How to build a profitable co-working space business in Africa
Grégoire Schwebig on growing AfricaWorks to seven cities across the continent.
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COMESA and Zimbabwe Sign Hosting Agreement for 25th COMESA Summit
Harare, Zimbabwe — 14 September 2026 COMESA and the Republic of Zimbabwe today took an important step towards the 25th COMESA Summit of Heads of State an...
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COMESA Central Banks Trained to Assess Non-Bank Financial Sector Risks
The COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) conducted a virtual training programme on Assessment of Risks from the Non-Bank Financial Sector on Financial Stability...
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Declaration of the 5th Ministerial Committee Meeting on Industry held on 8 September 2026
We, the Ministers in charge of Industry and Investment from the COMESA Member States, met virtually on 8 September 2026 to consider and review the implemen...
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Recruitment of an International Transport Investment Needs Expert for the TSF Project
The COMESA Secretariat has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Capacity Building for Gender and Infrastructure Stat...
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RE-ADVERTISEMENT Pre-qualification Document for the Procurement of: Construction Firm (s) for the Construction of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission Office Complex in Lilongwe, Malawi
Pre-qualification Document for the Procurement of: Construction Firm (s) for the Construction of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission Office Comp...
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Building trust: How one developer in Zanzibar built investment safety into the resort’s structure
When Christopher Nash arrived in Zanzibar in 2021, he was not expecting to build a village.
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COMESA Calls for Agile Regulation to Keep Pace with Africa’s Rapid Digital Transformation
Livingstone, Zambia Wednesday 9 Sept — The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has called for stronger, more predictable and agile reg...
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Betting the family home on sausages in Rwanda
Herve Tuyishime started his own business with a simple ambition: to build a better life for himself and his family. A few years later, that same ambition c...
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COMESA Trains Central Bank Staff on Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics
The COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI), in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), UK Statistic...
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Request for Consultancy Services to conduct a mining sector baseline study (Profiling) in the COMESA Region and provide Capacity building
COMESA is inviting eligible firms to submit technical and financial proposals for the following services: Consultancy services to conduct a mining sector b...
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CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP A GENDER AUDIT AND GENDER MARKER FOR TRACKING PROGRESS, STRENGTHENING GENDER MAINSTREAMING, AND ADVANCING WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
The COMESA Secretariat is inviting Individual Consultants to submit their CV and Financial Proposal for the following services: SHORT TERM CONSULTANCY TO D...
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Meet the 2026 Africa’s Business Heroes Top 10
Ten entrepreneurs from eight African countries are heading to the Grand Finale in Kigali.
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4th COMESA-IRSK Annual Conference to Chart Africa’s Institutional Future Amid Global Fragmentation
The fourth COMESA-IRSK Annual Conference will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 11 to 13 November 2026, bringing together approximately 180 delegates, inc...
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A Mbappé-backed French health insurer just bought this Senegalese startup. Its founders reflect on the journey
Alan, the French health insurance company with footballer Kylian Mbappé as an investor, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Tanel.
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Are African stocks riskier than the US market?
Why American investor Finn Walker is bullish on African equities.
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The 23-year-old American running an Africa-focused investment firm
"If you want to outperform, you have to be a contrarian," says investor Finn Walker.
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Five things this investor looks for before backing an African company
Ibrahim Sagna reveals the five things he looks for when investing in a company.
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West Africa: Five entrepreneurs to watch
We highlight five entrepreneurs building businesses in West Africa across sectors ranging from retail and footwear manufacturing to fitness.
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Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 20 Entrepreneurs Advancing to 2026 Semi-Final in Nairobi
The Top 20 were selected from an expanded Top 100 cohort drawn from more than 24,000 applications across all 54 African countries.
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The making of a honey export business in Tanzania
Swahili Honey sources honey from 3,000 smallholder beekeepers in Tanzania and exports it around the world.
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The business of fashion in East Africa
“I don’t come from a fashion background, so I tend to approach things purely from a business perspective,” says Wandia Gichuru, founder and CEO of Vi...
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What it takes to sell African agricultural products in supermarkets abroad
Entrepreneur Seun Rasheed unpacks the realities of exporting African fruits and vegetables.
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Investor upbeat about retail, healthcare, and tech in Africa
Richard Okello, co-founder of African investment firm Sango Capital, sees strong potential across a variety of sectors.
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Five entrepreneurs unlocking Africa’s agribusiness opportunities
From farming chickens in Rwanda and growing moringa in Uganda to exporting dried hibiscus flowers from Nigeria.
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