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COMESA Urges AU Member States to Support Full Implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement

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COMESA Urges AU Member States to Support Full Implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement
AI SUMMARY

COMESA has called on African Union member states to support the full implementation of the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF during its 25th summit in Harare.

  • The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) called on African Union member states to support the full implementation of the Ethiopian peace agreement.
  • The call was issued in a statement during the 25th Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on October 22, 2026.
  • COMESA views ensuring the implementation of the Ethiopian peace agreement as one of its top priorities for regional stability.
  • The summit commended troop-contributing countries for combating al-Shabaab in Somalia and called for an end to the war in Sudan.
  • Global conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East tensions have disrupted COMESA commercial shipping and raised food and fuel prices.
  • The 26th COMESA summit is scheduled to be held in Addis Ababa.