COMESA through the Federation of National Associations of Women in Business in Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM), has continued to support women entrepreneurs in the region in various sectors through the BIAWE Project Business Incubation Model. Eswatini is one of the Member States that has benefited from the funding through its FEMCOM chapter and has…
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Measures in COMESA MS in Response to Covid Vol 18 _ 21 August
Lusaka, Thursday, 20 August, 2020: Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe has been named among 100 Most Influential African Women on the continent for the year 2020. The Award given by Avance Media, a leading African Public Relations and Rating Firm is a recognition for women who are leading various initiatives across the continent and seeks to…
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إطلاق منصة “صوت 50 مليون امرأة أفريقية” في 14 دولة عضو لوساكا – الإثنين الموافق 17 أغسطس 2020: بدءً من هذا الأسبوع، سوف تُجري السوق المشتركة للشرق والجنوب الأفريقي (الكوميسا) عمليات إطلاق وطنية لمنصة رقمية مخصصة للمعلومات التي تحتاجها المرأة في إقليم الكوميسا. وسوف تشرع الكوميسا في إطلاق منصة “صوت 50 مليون امرأة أفريقية”…
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50 Million African Women Speak platform national launches planned in 14 Member States Lusaka, Monday, 17 August 2020 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) will, starting this week, conduct national launches of a digital platform specifically designed to address the information needs of women in the region. COMESA will be rolling…
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Lusaka, Monday, 17 August 2020: COMESA will this week start conducting national launches of a digital platform known as the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) Project specifically designed to address the information needs of women in business in the region. The trade bloc will roll out the Platform in 14 Member States between August…
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Women working in the textile sector in Burundi will soon be able to produce high quality cloth after undergoing skills and entrepreneurial empowerment through an incubator project supported by the Federation of Women in Business for Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM) in partnership with African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Spanish Fund. The training which is…
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The World Bank has agreed to a no cost extension for the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project (GLTFP) to December 2021. This was revealed during the 12th Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting held virtually on Friday 14 August 2020. The five million US dollars project was launched in 2016 for a five-year period. COMESA’s Assistant…
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Ministers responsible for agriculture, environment and natural resources have adopted the COMESA COVID-19 Food Security Response Plan to help the region deal with the impacts of Covid-19 on regional food security. In their 7th joint meeting conducted virtually, the Ministers expressed concern about the unfolding effects of Covid-19 on food and nutrition and called on…
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Sustainable agriculture is an essential factor to advancing trade within COMESA and the rest of Africa. Over the last two decades, Africa has remained a net food importer, with agricultural accounting for about 60% of Africa’s total trade in agricultural products. Furthermore, agricultural product imports account for around 13% of total imports. The COVID-19 pandemic…
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