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Antananarivo . The Malagasy leader and acting president of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Hery Rajaonarimampianina has hosted Tunisia in the regional bloc.
The nation of North Africa would have fully met the admission criteria. President Rajaonarimampianina and Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Khemaies Jhinaoui, signed the admission documents at the 20th Comesa Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, on Wednesday
"I invite Tunisia to contribute positively to the development of Comesa, the Comesa-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area, and the Continental Free Trade Area under the auspices of the African Union, "said President Rajaonarimampianina
new Secretary General of Comesa, Mrs. Chileshe Kapwepwe, her role on Wednesday, after the expiry of the term of Mr. Sindiso Ngwenya
Mrs. Kapwepwe, Zambian, is the first woman in the position of the Secretary General of Comesa [19659002] President Rajaonarimampianina also awarded prizes to several African journalists whose work highlighted the activities of Comesa
Comesa is the largest economic organization governed by Africa with 21 member states after the admission of Tunisia and Somalia.
It has a population of about 390 million inhabitants. The bloc has a free trade zone and launched a customs union in 2009 The theme of this year's summit at the Mulungushi International Conference Center was: Comesa: Towards Digital Economic Integration, and is designed to rally the Member States towards the full adoption of digital technologies.
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