Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Overview

The history of COMESA began in December 1994 when it was formed to replace the former Preferential Trade Area (PTA) which had existed from the earlier days of 1981.

COMESA (as defined by its Treaty) was established ‘as an organisation of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people’ and as such it has a wide-ranging series of objectives which necessarily include in its priorities the promotion of peace and security in the region. However, due to COMESA’s economic history and background its main focus is on the formation of a large economic and trading unit that is capable of overcoming some of the barriers that are faced by individual states.

COMESA has 21 member states include: Burundi, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Sudan, Seychelles, Uganda, Zambia, Somalia, Tunisia, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Trade, Industry, Food Security
Subsectors of Interest:
Agribusiness and agroindustry , Construction policy, Customs reforms, Economic empowerment , Import and export , Industrial development , Information, Communication and Technology, Natural resources management, Private sector competitiveness, Regional trade agreement, Renewable energy and green technology, Small-medium enterprises development, Social and Economic Empowerment, Social empowerment , Trade facilitation, Trade policy , Women equity and equality
Country of Coverage:
Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia
Headquarters:
Zambia

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
https://www.comesa.int/
gbelay@comesa.int
MGakunga@comesa.int

info@comesa.int
H.E Chileshe Kapwepwe
Secretary-General
ckapwepwe@comesa.int
Mr Silver Mwesigwa
Procurement Expert
smwesigwa@comesa.int
Sandra Chola
Procurement Officer
schola@comesa.int
Christopher Onyango
Director - Trade and Customs
conyango@comesa.int

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Water and Wastewater, Social Development, Trade, Industry
Enhanced Integrated Framework	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Sudan, Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Agriculture, Trade
World Bank	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Child Rights, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Industry, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Social Development, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UNWTO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Arts and Culture, Tourism
NDC Partnership	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia	Environment and Energy, Climate Change and Global Warming
Du	Corporate Funder	United Arab Emirates	Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Waste Management
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Infrastructure, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UNCTAD	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Information Communication and Technology, Trade, Youth Empowerment
TYPSA	Consulting Firm	Egypt, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates	Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater
USAID	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Tourism, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Industrial Development Group	Consulting Firm	Egypt	Economic Growth, Education, Trade
AFDB	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Agriculture, Education, Environment and Energy
European Commission	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
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