025 to review the draft revised COMESA Competition Commission Regulations and the Draft revised COMESA Competition Commission Rules. These instruments will facilitate an effective implementation of programmes and management of the COMESA Competition Commission as…
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The 13th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Regulators for Information and Communications for Eastern and Southern Africa (ARICEA) was held on 12 and 13 June 2025 in Lilongwe Malawi highlighting the importance of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) across the region. Delegates and regulators acknowledged the rapid expansion of ICT access, which is…
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COMESA Secretariat held a regional capacity building workshop for Member States on the implementation of the revised COMESA Regulations and Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) Elimination and Working Procedures. The workshop was held virtually from 11 – 12 June 2025. Director for Trade and Customs Dr Christopher Onyango described the workshop as timely and essential to enhance…
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Mauritius, in partnership with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI), hosted a high-level validation workshop on 11 June 2025 in Turtle Bay to review a comprehensive study aimed at enhancing the development of the leather value chain. The workshop was convened under the…
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COMESA has joined the region in mourning the passing of H.E. Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, Zambia’s sixth president. In a message of condolences to H.E. Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema, Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe expressed profound sadness at the news of the demise of President Lungu on 5 June 2025. “On behalf of the…
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On Wednesday 4 June 2025, the COMESA headquarters in Lusaka hosted a high-level delegation from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat on a benchmarking mission to learn from COMESA’s implementation of the electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) system. Speaking during the meeting, Dr Christopher Onyango, Director of Trade and Customs at COMESA described…
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