Lusaka, Monday, March 11, 2019: The crash of the Ethiopian Flight 302 on Sunday March 10, enroute to Nairobi from Addis Ababa has sent shockwaves across the COMESA region. As one of the biggest regional carriers, ET connects COMESA Member States and the region to the world thus immensely contributing to regional integration. Hundreds of…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 11, 2019: COMESA mourns the sudden demise of Ambassador Julius Onen, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives of Uganda. Ambassador Onen has been instrumental in driving the regional integration agenda. His depth of knowledge on regional integration and his insightful contributions on the subject in various fora, regionally and…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 11, 2019: Eswatini is set to launch the construction of a trade hub and private sector support project in Manzini town. About 1.2 million euros provided by the European Union through the COMESA Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM) will be used to finance this project. Signing of the Financing Agreement will be…
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Lusaka, Friday, March 8,2019: COMESA and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have begun sharing collaborating on areas of commonalities through joint activities to advance the conflict early warning in the region. The two Regional Economic Communities (RECs) separately conduct conflict early warning and response systems on their member States, majority of which belong to…
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Lusaka, Friday, March 8, 2019: Two events were conducted at the COMESA Secretariat to mark the 2019 International Women’s Day. These were: a dialogue with the small-scale cross border women traders organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with COMESA Secretariat and the government of Zambia on March 7, 2019. The second…
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Antananarivo, Thursday, March 7, 2019: COMESA is developing a harmonized food safety regulatory environment and a credible quality verification infrastructure that will be trusted by the bloc’s trading partners. The initiative is financed under the European Union Development (EDF 11). According to Secretary General (SG) Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, this initiative will improve the quality and…
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Antananarivo, Wednesday, March 6, 2019: Secretary General of COMESA Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe was in Madagascar this week to brief and consult the Chair of the COMESA Authority of Heads of States and Government H. E. President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar on COMESA programmes and the 2019 Summit. During the mission that took place between 4…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 4, 2019: COMESA has begun mapping enterprises involved in live animal trade in the region to establish basic data on regional and international markets. This project is intended to enhance the livestock value chain by linking animal fatteners, feedlot operators, abattoirs and slaughter house operators to the regional and international markets. It…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 4, 2019: Rising sophistication of financial crimes especially money laundering and terrorism financing necessitates greater inter-agency collaboration and regional partnerships. Countries that faces higher incidences of terror attacks have particularly been responsive to regional initiatives, such as the COMESA Maritime Security (MASE) programme, which deal with Anti Money Laundering and Combating the…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 4, 2019: The COMESA Committee of Elders (CoE) is one of the critical pillars that seek to promote peace and security in the region as enshrined in Article 3 (d) of the COMESA Treaty. It was established in 2009 to augment the office of the Secretary General with peacemaking assignments through the…
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