Lusaka, Wednesday, July 31, 2019: Regional trade in live animals, meat and meat products are set to rise following a raft of new measures being put in place by COMESA and livestock exporting and importing countries. These measures include: regional live animal grading standard, linking enterprises in exporting and importing countries and sharing experiences on…
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COMESA Secretariat will hold a two-day training workshop for Member States on tracking and implementation of the Transparency Clause of the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The workshop will take place in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 30 – 31, 2019. At least 17 Member States namely: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, D.R Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Eswatini,…
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has expressed confidence in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s leadership and facilitation in the successful roll-out of the newly inaugurated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe said the regional economic bloc counts on President Kenyatta’s support to guide and move forward the implementation…
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Experts in disaster management, mitigation and climate change in eastern and southern Africa want COMESA to finalize expeditiously the regional climate resilience framework and hold a validation meeting with all Member States. In a meeting last week in Chisamba, Zambia, the experts, comprising of Senior government officials representing 13 COMESA countries, pledged to work together…
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Lusaka, July 26, 2019: Following the launch of the COMESA Regional Seed Certifications and Labels early this year, COMESA will conduct training on the electronic issuance and ordering of these documents in the next six months. National Seed Authorities (NSA) will offer the certificates at the national level while seed companies will obtain them from…
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Lusaka, Friday, July 26, 2019: Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) of two COMESA Member States, Ethiopia and Uganda were among those recently admitted to the Egmont Group, a global financial network that formulates coordinated policies and responses to financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing. Their admission alongside the Dominican Republic, Palestine, Papua New…
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Lusaka, Thursday, July 25, 2019: “The future of EU’s allocation of programmes’ financing will be determined by the rate of implementation of the current Eleventh European Development Fund programmes,” the outgoing Head of European Delegation to Zambia and COMESA Ambassador Allesandro Mariani, has said. In his parting shot when he paid a farewell visit to…
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Press Release COMESA Climate Change Resilience Mtg
Nairobi, Friday, July 19, 2019: The first COMESA Source 21 International Trade Fair that took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 17 – 21 July presented a strategic opportunity for COMESA, its institutions and projects to engage with stakeholders and demonstrate their benefits to the region. Three COMESA institutions: COMESA Competition Commission, the COMESA Court of…
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The COMESA High Level Business Dialogue dubbed SOURCE21 has concluded two-days of deliberations in Nairobi, Kenya and identified key areas to deepen regional trade. These are: promoting manufacturing competitiveness, curbing illicit trade, improving access to finance for businesses, bridging the digital gap and improving agriculture competitiveness. The Dialogue involved a Presidential and Private Sector Roundtable…
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