One dead as police battles smugglers
At least one person was shot dead this Monday December 14th, 2020 by the police while attempting to flee with a boat loaded with...
Socio-Economic Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic in COMESA Region Completed
COMESA Secretariat has conducted a study on the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. The study is expected to help Member...
COMESA records Increased Annual Inflation Rate
The annual inflation rate for the month of September 2020 increased to 81.9% up from 23.4% recorded in the same month last year. This...
Fire razes Kamenge market as traders count losses
Fire gutted Kamenge market considered to be one of the busiest markets in Bujumbura in the wee hours of Saturday morning.Traders were left counting...
TMEA signs $25,000 partner support agreement
Trademark East Africa (TMEA) partnered with the Burundi Federal Chambers of Commerce (CFCIB) signed a Public Private Dialogue project in Burundi worth $25,000 this...
COMESA COVID-19 Food Security Response Plan Underway
The COMESA Secretariat has developed a draft COVID-19 Regional Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan to improve agricultural productivity, enhance access to competitive markets...
Agriculture remains underfunded in East Africa
During the East African Community Agriculture Budget Summit last week, small scale farmers in member states expressed concerns over the agriculture sector that has...
82 percent of NTBs in COMESA are Operational
At least 82% of the reported Non-Tariff Barriers in the COMESA region are those imposed on imports and exports of goods and services and...
Burundi forms committee to monitor railway project
In a presidential decree that was released by Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye earlier this week formed a committee whose mission is to ensure the...
EABC calls for the reopening of regional Air Space
The East African Business Council has called on the East African Community (EAC) Partner States to fast track opening of air transport services to...


