Ministers responsible for Health from the COMESA region met on Thursday 14 August 2025 for their second meeting to review developments in the health sector. The sector remains key for a successful regional integration agenda. The meeting noted progress such as the establishment of the COMESA Health Desk at the Secretariat with the recruitment of…
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Regional Agricultural Trade Zambia and Malawi have signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on Conformity Assessment, marking a major milestone in COMESA’s drive to enhance regional agricultural trade and integration. The signing ceremony took place on 11 August 2025 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lusaka. The Agreement, facilitated by COMESA through the Enhancing Regional Agricultural…
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About 60 experts in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and E-Waste Management from COMESA, EAC, IGAD, IOC and SADC met in Uganda from 12 – 14 August 2025 to validate the Draft Policy and Regulatory Documents for Phase III of the ICT Authorization and E-Waste Management Programme. Once approved, adopted and implemented by Member States,…
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At the heart of one of the busiest cross-border areas in the region, COMESA, in collaboration with the Horn of Africa Youth Network (HoAYN), convened a sensitisation workshop for local cross-border traders from 28 – 31 July 2025. Held in Malaba, Kenya, the workshop aimed to sensitise stakeholders on the Trading for Peace Project including…
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The COMESA Statistics & Research Unit, in collaboration with Statistics Sweden, through its bilateral projects at the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats), hosted a three-day RStudio training for COMESA and ZamStats staff from 12–14 August 2025 in Lusaka, Zambia. The course is part of a Sida-funded…
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The Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) programme took center stage at the RENPOWER Zambia 2025 Conference held at the Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka in July. Organized under the theme “Unlocking Access to Green Energy Generation and Accelerating Grid Stability,” the conference served as a catalytic forum for stakeholders shaping Zambia’s energy future. Hosted…
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Honourable Ministers, Excellencies Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Distinguished Representatives of our Development and Technical Partners, Distinguished Representative of the African Union Commission, Distinguished Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization, Distinguished Representative of the World Organization for Animal Health, Representatives of the Private Sector, Representatives of the Media, Colleagues from the COMESA Secretariat and other…
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Ministers of Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources from the COMESA Region have called for accelerated efforts in boosting productivity by adopting climate-smart agriculture, expanding irrigation, removing trade barriers and filling infrastructure gaps. In his address to the 9th Joint Ministerial Meeting held in Lusaka on Friday 8 August 2025, Zambia’s Minister of Agriculture Hon. Reuben…
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COMESA held the first Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting under Phase II of the Regional Food Balance Sheet (RFBS) initiative, from 30-31 July 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. The two-day meeting brought together a high-level delegation of regional and international stakeholders, including representatives from AGRA, the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF), the Eastern Africa Grain Council…
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic community established to promote economic prosperity through enhanced regional integration, trade development, and market liberalization among its 21 Member States. As one of Africa’s premier regional integration organizations, COMESA seeks to create a fully integrated, internationally competitive regional economic community, equipped to…
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