The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional grouping of 21 African States which have agreed to promote regional integration through trade development and trade facilitation. More information can be obtained from the COMESA website www.comesa.int. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced professionals from COMESA Member States for the…
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The Twenty-ninth meeting of the COMESA Committee on Legal Affairs is taking place in Lusaka from 16 – 20 June 2025 to review the draft revised COMESA Competition Commission Regulations and the Draft revised COMESA Competition Commission Rules. These instruments will facilitate an effective implementation of programmes and management of the COMESA Competition Commission as…
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The 13th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Regulators for Information and Communications for Eastern and Southern Africa (ARICEA) was held on 12 and 13 June 2025 in Lilongwe Malawi highlighting the importance of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) across the region. Delegates and regulators acknowledged the rapid expansion of ICT access, which is…
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COMESA Secretariat held a regional capacity building workshop for Member States on the implementation of the revised COMESA Regulations and Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) Elimination and Working Procedures. The workshop was held virtually from 11 – 12 June 2025. Director for Trade and Customs Dr Christopher Onyango described the workshop as timely and essential to enhance…
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Mauritius, in partnership with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI), hosted a high-level validation workshop on 11 June 2025 in Turtle Bay to review a comprehensive study aimed at enhancing the development of the leather value chain. The workshop was convened under the…
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COMESA has joined the region in mourning the passing of H.E. Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, Zambia’s sixth president. In a message of condolences to H.E. Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema, Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe expressed profound sadness at the news of the demise of President Lungu on 5 June 2025. “On behalf of the…
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On Wednesday 4 June 2025, the COMESA headquarters in Lusaka hosted a high-level delegation from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat on a benchmarking mission to learn from COMESA’s implementation of the electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) system. Speaking during the meeting, Dr Christopher Onyango, Director of Trade and Customs at COMESA described…
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COMESA is making significant strides in transforming the region’s pharmaceutical landscape through a strategic initiative that promises to reshape healthcare access across the 21-member bloc. From 3 to 4 June 2025, COMESA convened a two-day Competence Building and Consultative Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, for creating a sustainable institutional framework for pharmaceutical sector development. This was…
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COMESA has embarked on a new phase of strategic development for its flagship Yellow Card Scheme, with the launch of a regional consultative process aimed at shaping the 2026-2030 Strategic Plan. This initiative marks a key milestone in the continued evolution of the Scheme, which plays a central role in facilitating cross-border vehicle movement and…
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Management and selected staff from COMESA Secretariat held a two-day retreat to finalise the 2026-2030 Medium Term Strategic Plan to replace the current one which has ran its course. Assistant Secretary General for Administration and Finance Dr Dev Haman addressed the team and encouraged all to actively participate and match interventions to needs of Member…
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