أكد الرئيس البوروندي إيفاريست ندايشيمي من جديد التزام حكومته ودعمها لأجندة التكامل الإقليمي للكوميسا، ودعا إلى تعميق التجارة بين الدول الأعضاء البالغ عددها 21 دولة. وحث ندايشيمي المنطقة على التركيز على تنفيذ البرامج التي تفيد الناس، من خلال تشجيع نمو الأعمال والتفاعل. صرح ندايشيمي بذلك خلال اجتماع مع وفد من الأمانة العامة للكوميسا، بقيادة الأمين…
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Le Président de la République du Burundi, SE M. Evariste Ndayishimiye, a réaffirmé l’engagement et le soutien de son gouvernement au programme d’intégration régionale du COMESA et a appelé à des échanges plus approfondis au sein des 21 États membres. Il a exhorté la région à se focaliser sur la mise en œuvre de programmes…
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National consultations on the COMESA Early Warning System (COMWARN) Structural Vulnerability Assessments Methodology (SVAs) got underway in Mauritius on 6 July 2022 involving government and key stakeholders. The three days consultations held in Port Louis aim at developing an early warning system based on structural data. These reports provide Member States with the projected structural…
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COMESA scooped the top award as the best international exhibitor at the just concluded international trade fair that took place in Ndola town in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province 29 June – 5 July 2022. Zambia’s President H.E. Hakainde Hichilema presented the Best International Exhibitor trophy to the COMESA expo team after the official opening of the…
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One of the key roles of a government is to develop the national budget as a guide towards achieving specific development and social objectives. This includes determining the resource envelope namely; domestic revenue (tax and non-tax revenue), donor grants, and the borrowing needs for funding the identified priorities. Quite often, fiscal outturns differ substantially from…
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Rwanda’s Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) engaged in horticulture and agro-processing are set to access the Egyptian market following a successful trade mission facilitated by the COMESA Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Markets Programme (RECAMP). Fourteen SMEs from the Private Sector Federation accompanied by two officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry…
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The COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) has commenced preparatory work towards the production of a Financial Stability Report (FSR) for the COMESA region. The first working group of experts meeting took place in Nairobi, Kenya on 22 – 24 June 2022 with participants from the Central Banks of DR Congo, Egypt, Mauritius, Sudan and Zambia. The…
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Management and Senior staff at COMESA Secretariat led by Secretary General (SG) Chileshe Kapwepwe, participated in a two-day team building retreat in Lusaka from 29 – 30 June 2022. This followed over two years of flexi-working, from home or office since the onset of COVID-19. The retreat provided an opportunity to reconnect, meet and bond…
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Tuesday, June 28, 2022: COMESA and Texas A&M Agrilife Research, USA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support mycotoxin risk management involving aflatoxins and fumonisins for trade commodities and staples. This is a key pillar of mutual recognition of certificates of analysis amongst trading countries. Aflatoxins and fumonisins are naturally occurring toxins and…
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في البداية أعرب عن عميق تقديرى لمحكمة عدل الكوميسا لاتاحتها لى فرصة التدريب فيها. ولقد كانت بحق فرصة عظيمة لتحقيق النمو على المستويين الشخصى والتنظيمى. ولدت كغيرى من الأطفال الطبيعيين في 14 سبتمبر 1990. وترعرعت في أوموجا، إيست لاند في نيروبى. وبدأت أشعر أثناء دراستى في المستوى السادس بعدم القدرة على تصفح الكتب المكتوبة بالخط…
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