{"id":8013,"date":"2026-04-26T16:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moci.website.so\/?page_id=8013"},"modified":"2026-05-03T08:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:47:29","slug":"comesa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/trade\/comesa\/","title":{"rendered":"COMESA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8013\" class=\"elementor elementor-8013\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbaa375 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbaa375\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2cd4de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2cd4de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ffc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"68ffc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">Home<\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9891e55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9891e55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a65bfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a65bfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b373f45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b373f45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b192b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b192b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMESA\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ff4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99ff4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSomalia is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through its Foreign Trade & Market Access Department, serves as the focal institution for coordination and engagement with the COMESA Secretariat.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad8ee8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ad8ee8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576751c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"576751c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c113d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c113d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCOMESA is a regional economic community that promotes trade integration, economic cooperation, and market development among member states in Eastern and Southern Africa. Somalia\u2019s membership supports regional trade participation and policy coordination.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5deed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee5deed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287422b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"287422b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e20049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e20049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focal-Point Coordination\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bae952 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bae952\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca56272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tj-accordion\" data-id=\"ca56272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tj-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\" class=\"accordion tj-faq-style style-2 wow fadeInUp\" id=\"faqOne-ca56272\">\n          <div class=\"accordion-item tj-faq-item active\">\n        <button\n          class=\"accordion-button \"\n          data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n          data-bs-target=\"#faq-1-ca56272-1\"\n          aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          Institutional Lead\n        <\/button>\n        <div\n          id=\"faq-1-ca56272-1\"\n          class=\"accordion-collapse collapse show\"\n          data-bs-parent=\"#faqOne-ca56272\">\n          <div class=\"accordion-body faq-text\">\n            <p>Foreign Trade & Market Access Department\n\n<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"accordion-item tj-faq-item \">\n        <button\n          class=\"accordion-button collapsed\"\n          data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n          data-bs-target=\"#faq-1-ca56272-2\"\n          aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          Primary Role\n        <\/button>\n        <div\n          id=\"faq-1-ca56272-2\"\n          class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \"\n          data-bs-parent=\"#faqOne-ca56272\">\n          <div class=\"accordion-body faq-text\">\n            <p>Maintains official relations and communication with the COMESA Secretariat.\n\n<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"accordion-item tj-faq-item \">\n        <button\n          class=\"accordion-button collapsed\"\n          data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n          data-bs-target=\"#faq-1-ca56272-3\"\n          aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          Coordination Function\n        <\/button>\n        <div\n          id=\"faq-1-ca56272-3\"\n          class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \"\n          data-bs-parent=\"#faqOne-ca56272\">\n          <div class=\"accordion-body faq-text\">\n            <p>Supports Ministry participation in COMESA-related programmes, trade discussions, and implementation matters.\n\n<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMESA Somalia is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). 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