Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
Aliases (4)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organization
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regional economic community → |
| continent |
Africa
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| cooperatesWith |
African Union
→
East African Community → Southern African Development Community → |
| currencyInitiative |
promotion of regional payment and settlement systems
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| customsInstrument |
COMESA Customs Union initiative
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| foundedBy |
member states of Eastern and Southern Africa
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| goal |
achieve sustainable economic development
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create a large common market in Eastern and Southern Africa → promote regional economic integration → promote trade and investment → reduce trade barriers among member states → |
| hasMember |
Burundi
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Comoros → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Djibouti → Egypt → Eritrea → Eswatini → Ethiopia → Kenya → Libya → Madagascar → Malawi → Mauritius → Rwanda → Seychelles → Somalia → Sudan → Tunisia → Uganda → Zambia → Zimbabwe → |
| headquartersLocation |
Lusaka, Zambia
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| legalStatus |
intergovernmental organization
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| memberOf |
African Union regional economic communities architecture
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| officialLanguage |
English
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| policyArea |
agriculture and food security
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customs cooperation → industrial development → infrastructure development → monetary and financial cooperation → peace and security support for economic integration → trade liberalization → |
| predecessor |
Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States
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| regionServed |
Eastern Africa
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Southern Africa → |
| shortName |
COMESA
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| tradeInstrument |
COMESA Free Trade Area
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| website |
https://www.comesa.int
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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ECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa
→
IGAD → Intergovernmental Authority on Development → |
cooperatesWith |
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Djibouti
→
Zambia → Zimbabwe → |
memberOf |
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Economy of Egypt
→
Tunisian economy ("COMESA") → |
tradeBlocMembership |
|
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
("COMESA Customs Union initiative")
→
|
customsInstrument |
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Sub-Saharan Africa
→
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hasMajorEconomicBloc |
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Africa
("COMESA")
→
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hasMajorEconomicCommunity |
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African Union
("COMESA")
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hasRegionalEconomicCommunities |
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
("Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States")
→
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predecessor |
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Malawi
→
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regionalBloc |
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
("COMESA")
→
|
shortName |
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
("COMESA Free Trade Area")
→
|
tradeInstrument |