The COMESA Secretariat will be closed for two weeks from Friday 20 December 2019 to 5th January 2020. Official business will resume on Monday 6th January when most staff members are expected to report back for work. This was announced in a Statement by the Director of Human Resources & Administration Mrs Martha Elimu.

“We are happy to announce on behalf of the Secretary General, that the Secretariat will close on Friday 20th December 2019, which will be the last working day for this year and open on Monday 6th January 2020,” read the statement in part.