Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Marché commun de l'Afrique de l'Est et de l'Afrique australe
Mercado Común para Africa Orientale e Austral
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URL: https://www.comesa.int/
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Founded
1994-12-08
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As defined in the COMESA Treaty and its Protocols: (a) attain sustainable growth and development of member states by promoting a more balanced and harmonious development of production and marketing structures; promote joint development in all fields of economic activity and the joint adoption of macro-economic policies and programmes in order to raise the standard of living of the peoples in, and to foster closer relations among, member states; cooperate in the creation of an enabling environment for foreign, cross-border and domestic investment, including joint promotion of research and adaptation of science and technology for development; cooperate in the promotion of peace, security and stability among member states in order to enhance the economic development of the region; cooperate in strengthening the relations between the Common Market and the rest of the world and adopt common positions in international fora; contribute towards the establishment, progress and the realization of the objectives of the African Economic Community.
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Relationship agreement signed with: B-XB0971 - FAO; B-XE3386 - UNIDO. Under Lom Conventions, links with: E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC). Member of: E-XM3547 - Africa Partnership Forum (APF); F-XF9551 - Common Fund for Commodities (CFC). Regional Economic Community of: D-XD8572 - African Union (AU). Cooperates with: B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Observer to: E-XE8700 - Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). Supports: E-XJ1502 - Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP). Memorandum of Understanding with: E-XE3768 - International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). Adherest to: E-XJ4994 - Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC). Special relations with the following multilateral financing institutions:
- F-XF0018 - African Development Bank (ADB);
- F-XF0121 - African Development Bank Group (ADB Group);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- F-XF4208 - East African Development Bank (EADB);
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD);
- E-XE0390 - International Development Research Centre (IDRC);
- F-XF2057 - International Finance Corporation (IFC);
- F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD);
- E-XE2639 - International Trade Centre (ITC);
- H-XJ8428 - Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF);
- E-XE3381 - UNCTAD;
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
- F-XF6841 - The World Bank Group.
Cordial relations with:
- F-XF5516 - Communauté économique des pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL);
- F-XD6196 - East African Community (EAC);
- E-XF0363 - Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI);
- F-XD3462 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
- D-XD6438 - Commission de l'Océan Indien (COI);
- D-XE0007 - Inter-Governmental Standing Committee on Shipping (ISCOS);
- H-XD7430 - Organization for the Management and Development of the Kagera River Basin (KBO);
- D-XD4382 - Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA);
- H-XD3294 - Southern African Transport and Communications Commission (SATCC);
- U-XF5856 - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA).
Cooperation with:
- D-XD0023 - African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO);
- U-XG7316 - Department for International Development Cooperation;
- F-XF2266 - International Monetary Fund (IMF);
- G-XG6944 - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad);
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- G-XG2898 - United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Links with: F-XF3936 - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC); D-XD2406 - International Red Locust Control Organization for Central and Southern Africa (IRLCO-CSA); F-XF1523 - Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA); E-XE6309 - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Links indicated by:
- E-XE9708 - African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC);
- E-XE6038 - African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO);
- D-XD6386 - African Telecommunications Union (ATU);
- E-XE4343 - Collaborative Intergovernmental Scientific Research Institute (CISRI);
- E-XE4156 - Eastern and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG);
- E-XE5963 - ECA Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa (SRO-EA Kigali);
- F-XF8389 - Fonds de solidarité africain (FSA);
- E-XE3867 - Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR);
- F-XF2007 - Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA);
- F-XF2197 - Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM);
- E-XE3628 - United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning;
- F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU);
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Cooperates with: E-XG9290 - African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS); B-XB1490 - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); E-XE3975 - International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC); E-XE4109 - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Formal relations with: D-XD6104 - Association of Power Utilities in Africa (APUA). Links with various other organizations, including the following listed in this Yearbook: D-XD4373 - African Airlines Association (AFRAA); F-XF0239 - Ford Foundation; D-XD0140 - Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU). Links indicated by: D-XM0403 - Eastern and Southern African Dairy Association (ESADA); D-XG9790 - Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA); E-XC4494 - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE); E-XG9252 - International Law Institute - African Centre for Legal Excellence (ILI - ACLE).
- Instrumental in setting up: Association of Regulators of Information and Communications for Eastern and Southern Africa (ARICEA)
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XF3162
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