Chileshe Kapwepwe

Secretary General @COMESA_lusaka

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

Glad to be part of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State & Governments of the @_AfricanUnion February 11 – 15. I will also attend side events by @worldbankgroup & the African Peer Review Mechanism #APRM

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟔𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚!
🎉🇿🇲 As the proud host of @COMESA_HQ, we honour your journey of progress and resilience. Cheers to a brighter future! #GrowingTogetherForProsperity #ZambiaIndependence

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

Today we successfully held the #COMESASummit2025 in Kenya. Congratulations to @WilliamsRuto for taking over as Chair of the COMESA Authority. Outgoing Chair @GeneralNeva handed over the chairmanship at a colourful ceremony in #Nairobi #Burundi

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

Congratulations to our #COMESASummit2024 Media Award winners. Together we are promoting reporting on regional integration and showcasing its impact on our communities. #GrowthTogetherforProsperity

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

On the sidelines of the ongoing COMESA Meetings in Kenya, I have had the privilege of engaging in several bilateral meetings with Member States, Partners and the business community #COMESASummit2025

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COMESA Ministers of Foreign Affairs meet in #Nairobi to discuss peace, security & and regional stability. They assess progress on initiatives promoting peace & security in line with the COMESA Treaty, emphasizing stability as key to regional growth. #COMESA #PeaceAndSecurity

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

It was a pleasure to host Ministers of #Agriculture, #Environment & #NaturalResources at their 9th Joint Meeting in Lusaka. Together we discussed ways of boosting productivity through Bold Action in having #ClimateSmartAgriculture #RECAMP #EUsupport

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

As a way of consolidating progress & development in our agenda, it was a pleasure to join my team @COMESA_HQ today to firm up the new 2026-2030 Medium Term Strategic Plan - a key blue print for advancing regional integration

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

We continue engaging with leaders at the continental level, I was part of the 7th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between @_AfricanUnion RECs & RMs in #Malabo. Attended by Excellencies from #Burundi #Egypt #Zimbabwe #Libya #Ghana #EquitorialGuinea #SierraLeone #Mauritania

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

This July, I participated in the Inter-REC/RM CEOs Coordination Meeting on the sidelines of the
@_AfricanUnion Meeting in Malabo. We reaffirmed collaboration as we build the Africa we want. #RegionalIntegration #COMESA #GrowingTogetherforProsperity

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

As #Zambia mourns the Sixth Republican President, I signed the Book of Condolences this morning at Belvedere Lodge #Lusaka. @COMESA_HQ will remember the late #ECL for his support in enhancing Regional Integration. MHSRIEP

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

@Stanchart #Zambia MD @SonnyZ12 visited us @COMESA_HQ today to strengthen collaboration on regional trade, financial inclusion & private sector growth. Discussions included supporting #RegionalIntegration by working with institutions that are driving Africa’s development agenda.

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

Together with partners #KCM #ALLPI #GovtofZambia today we launched the #Chingola #Leather Manufacturing Centre. It will transform raw & semi-processed leather into high-quality finished products, unlocking new economic opportunities #SMEs. #COMESA #GrowingTogetherforProsperity

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

My heartfelt condolences to the #Lungu family,
@HHakainde, the Govt & People of #Zambia on the passing on of H.E. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, the sixth President of the Republic of Zambia. May His Soul Rest in Eternal Peace.

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

On the sidelines of the 2nd #COMESA Institutions Awareness Forum in #AddisAbaba, I took part in the inauguration of the #Ethiopian Women #Trade Association offices managed by the #COMFWB Ethiopian Chapter

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

I have always considered #Media as an important partner in disseminating the regional integration agenda. We had a fruitful interaction in #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia #COMESAWeek #2ndCOMESAInstitutionsAwarenessForum

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

Bringing #COMESA closer to the people. That's my message as we interact with stakeholders during the #COMESAWeek in #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia Enhancing visibility during the 2nd COMESA Institutions Awareness Forum #RegionalIntegration
#EuropeanUnion

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

We are on the ground in #AddisAbaba set for the opening of the 2nd COMESA Week as we enhance awareness of our regional integration programmes #COMESAWeek #RegionalIntegration #Ethiopia

[Chileshe Kapwepwe @ChilesheKCOMESA]

Proud to be part of Awareness Forum for our Institutions set for 5 & 6 May & the 6th COMFWB Trade Fair and Business Conference set to #AddisAbaba.