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TO DEVELOP AN OPERATIONAL MANUAL TO GUIDE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (CSOs) INTERACTION WITH THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC)

10/03/2023

COUNTRY: MULTINATIONAL Financing Agreement reference: ECOSOCC-EU-APSA IV Project ID No.: ECOSOCC-EU-APSA IV The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has received financing from the African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) towards the cost of Developing an Operational Manual to guide Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) interaction with the African Union Peace…
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RE-ADVERTISEMENT: Short-Term Expert (STE) Consultant – National Project Coordinator to Assist in Implementation of Upgrade Ethiopia’s Galafi and Moyale Border Posts Project Funded under the COMESA EDF 11 –TFP

09/03/2023

The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI) with the COMESA Secretariat on the COMESA EDF 11 project will hire National Project Coordinator in a short-term basis to provide support and for the overall implementation of the Ethiopia’s Moyale and Galafi Border Posts Project for a period of six (6) months. More information can…
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COMESA, partners hold high-level engagement on sidelines of CSW67

09/03/2023

COMESA, the East African Community (EAC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the three regional economic communities which are jointly implementing the 50 Million African Women Speak digital platform (50MAWSP), held a high-level partners engagement on Wednesday 8 March to mobilise support for the next phase of the initiative. The meeting took…
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Border Officials Trained on Handling Health Emergencies

07/03/2023

Senior officials working at strategic border posts in the region are undergoing a four-day training programme on border management during health emergencies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The training kicked off on Tuesday, 7 March 2023 in Lusaka Zambia, targeting immigration, customs, border police, port health and trade officials from Malawi, Zambia and…
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EDF Procurement Expert

03/03/2023

SCOPE OF WORK The Procurement Expert will be recruited to ensure that all procurement activities under the European Development Funded (EDF) regional programmes with COMESA are carried out in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner. SPECIFIC TASKS/KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The Procurement Expert will be assigned the following tasks: Manage the procurement aspects of EDF regional programmes…
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Implementation of the €8m Regional ICT Programme Reviewed

02/03/2023

Nairobi, Thursday, 02 March 2023: The Steering Committee of the programme on Enhancement of Governance and Enabling Environment in the ICT sector (EGEE-ICT) in the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean region (EA-SA-IO) meeting began today in Nairobi, Kenya to review the programme’s performance, since it was launched two years ago. The eight…
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Japanese and Italian Envoys Accredited to COMESA

28/02/2023

Italian and Japanese Ambassadors to Zambia have been accredited as Special Representatives of their respective countries to COMESA. H.E. Dr. Enrico De Agostini (Italy) and H.E. Takeuchi Kazuyuki presented their letters of credence to the Secretary General, Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe at a brief ceremony conducted at the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka on Tuesday 28 February 2023. The Secretary General called for high commitment…
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Zambia Undergoes Capacity Building Workshop on Gender Statistics

28/02/2023

More than 40 officials from different government institutions in Zambia have been trained to produce and use timely data for effective policy making. This is in addition to building their capacity in gender statistics terminologies and methodologies, thereby strengthening their knowledge of different gender policies at the global and regional level. The training was conducted…
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RFP: Consultancy to Perform the Role Of Regional Coordinator For The COMESA EAC Horticulture Accelerator (CEHA) Secretariat

28/02/2023

1. Background Horticulture offers significant potential for economic growth, including increases in rural incomes and employment opportunities, across the 21 Member States of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Given this potential, the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA), a Specialized Agency of COMESA mandated by heads of…
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CONTRACT TO MAINSTREAM THE INFORMAL ECONOMY INTO THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

28/02/2023

The COMESA Secretariat is inviting Individual Consultants to submit their CV and Financial Proposal for the following services: SHORT TERM CONSULTANCY CONTRACT TO MAINSTEAM THE INFORMAL ECONOMY INTO THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA The Terms of Reference defining the minimum technical requirements for these services are attached as Annex 1 to this Request for Expression of…
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