Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
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| Anthem: People of Africa | ||
 Map of Africa indicating COMESA membership.
Current members
Former members
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| Secretariat |  Lusaka, Zambia |
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| Type | Trade bloc | |
| Membership | 19 states | |
| Leaders | ||
| - | Secretary General | Sindiso Ngwenya |
| Establishment | Agreement | |
| - | Signed | 5 November 1993 |
| - | Ratified | 8 December 1994 |
| Website http://www.comesa.int/ |
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa is a free trade area with nineteen member states stretching from Libya to Zimbabwe. COMESA was formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981. Nine of the member states formed a free trade area in 2000 (Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe), with Rwanda and Burundi joining the FTA in 2004, the Comoros and Libya in 2006, and Seychelles in 2009.
COMESA is one of the pillars of the African Economic Community.
In 2008, COMESA agreed to an expanded free-trade zone including members of two other African trade blocs, the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Comesa is also considering a common visa scheme to boost tourism.
Current
Burundi (21 Dec 1981)
Comoros (21 Dec 1981)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (21 Dec 1981)
Djibouti (21 Dec 1981)
Egypt (6 Jan 1999)
Eritrea (1994)
Ethiopia (21 Dec 1981)
Kenya (21 Dec 1981)
Libya (3 June 2005, at the 10th COMESA summit)
Madagascar (21 Dec 1981)
Malawi (21 Dec 1981)
Mauritius (21 Dec 1981)
Rwanda (21 Dec 1981)
Seychelles (2001)
Sudan (21 Dec 1981)
Swaziland (21 Dec 1981)
Uganda (21 Dec 1981) Zambia (21 Dec 1981)
Zimbabwe (21 Dec 1981)Former
Lesotho (left in 1997)
Mozambique (left in 1997)
Tanzania (left September 2, 2000)
Namibia (left May 2, 2004)
Angola (Suspended itself in 2007)The following organs have decision-making power according to the treaties
The following lower policy organs make recommendations to the above:
Other institutions created to promote development are:
| African Economic Community |
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| Pillars regional blocs (REC) |
Area (km²) | Population | GDP (PPP) ($US) | Member states |
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| AEC | 29,910,442 | 853,520,010 | 2,053,706 | 2,406 | 54 |
| ECOWAS | 5,112,903 | 300,000,000 | 703,279 | 1,748 | 15 |
| ECCAS | 6,667,421 | 121,245,958 | 175,928 | 1,451 | 11 |
| SADC | 9,882,959 | 233,944,179 | 737,335 | 3,152 | 15 |
| EAC | 1,817,945 | 124,858,568 | 104,239 | 1,065 | 5 |
| COMESA | 12,873,957 | 406,102,471 | 735,599 | 1,811 | 20 |
| IGAD | 5,233,604 | 187,969,775 | 225,049 | 1,197 | 7 |
| Other African blocs |
Area (km²) | Population | GDP (PPP) ($US) | Member states |
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| CEMAC | 3,020,142 | 34,970,529 | 85,136 | 2,435 | 6 |
| SACU | 2,693,418 | 51,055,878 | 541,433 | 10,605 | 5 |
| UEMOA | 3,505,375 | 80,865,222 | 101,640 | 1,257 | 8 |
| UMA | 5,782,140 | 84,185,073 | 491,276 | 5,836 | 5 |
| GAFTA | 5,876,960 | 166,259,603 | 635,450 | 3,822 | 5 |
| The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is a signatory to the AEC, but not participating in any bloc yet Economic bloc inside a pillar REC smallest value among the blocs compared
largest value among the blocs compared
During 2004. Source: CIA World Factbook 2005, IMF WEO Database |
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| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the African Union |
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