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COMESA Workshop Seeks Financing for Affordable Regional Digital Infrastructure
Latest News Oct 29, 2026

COMESA Workshop Seeks Financing for Affordable Regional Digital Infrastructure

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 29 October 2026 — COMESA is holding a four-day national consultative workshop aimed at mobilising financing, expanding affordable ...

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COMESA Backs CRASA’s Digital Transformation as Regional Regulators Validate New Website in Lilongwe
Press Releases Oct 28, 2026

COMESA Backs CRASA’s Digital Transformation as Regional Regulators Validate New Website in Lilongwe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COMESA Backs CRASA’s Digital Transformation as Regional Regulators Validate New Website in Lilongwe Lilongwe, Malawi, 28 October 20...

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COMESA Trains Aviation Experts in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Latest News Oct 28, 2026

COMESA Trains Aviation Experts in Alternative Dispute Resolution

  Ten experts in civil aviation drawn from the region are taking part in a capacity-building workshop on alternative dispute resolution in Nairobi, Kenya,...

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COMESA Convenes National Consultation in Tanzania on Financing Least-Cost Digital Infrastructure for Connectivity Expansion
Press Releases Oct 28, 2026

COMESA Convenes National Consultation in Tanzania on Financing Least-Cost Digital Infrastructure for Connectivity Expansion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, COMESA Convenes National Consultation in Tanzania on Financing Least-Cost Digital Infrastructure for Connectivity Expansion DODOMA, ...

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Regional Leaders Meet in Zimbabwe for the 25th COMESA Summit
Press Releases Oct 27, 2026

Regional Leaders Meet in Zimbabwe for the 25th COMESA Summit

PRESS RELEASE HARARE, Zimbabwe, 21 October 2026 — COMESA Heads of State and Governments conducted their 25th Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe on 22 October 202...

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COMESA Advances Regional Investment Reform and Partnerships at the 9th World Investment Forum
Latest News Oct 27, 2026

COMESA Advances Regional Investment Reform and Partnerships at the 9th World Investment Forum

Doha, Qatar, 27 October 2026 – At the invitation of H.E. Pedro Manuel Moreno, Acting Secretary-General of United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), ...

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Building an avocado oil export business from Kenya
African Markets Oct 26, 2026

Building an avocado oil export business from Kenya

The former investment banker who co-founded an avocado oil company now selling throughout the world.

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FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE  TWENTY FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE  COMESA AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
Press Releases Oct 26, 2026

FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE TWENTY FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE COMESA AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT

THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA) was held at the New...

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COMESA Foreign Ministers Call for Stronger Regional Cooperation on Peace and Security
Latest News Oct 21, 2026

COMESA Foreign Ministers Call for Stronger Regional Cooperation on Peace and Security

HARARE, Zimbabwe, 21 October 2026 — Ministers of Foreign Affairs from COMESA Member States met in Harare on Wednesday for their 21st annual meeting to di...

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Brooks Washington’s four lessons from building businesses in Africa
African Markets Oct 20, 2026

Brooks Washington’s four lessons from building businesses in Africa

Washington says the biggest determinant of success is simply sticking at it.

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19th COMESA Business Forum Held
Latest News Oct 20, 2026

19th COMESA Business Forum Held

HARARE, Zimbabwe, 20 October 2026 — More than 400 exhibitors took part in the annual COMESA Business Forum and Exhibition, held at the Harare Internation...

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COMESA Green Industries Connect Session Summaries
Latest News Oct 19, 2026

COMESA Green Industries Connect Session Summaries

SESSION I: Leather Sector Building Competitive Regional Brands Through Value Addition and Circularity Promoting a green and sustainable leather value chain...

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From beer bottles in Ethiopia to data centres: The American entrepreneur who goes big in Africa
African Markets Oct 16, 2026

From beer bottles in Ethiopia to data centres: The American entrepreneur who goes big in Africa

Having launched a glass factory, a pan-African data centre business and an equipment financing company, Roha Group’s Brooks Washington is now building a ...

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‘It’s a very hot market’: Co-working space operator bullish on Guinea
African Markets Oct 5, 2026

‘It’s a very hot market’: Co-working space operator bullish on Guinea

Why Grégoire Schwebig, founder of AfricaWorks, is considering opening shop in Guinea.

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Beyond remittances: Freelancers and China trade are big cross-border payment flows for Africa
African Markets Sep 29, 2026

Beyond remittances: Freelancers and China trade are big cross-border payment flows for Africa

Cross-border payments in Africa: A conversation with TransFi's Raj Kamal.

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This entrepreneur went from Goldman Sachs to building a financial firm in Nigeria – all part of his 30-year plan
African Markets Sep 24, 2026

This entrepreneur went from Goldman Sachs to building a financial firm in Nigeria – all part of his 30-year plan

Femi Ogunjimi discusses his journey as an entrepreneur and investor.

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From Treatment Room to Shelf: How Abby Bakare Turned Years of Clinical Experience into Skincare for Every Skin Type
African Markets Sep 21, 2026

From Treatment Room to Shelf: How Abby Bakare Turned Years of Clinical Experience into Skincare for Every Skin Type

After more than a decade in medical aesthetics and more than 10,000 aesthetic procedures, Nigerian skincare expert Abby Bakare identified a problem beyond ...

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How to build a profitable co-working space business in Africa
African Markets Sep 15, 2026

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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Building trust: How one developer in Zanzibar built investment safety into the resort’s structure
Investment Sep 9, 2026

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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Betting the family home on sausages in Rwanda
African Markets Sep 9, 2026

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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Meet the 2026 Africa’s Business Heroes Top 10
African Markets Sep 3, 2026

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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A Mbappé-backed French health insurer just bought this Senegalese startup. Its founders reflect on the journey
African Markets Sep 2, 2026

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?
African Markets Aug 27, 2026

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
Investment Aug 24, 2026

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
Investment Aug 17, 2026

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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