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Regional Horticultural Observatory Programme Developed

The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA) has developed the COMESA Horticultural Observatory Programme which will be used to engage multi-stakeholders in the horticultural industry on how to sustainably increase exports, value addition and retention of the industry. ACTESA, which is the agriculture arm of COMESA, worked closely with the Bill…
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Small-Scale Cross-Border Trade Initiative Extended by 31 Months

The European Union (EU) has granted a no-cost extension to the Small-Scale Cross Border Trade Initiative (SSCBTI) programme by 31 Months. The Project will now end in December 2024 from the initial deadline of May 2022. Assistant Secretary General for Administration and Finance Dr Dev Haman revealed this in Lusaka during the opening of the…
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Rwanda Reaffirms its support of COMESA

Rwanda has reaffirmed its support of regional integration programmes being implemented by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). His Excellency Paul Kagame says his government believes that integrating African countries is a sure way of attaining economic prosperity and development. He said this at State House in Kigali on 2nd August when…
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AU-COMESA Completes Deployment of Election Observers in Kenya

Nairobi, August 8, 2022: The joint African Union- COMESA election observers’ mission to the August 9th General Elections in Kenya has deployed observers to 38 out of the 47 counties in the country. By Monday, the observers had all arrived in their areas of deployment and begun mapping the polling centres and meeting key election…
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Heads of International Observation Mission in Kenya Issue Joint Statement

Nairobi, August 5, 2022: Heads of the international election observation and expert missions in Kenya, have issued a joint statement on the 9 August 2022 General Elections and called on all stakeholders to maintain the prevailing calm and peaceful atmosphere. The Joint Statement Picture: Leader of the AU – COMESA Election Observer Mission, and former…
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AU-COMESA launch a Joint Election Observer Mission to the 2022 Kenya General Elections

Nairobi, August 4, 2022: The African Union (AU) and the Common Market for Southern and Eastern Africa (COMESA), today officially launched their joint election observation mission to the upcoming General Elections in Kenya. The Joint Mission is led by former President of Sierra Leone,  Ernest Bai Koroma, supported by former Minister of Health and Social…
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Six-Point Shared Vision for Youth Agenda in Regional Peace and Security

Harare, Friday, July, 29, 2022: Youth delegates attending the 2nd High Level Ministerial Conference on youth, peace and security have presented a six-point shared vision for their agenda to Ministers in charge of youth affairs in the southern African region. The six points focus on strengthening the continental, regional and national frameworks for youth inclusion…
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Over 40 Students Enroll for COMESA Masters in Regional Integration Program

Forty-Seven students are currently enrolled for the COMESA Masters in Regional Integration (MRI) Programme, currently offered by the Kenyatta University in Kenya and the University of Mauritius. Out of these, 39 students have received COMESA scholarships supported by the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). The scholarships were…
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Africa Youth Leaders to Meet Ministers at the Zimbabwe Conference

Harare, Monday, July 25, 2022: The preliminary technical meetings leading to the first-ever High-Level Youth Ministerial Conference targeting Regional Economic Communities, Regional Mechanisms, relevant Ministries in the Southern Africa Region and National Youth Councils in the region begun today in Harare. It brought together youth leaders from the youth councils, the AU Youth Envoy, African…
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Steps Towards Establishing an Electronic Single Window System

The Electronic Single Window System (eSW) is one of the key trade and transport facilitation instruments prioritized by most of the COMESA Member States to improve the ease of doing business environment and to enhance intra-regional trade in region. In 2017, the COMESA Council of Ministers decided that Member States should adopt a harmonized and…
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