QUESTIONNAIRE FOR GATHERING INFORMATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL GBV WORKPLACE POLICY

A workplace like any other community is comprised of men and women who have various social, cultural, religious, racial, educational and economic backgrounds. In the presence of such diversity, it is important to determine the presence of any discrimination and/or harassment which jeopardise the environment of the conduciveness of the workplace. Periodic assessments of members…
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OFFICIAL OPENING OF MEETING OF THE VIRTUAL EXTRA-ORDINARY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 14TH MAY 2020

Chairperson, Distinguished Honourable Ministers, Chief Executives of COMESA Institutions Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure  to have this opportunity to make a few remarks at the opening of this Meeting, which for the first time is being held online due to the new ways of working brought about by the effects of the Coronavirus…
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OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE VIRTUAL EXTRA-ORDINARY MEETING OF THE COMESA INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE

Chairperson, Distinguished Permanent/Principal Secretaries, Distinguished Delegates, My Colleagues Chief Executives of COMESA Institutions My Colleagues Assistant Secretaries General Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning. It is my singular honor and privilege to have this opportunity to say a few words at the opening of this meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee. Allow me at the very outset…
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Publication of COMESA Funded Grants 2018 – 2021

PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COMESA GRANTS AND PROCUREMENT Click on the links below to read/access the files. [download id=”64896″] [download id=”64901″]

SITUATIONAL UPDATE COVID 19 Bulletin #12

SITUATIONAL UPDATE_COVID_#12

Communique of the Teleconference Meeting of the Bureau of The Assembly of The African Union

Communique of the Teleconference Meeting of the Bureau of The Assembly of The African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government with Chairpersons of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Of The African Union held on 29 April 2020 AU Bureau and Chairs of REC on COVID 19 April 29

تقيّم عدد 60 حالة دمج

قدمت ستون شركة بالإقليم طلبات للدمج إلى لجنة تنظيم المنافسة بالكوميسا خلال العام الماضي؛ حيث كان من أهمها عملية الدمج بين شركتي “أوبر” و “كريم”. ففي هذه العملية، تعهدت الشركتان باستحداث قسم خاص للبحوث والتنمية من أجل تعزيز توصيل الخدمة للمستهلكين. ووفقاً لما ذكره المدير التنفيذي للجنة تنظيم المنافسة، السيد/ جورج ليبيميل، فإن الطرفين تعهدا…
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Sixty Merger Cases Assessed by COMESA Competition Commission

Sixty companies in the region submitted requests for mergers to the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) last year. Notable among those considered was that of Uber and Careem ride hailing companies. In that transaction, the parties undertook to create a specific division for research and development to enhance service delivery to the consumers. According to CCC…
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Democratic Gains in the Region Face COVID-19 Test

Lusaka, Wednesday, April, 15, 2020: With the outbreak and the global spread of the Coronavirus, the looming socio-economic and political ramifications will be severe. This is largely because of the costly but necessary measures that have been established to contain the spread. According to an analytical report prepared by the Governance, Peace and Security (GPS)…
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COVID 19: COMESA Secretariat Staff Begin Working Off-Site

Lusaka, Tuesday, March 31, 2020: COMESA Secretariat staff in Lusaka, Zambia, have begun working off-site for one month. This is part of the social distancing measures to prevent protect staff from infections and transmission of the Corona Virus. “With effect from Monday 30 March 2020, for a period of four weeks, staff will work off-site,…
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