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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Ministers responsible for Health from the COMESA region met on Thursday 14 August 2025 for their second meeting to review developments in the health sector. The sector remains key for a successful regional integration agenda. The meeting noted progress such as the establishment of the COMESA Health Desk at the Secretariat with the recruitment of…
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Regional Agricultural Trade Zambia and Malawi have signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on Conformity Assessment, marking a major milestone in COMESA’s drive to enhance regional agricultural trade and integration. The signing ceremony took place on 11 August 2025 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lusaka. The Agreement, facilitated by COMESA through the Enhancing Regional Agricultural…
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About 60 experts in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and E-Waste Management from COMESA, EAC, IGAD, IOC and SADC met in Uganda from 12 – 14 August 2025 to validate the Draft Policy and Regulatory Documents for Phase III of the ICT Authorization and E-Waste Management Programme. Once approved, adopted and implemented by Member States,…
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At the heart of one of the busiest cross-border areas in the region, COMESA, in collaboration with the Horn of Africa Youth Network (HoAYN), convened a sensitisation workshop for local cross-border traders from 28 – 31 July 2025. Held in Malaba, Kenya, the workshop aimed to sensitise stakeholders on the Trading for Peace Project including…
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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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