COMESA Governance, Peace and Security

The COMESA GPS derives its mandate from Article 3(d) of the COMESA Treaty. It is a formal structure for engagement on matters peace, security & good governance.

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🔴 WATCH LIVE | NAIROBI, KENYA 🇰🇪

Join us as the 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference brings together stakeholders to discuss Africa’s peace, resilience and transformation.

📺 Watch the discussions live here:

#COMESA #IRSK
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H.E. Dr. Korir Sing’Oei – Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs
“COMESA recognises the nexus between peace and trade in a uniquely integrative manner. I wish to highlight the CSVRA framework, which allows for the recognition of vulnerabilities before they escalate.

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📍 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗡𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗜! 🇰🇪

The 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference has officially opened! Delegates are convening to discuss Africa's shared priorities in advancing peace, resilience and transformation.

#COMESA #IRSK CONFERENCE 2026

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Amb. Dr. Kadah – ASGP, COMESA
“One of the greatest strengths of this Conference is the opportunity it creates for dialogue 💬 I hope our deliberations will identify where coordination needs to improve and what can be done to accelerate implementation.”

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🔴 WATCH LIVE | NAIROBI, KENYA 🇰🇪

Join us as the 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference brings together stakeholders to discuss Africa’s peace, resilience and transformation.

📺 Watch the discussions live here:

#COMESA #IRSK
https://t.co/l5as9ddZTi

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⏳ 1 DAY TO GO! Tomorrow, we convene in Nairobi, 🇰🇪 for the 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference to explore how Africa's continental and regional institutions can advance peace, resilience, & transformation amid a fragmenting global order. The conversations that matter begin! 🌍🤝

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The 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference is bringing together voices, ideas and institutions to shape collective responses to an increasingly complex global order. The stage is set and the conversations are about to begin 💬 @Egypt_Kadah @oita_etyang

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📚 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.

#YouthPeaceSecurity #ZambiaNAPYPS

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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

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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

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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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#COMESA #YouthPeaceSecurity

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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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#COMESA #YouthPeaceSecurity

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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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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

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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 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.