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 November 25, 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.