Category: Press Releases

Awareness Campaign Towards Open Skies Concludes in Burundi

Bujumbura, Burundi, 20 July 2023: The first round of an awareness campaign to enlist regional States that have not yet signed the commitment to establish the single African air transport market to do so, have concluded in Burundi. The one-month campaign was conducted by COMESA under the Support to the Air Transport Sector Development (SATSD)…
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Initiative to Enlist Malawi Towards Liberalizing its Air Transport Sector

Lilongwe, Thursday, June 22, 2023: A national workshop to sensitize stakeholders in Malawi on the need to subscribe to the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) began today in Lilongwe. The two-day workshop seeks to enlist Malawi to sign up to establish the SAATM leading to the liberalization of its air transport sector. So far…
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FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 22ND SUMMIT OF THE COMESA AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE & GOVERNMENT

THE TWENTY SECOND SUMMIT OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA was hosted in physical format at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia on 8 June 2023, under the theme: “Economic Integration for a Thriving COMESA Anchored on Green Investment, Value Addition and Tourism”.…
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COMESA Leaders Close Ranks on Priority Issues

The 22nd COMESA Summit was conducted in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, June 8, 2023, with leaders attending closing ranks on the priority issues for the region. Key among them are promoting intra-regional trade, addressing climate change, industrialization, value addition and peace and security. Presidents Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia who took over the chair of the regional…
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16th COMESA Business Forum Kicks Off in Zambia

Lusaka, Wednesday, June 7, 2023: The 16th edition of the COMESA Business Forum kicked off today in Lusaka, Zambia with over 500 regional and international businesses participating the in the one-day event preceding the COMESA Summit. The forum is a multisectoral platform for the promotion of quality products and services that are currently breaking ground…
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COMESA, Kenya Sign €2,349,790 to enhance efficiency at Moyale Border

Lusaka, June 5, 2023:  The COMESA Secretariat and the Government of Kenya have signed two agreements: One sub-delegating the implementation of coordinated border management activities at Moyale, the Kenya- Ethiopia border post. The other is on the implementation of the project on increasing competitiveness and market access of the Micro and Small Enterprises/ Fish traders…
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Launch of COMESA Business e-ACADEMY to Play a Leadership Role in the Region’s Digital and Financial Literacy Skills Development in the Region

COMESA Business Council launched a game-changing e-learning portal in Livingstone, Zambia, on Friday 26th May 2023, where over 50 women-run Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) were awarded certificates for their completion of the three-day training workshop on Digitalization Toolkits for Greater Financial Inclusion that preceded the launch. The e-Academy, which is an initiative by…
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COMMUNIQUE: PROMOTING THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE EAST AFRICA REGION

The representatives of the Governments of the Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Kenya, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic of South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Uganda, national youth councils, youth led organisations, and youth delegates, met…
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COMESA Competition Commission Celebrates 10 years

Lilongwe, Malawi, 04 May 2023: The 10 Years Anniversary celebrations of the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) kicked off in Lilongwe, Malawi, today, attended by hundreds of stakeholders representing governments, national competition regulatory authorities, development and cooperating partners among others. The two-day celebrations include keynote statements from leaders and experts’ panel discussions on key issues in…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 3rd High-Level Ministerial Conference on the Role of Governments, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms in Promoting the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in the East African Region

When:   9th – 12th May 2023. Where: Bujumbura, Burundi. Who:       The African Union Commission (AUC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the Horn of Africa Youth Network, the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), Save the Children International, with…
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