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Nine of the member states formed a free trade area in 2000 (Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe), with Rwanda and Burundi joining the FTA in 2004, the Comoros and Libya in 2006, Seychelles in 2009, Uganda in 2012 [4] and Tunisia in 2018. COMESA is one of the pillars of the African Economic Community.
COMESA was established in 1994 as a replacement for the Preferential Trade Area. It includes 20 nations, with a combined GDP of US$286.7bn in 2006. Among its members are Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda and Sudan. The EAC, the smallest of the member trade blocks in terms of GDP, had a GDP of US$46.6bn in 2006.
The 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, also known as CHOGM 2026, will be the 28th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. [1] The meeting is scheduled to be held in Antigua and Barbuda in 2026, in the capital city of St. John's. [2] Antigua and Barbuda will be the smallest state to have hosted a ...
Stage 4: In March 2018, 49 African countries signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement paving the way for a continent-wide free trade area. The continental free trade area became operational in July 2019, after 22 ratifications. [3] [4] As of 2021, 34 signatories have effectively become parties of the treaty. Stage 5: no progress yet
The TFTA entered into force on July 25, 2024, after the requirement of 14 countries ratifying the agreement had been met. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The 14 countries that now trade under the TFTA are Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, accounting for 75% of tripartite ...
It was signed by 23 nations in Geneva on 30 October 1947, and took effect on 1 January 1948. It remained in effect until the signature by 123 nations in Marrakesh on 14 April 1994, of the Uruguay Round Agreements which established the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 1 January 1995. The WTO is a successor to the GATT, and the original GATT ...
Beginning in 2009, CEN-SAD member states will take part in planned periodic international sporting and cultural festivals, known as the Community of Sahel–Saharan States Games (Jeux de la Communauté des Etats Sahélo-Sahariens). [11] The first CEN-SAD Games were held in Niamey, Niger from 4–14 February 2009. Thirteen nations competed in ...
Lungu attended the 19th COMESA summit along with various leaders and dignitaries from member states. President Lungu held talks on the sidelines with Hery Rajaonarimampianina, the President of Madagascar. Moreover, the president also held talks with Ibrahim Mahab, special envoy from Egypt, with regards to special public private partnerships in ...