COMESA Business Council AGM Elects New Board

Nov 30, 2016
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COMESA Business Council has a new board of directors led by Chairperson Dr. Amany Asfour (Egypt) who has been re-elected to serve a second two year term. Other members elected during its annual general meeting that took place in Lusaka Zambia, last weekend were Mr. Azim Currimjee (Mauritius) as First Vice Chairperson and Ms. Flora Mutahi (Kenya) the Second vice Chairperson.

The elections which took place during the 10th Annual General Meeting of the CBC in Lusaka on the 25th November 2016 also elected directors of the board that include: Mr. Solomon Afework (Ethiopia), Mr. Karl Chokotho (Malawi), Mr. Stephen Ruzibiza (Rwanda), Mr. Wilson Nancy (Seychelles), Ms. Amna Mohammed Ibrahium Elnour (Sudan) and Ms. Roseta Chabala (Zambia).

The AGM was attended by the CBC membership, including private and the public sector stakeholders from the 19 COMESA countries as well the development partners such as USAID. Besides elections, the meeting validated the key achievements of the institution during the period 2015-2016 and reviewed the roadmap towards 2017.

An award ceremony was also organized for three key buyers in recognition of their efforts in promoting local sourcing in the region as part of the Local Sourcing for Partnerships Project. Among the companies awarded were two hotels in Zambia – Taj Pamodzi Hotel and the Protea Hotel and a breweries company from Rwanda – BRALIRWA Limited. The meeting was sponsored by USAID and Taj Pamodzi Hotel. The outcomes of the meeting will be streamlined in a post-meeting report.

About the COMESA Business Council (CBC)

The CBC is the recognized apex business member organization in the region, and a private sector institution of COMESA. The CBC represents private sector interests at the highest levels of decision making in the region. The CBC provides key market driven services to its membership, namely- business advocacy, business support services- linkages, partnerships and market intelligence, and lastly membership development – technical and productive capacity building.

For more information about the COMESA Business Council and current updates follow CBC’s social media platforms or contact comesabusinesscouncil@comesa.int.