📚 Africa’s experiences are shaping Zambia’s NAP-YPS journey! Lessons from DRC, Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya and Malawi are informing a roadmap tailored to Zambia’s priorities.

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🎉 A milestone for Zambia’s youth! The 2026–2027

National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security roadmap has been launched. COMESA remains committed to empowering young people as partners in peace and regional integration.

#COMESA #YouthPeaceSecurity

Young people are not just beneficiaries of peace 🕊️ They are essential partners in building it.

Zambia’s NAP-YPS workshop turns the Youth, Peace and Security agenda into practical action with clear priorities and measurable outcomes. #YouthPeaceSecurity

Day 1 of Zambia’s NAP-YPS workshop explores key UN and AU frameworks on Youth, Peace and Security, connecting global and continental commitments to Zambia’s priorities. 📌

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How can young people move from being engaged to being meaningfully included in governance and peacebuilding? 💡

Day 1 explores youth engagement, the role of national institutions and shared ownership of Zambia’s NAP-YPS.
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Building sustainable peace through strong partnerships! 🌍🕊️

COMESA, Zambia and regional and international partners are working together to turn YPS commitments into meaningful national action.
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From commitment to action! 🎯

Zambia’s NAP-YPS workshop aims to strengthen understanding of the YPS agenda, map stakeholders, co-create a 2026–2027 roadmap and identify sustainable financing.

The goal: a coordinated, inclusive path to action. 🇿🇲

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COMESA_GPS receives the AU Peace Fund Secretariat team for preliminary assessment of COMESA's capacities to implement the 2028 Peace Fund Funding Cycle and the ODA-Eligible Funding Window.
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The meeting engaged on the following:
✅Review COMESA's institutional & implementation capacity and gather factual information for the Technical Committee's Evaluation;
✅Understand the AU PF SOPs for financing, M&E and Reporting that selected implementing partners will follow

The training discussed negotiation and mediation theory, strategies for guiding effective negotiations and - through simulations, the Elders experienced the dynamics in negotiation and mediation from the perspective of one of the invested parties.

On 24-26 Oct 2026, the COMESA Panel of Elders held a training on in dept mediation skills. This training, offered by the Clingendael Institute of International Relations was aimed at strengthening the skills of the Elders on fundamentals of negotiations and mediation principles.

The COMESA Elders share their experiences on the recent activities undertaken towards supporting democracy and good governance in the region with the case of the Elections in the Republic of Uganda in January 2026 and the Republic of Zambia in August 2026
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The annual retreat of the members of the COMESA Committee of Elders kicks off in Harare, Zimbabwe. The aim is to assess the progress and achievements of the Committee and reflect on new entry points for their effective engagements in the Governance, Peace & Security programmes

🏛️ Zambia hands over title deeds for the new COMESA Headquarters

At the 25th COMESA Summit in Mt Hampden today, H.E. President Hakainde Hichilema of the Republic of Zambia handed over the title deeds for the land on which COMESA will build its new Headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia. ed by COMESA Chairperson, H.E. Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, and further handed to the COMESA Secretary General H.E. Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe.

Zambia has proudly hosted the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka for decades. This milestone reaffirms that commitment and paves the way for a modern headquarters that will serve the bloc's 21 Member States for generations to come.

We thank the Government and people of Zambia for this generous support to regional integration. 🇿🇲
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ON THE MIC | ESWATINI 🇸🇿

What are the expectations for the COMESA Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting?

The Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs of Eswatini @Zandile Dlamini shares her perspectives on the priorities and expectations shaping regional cooperation and OMESA hashtag#COMESASummit2026 hashtag#RegionalIntegration hashtag#Diplomacy

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While reviewing the peace and security situation of region, the Foreign Affairs Ministers also appreciated the efforts of the Secretariat towards addressing these identified challenges via its dedicated governance, peace & security programmes.
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Vote of Thanks by Hon Min of Foreign Affairs of 🇿🇲
who reminded the meeting that regional integration & peace are mutually reinforcing imperatives. Our ppl's aspirations 4 prosperity, dignity & improved livelihoods cannot be fully realised amid conflict, insecurity & instability

"Quite often, areas affected by conflict hv no factories producx guns or ammunitn...So, whose guns are blazx in Africa? Whose factories are producx the guns that are killx Africans? Who is fuellx these conflicts? Do our ppl deserve this? These are questions we must ask ourselves"

“One of the most significant dev'ts that requires our attention is the conflict involving the US & Iran & its wider regional implications. Our region may not be a direct party to this conflict, but our economies are not insulated from its consequences.” ~H.E @ChilesheKCOMESA

“While we continue to address existing conflicts, we must also recognise that the security environment is changing rapidly. Today, peace and security cannot be viewed solely through the traditional lens of armed conflict.”~H.E @ChilesheKCOMESA COMESA SG