The Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and
Southern Africa (COMESA), Ms Chileshe Kapwepwe, paid a courtesy
call, on 22August 2022, to the President of the Republic of
Mauritius, Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun at the State House in
Réduit.
Ms Kapwepwe, states that the meeting was very productive
and focused on COMESA 2021-2025 Medium Term Strategic
Plan which is geared to support structural transformation of
the region and boost overall economic development through trade
facilitation and investment promotion.
As regards the Plan, she underlined that it is supported by
four interdependent pillars namely: market integration, physical
integration/connectivity, productive integration, and gender and
social integration. This strategy, she said, will ensure that
COMESA implements the appropriate programmes to help Member States
meet the numerous challenges and develop their production capacity
in different sectors. For Mauritius, COMESA aims to provide
