COMESA Federation of Women in Business Trade Fair & Gala Night Venue: Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) When: Trade Fair 3-4 December 2020 4 December 2020 – Gala Night To register visit our website www.femcomcomesa.org Or contact Judith Masanche +265-993-676 340

The Federation of Associations of Women in Business in Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM) has changed its name to COMESA Federation of National Associations of Women in Business. This is in line with the correct name which appears in the COMESA Treaty. The new acronym will now be “COMFWB”. The name change happened during the

Women play a major role in Burundi’s national economy and represent 55.2 percent of the workforce. They are particularly active in the agricultural sector which provides 90 percent of food production and 90 percent of the country’s export. In line with further empowering women in the country, the Federation of Women in Business for Eastern

Agriculture in the African continent has increasingly come under severe strain due to increased population, changing access to resources and evolving markets, climate change, and the global COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. But in the State of Eritrea, farmers, most of them women, have been able to produce adequate food for the local consumer markets, thanks to