The African Development Bank has concluded a three-day appraisal mission to the COMESA Secretariat where they met the Assistant Secretary General – Programmes, Amb. Dr. Mohamed Kadah. The event took place from January 27th to 29th, 2026. The mission’s objective was to evaluate the proposed Regional Capacity Building Project for Trade-Based Money Laundering, facilitated by…
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As the global community intensifies efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the need for credible and transparent carbon markets has never been greater. This message was strongly echoed on 29 January 2026, when the Accelerating Sustainable & Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) programme under COMESA hosted a high level webinar on International Carbon Standards and…
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has congratulated President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for being declared winner in the January 15, 2026 General Elections. In her message of Congratulations sent to Kampala, Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe offered her support to His Excellecy the President, Government and people of Uganda. “We are confident that…
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The Joint African Union-COMESA-IGAD Election Observation Mission that deployed to the 15 January 2026 General Elections has commended Uganda for holding regular elections as enshrined in their national constitution. The Mission has also noted that the elections were delivered in a calm environment compared to the 2021 elections. However, the Mission expressed concern with reports…
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COMESA will host the 13th Annual Research Forum from 14-18 September 2026. The Forum brings together various stakeholders, including policy makers, academia, think tanks and private sector to deliberate on topical issues on trade and regional integration. The Forum is also a capacity building avenue in economic and trade policy research for young researchers. Successful…
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JOB PURPOSE To provide secretarial and administrative support to Directors in order to ensure efficient and effective operations of the Division.
JOB PURPOSE To organize, manage and distribute documents in an effective and efficient manner for meetings, workshops and conferences as per stated guidelines and procedures.
JOB PURPOSE To efficiently assist and maximize the effectiveness of Executive Management by providing administrative and secretarial support to carry out their mandate in the Secretariat and COMESA Region.
JOB PURPOSE To manage payroll processes and procedures, to ensure COMESA Secretariat monthly payroll is processed, disbursed and reported within the established controls and deadlines; and audit procedures are in place and adhered to.
JOB PURPOSE To schedule a maintenance cycle for computing equipment, managing computer replacement cycle and providing support to ensure effective utilization of the organization computer equipment; To carry out research and development activities and recommend innovative idea that would improve on maintenance and support of the Secretariat computing equipment.
