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COMESA comprises of 21 African Member States with a combined population of over 680 million

22/08/2026

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 |🎥 Here's a Look at what was!

𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀.

At the Second Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop, COMESA Member States and partners tackled the obstacles limiting tourism across the region from climate change and infrastructure gaps to skills shortages, fragmented policies and visa restrictions.

The focus was firmly on solutions:

✅ More intra-COMESA travel
✅ Stronger tourism data and market intelligence
✅ Greater investment and business tourism
✅ A shared regional tourism information platform

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Read more: https://www.uneca.org/stories/comesa-and-eca-convene-second-consultative-workshop-on-regional-sustainable-tourism

22/08/2026

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 | 🎥 Here's a Look at what was!

𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗨–𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 followed the electoral process from pre-election engagements through polling and post-election reflections, capturing perspectives from those shaping, participating in and experiencing the 2026 elections.

Observation is not about simply watching. It is about listening, understanding, and learning from what the process tells us.

21/08/2026

𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮
COMESA has held a four-day stakeholder consultation in Lilongwe to help shape the region’s approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Inclusion (DI).
Speaking under the patronage of Malawi’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Dr. Shadric Namalomba, COMESA Director of Infrastructure and Logistics, Dr. Bernard Dzawanda, said the consultations are bringing together the public and private sectors, academia, development partners and civil society to develop regional AI and Digital Inclusion strategies, action plans, model policies and regulatory frameworks.
Under the IDEA Programme, supported by the World Bank and the Digital Malawi Acceleration Project (DMAP), Malawi is contributing to a regional agenda designed to ensure that digital transformation delivers tangible benefits across COMESA Member States.
Dr. Namalomba called for Malawi to move beyond consuming emerging technologies and focus on developing AI-enabled solutions tailored to its development priorities, particularly in agriculture, healthcare, education and climate resilience.
He also stressed that digital inclusion must remain at the heart of transformation, ensuring that the benefits of AI and digital technologies reach women, youth, rural communities and persons with disabilities.
The consultations are focusing on two key workstreams:
🔹 AI readiness, use cases and regulatory frameworks
🔹 Digital inclusion, including connectivity, digital skills, affordability, accessible services, and digital trust and safety.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.
💬 Join the conversation: What policies, skills and innovations do you believe are most important to ensure AI and digital transformation benefit everyone across Eastern and Southern Africa?

15/08/2026

𝐀𝐔 • 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐀 • 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐂 • 𝐈𝐂𝐆𝐋𝐑 | 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲

As Zambia awaits the conclusion of the 13 August 2026 General Elections, the AU/COMESA, SADC and ICGLR Election Observation Missions have called on all stakeholders to remain calm, exercise restraint and allow the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to complete the counting, verification and announcement of results in accordance with the law.

In their Preliminary Statements, the Missions also highlighted priorities for strengthening Zambia’s electoral democracy — including constitutional and electoral reforms, improved polling administration, greater participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities, and professional, independent and balanced media coverage.

The message is clear: peaceful participation, respect for democratic institutions and an inclusive electoral process are essential to strengthening democracy.

Peace. Inclusion. Democracy.

15/08/2026

𝐀𝐔/𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲

The AU/COMESA Election Observation Mission is currently conducting its debriefing, bringing together teams deployed across various districts of Zambia.

The session is providing an opportunity for teams to share, compare and analyse field observations gathered from urban, peri-urban and rural areas.

Discussions are looking at the positive practices, emerging trends and challenges observed during the electoral process, with teams reflecting on the realities encountered across different geographic and operational contexts.

The exchange of experiences and observations is helping the Mission to build a comprehensive and evidence-based understanding of the electoral process, which will inform its overall assessment and subsequent reporting.

13/08/2026

𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 🇿🇲 | 𝐀𝐔–𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐎𝐌 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝

Election Day is underway in Zambia, and the AU–COMESA Election Observation Mission is actively observing the process on the ground.

Across the polling stations visited so far, Mission observers have been following the conduct of voting, the participation of citizens and the accessibility of the process, including the participation of persons with disabilities exercising their right to vote.

The Mission has observed a peaceful and orderly environment at the polling stations visited, with citizens participating in the electoral process.

As voting continues, AU–COMESA observers remain deployed across polling stations, gathering first-hand information and assessing the electoral process in accordance with the Mission’s mandate.

📍 Zambia | 13 August 2026

12/08/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 | 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 🇿🇲

With Zambia’s 13 August 2026 General Elections just around the corner, the leadership of the AU–COMESA Election Observation Mission (EOM) met with Heads of Election Observation Missions from the Electoral Commissions Forum (ECF), SADC, ICGLR, the European Union and the United Nations Resident Coordinator.

The engagement provided an opportunity to share and compare pre-election observations, exchange perspectives, and identify areas for cooperation ahead of polling day.

Across the table, one message stood out clearly: elections are about people, and peaceful participation is everyone’s responsibility.

The Missions reaffirmed their shared call for peaceful, orderly, inclusive and credible elections, with all stakeholders encouraged to uphold Zambia’s democratic values and ensure that citizens can exercise their right to vote freely and peacefully.

One election. One shared responsibility. One peaceful Zambia. 🇿🇲

12/08/2026

Ahead of Zambia's 🇿🇲 General Elections, the joint AU-COMESA Election Observation Mission held high-level consultations in Lusaka this week with the institutions responsible for delivering a credible poll.

Led by former Ethiopian PM H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe and Amb. Marie-Pierre Lloyd (COMESA Committee of Elders), the Mission engaged key stakeholders ahead of polling for over 8.7 million registered voters across 13,529 stations in 10 provinces.

✅ Electoral readiness — Discussions with ECZ Chairperson Ms. Mwangala Zaloumis on polling-day logistics and administrative preparedness.

✅ Legal & media integrity — Consultations with Attorney General Mr. Mulilo Kabesha and IBA Director General Mr. Webster Malido on legal compliance and fair media access for all parties.

✅ Public safety — Talks with Ministry of Home Affairs PS Mr. Dickson Matembo on security protocols before, during and after voting.

✅ Regional alignment — Coordination with COMESA SG H.E. Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe and UN Resident Coordinator Ms. Beatrice Mutali on shared democratic standards.

✅ Inclusion — Commitments discussed to reduce barriers to participation for women, youth and persons with disabilities.

The Mission continues its work ahead of polling day.

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10/08/2026

The African Union (AU) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe Zambia’s 13 August 2026 General Elections.

The Mission is led by H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe, former Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and deputised by Ambassador Marie-Pierre Lloyd , a member of the COMESA Committee of Elders from the Republic of Seychelles.

The Mission comprises 93 Short Term Observers drawn from across Africa, including ambassadors, election management officials, civil society representatives, youth representatives, and experts in elections, human rights, gender and media.

Observers will be deployed across all 10 provinces of Zambia to assess the electoral environment, Election Day proceedings and the immediate post-election period. Its assessment will be guided by Zambia’s electoral legal framework and relevant African and international instruments, including the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance.

The Mission will release a preliminary statement of its findings on 15 August 2026.

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07/08/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐀

Strong institutions are built on strong knowledge systems.

The COMESA Secretariat’s Information Resource Centre, led by Dr. Homri Sabiha, today visited the National Archives of Zambia (NAZ) for a benchmarking engagement focused on strengthening records management, archival preservation and knowledge management practices.

The visit provided valuable insights into how effective information management can preserve institutional memory, enhance accountability and support better decision-making.

By learning from best practices, COMESA continues to invest in systems that ensure knowledge is captured, protected and accessible, strengthening the Secretariat’s capacity to deliver on its regional integration mandate.

The COMESA delegation comprised:
📌 Dr. Homri Sabiha – Head, Information Resource Centre
📌 Mrs. Lungowe S. Mbindawina
📌 Ms. Chileshe Musonda

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