{"id":4807,"date":"2026-10-22T09:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:12:45","slug":"pm-nsengiyumva-attends-comesa-summit-in-harare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/pm-nsengiyumva-attends-comesa-summit-in-harare\/economy\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Nsengiyumva attends COMESA summit in Harare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HVL0GFeWEAAhEg_-768x675-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HVL0GFeWEAAhEg_-768x675-1-edited.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HVL0GFeWEAAhEg_-768x675-1-edited-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva is representing President Paul Kagame at the 25th summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which brings regional leaders to Zimbabwe\u2019s capital on Thursday to discuss trade, investment and industrial development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting comes as the 21-member regional bloc seeks to strengthen economic ties and advance regional integration under the theme, \u201cOne Market, One Future: Fostering Inclusive Industrialisation, Investment and Regional Integration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussions are expected to focus on improving trade among member states, attracting investment and supporting industries that can increase the value of products produced within the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agriculture, manufacturing and critical minerals are among the sectors expected to feature in discussions on strengthening regional supply chains and expanding economic opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summit will also present COMESA\u2019s Medium-Term Strategic Plan for 2026-2030, setting out the organisation\u2019s priorities for the next five years. Member states are expected to assess progress in implementing regional integration measures and identify areas where further efforts are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/999e76b0-18f1-40b8-9aa5-3af26414a314-1024x786-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/999e76b0-18f1-40b8-9aa5-3af26414a314-1024x786-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/999e76b0-18f1-40b8-9aa5-3af26414a314-1024x786-1-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/999e76b0-18f1-40b8-9aa5-3af26414a314-1024x786-1-767x589.jpeg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded on Dec. 8, 1994, COMESA replaced the Preferential Trade Area, established in 1981 to promote trade among countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. Its headquarters are in Lusaka, Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda joined the COMESA Free Trade Area on Jan. 1, 2004, alongside Burundi. The arrangement allows eligible goods to benefit from reduced or eliminated customs duties under agreed trade rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bloc\u2019s membership comprises Burundi, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fe4f3ad8-f549-45b2-9687-25814d3d2c1a-1024x795-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fe4f3ad8-f549-45b2-9687-25814d3d2c1a-1024x795-4.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fe4f3ad8-f549-45b2-9687-25814d3d2c1a-1024x795-4-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fe4f3ad8-f549-45b2-9687-25814d3d2c1a-1024x795-4-768x596.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva is representing President Paul Kagame at the 25th summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which brings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,43,3,53,41,35,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news","category-current_affairs","category-economy","category-featured-stories","category-hot_topics","category-regional","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4815,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions\/4815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}