COMESA Federation of Women in Business

29/10/2026

📢 COMFWB TUNISIA/ Women Entrepreneurs and AI: Shaping the Future of Business at the 2nd International of Women Business Leaders in SFAX
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Mrs Leïla Belkhiria Jaber, President of Tunisia’s National Chamber of Women Business Leaders (CNFCE) and Vice-President of COMFWB, took part in the 2nd International Forum of Women Business Leaders on 27 October 2026 in Sfax, Tunisia. The event brought together 350 businesses to discuss how artificial intelligence can transform entrepreneurship.

In her speech, Mrs Belkhiria Jaber highlighted how AI can help women entrepreneurs improve productivity, manage their businesses more efficiently, reach new markets and boost exports. She emphasised the need to equip women with the digital skills and knowledge required to benefit from these emerging technologies, while recognising the important role of regional chambers in supporting practical, locally relevant initiatives.

COMFWB welcomes initiatives that promote innovation, digital inclusion and the growth of women-led businesses. Together, let us empower women entrepreneurs to embrace technology and unlock new opportunities! 💡🤝



Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA Federation of Women in Business
Chambre Nationale des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises

28/10/2026

📢 Highlights from the EWTA/ COMFWB Ethiopia Chapter Leadership & Governance Training! 🌟
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On October 26–27, 2026, the Ethiopian Women Traders Association (EWTA) - COMFWB Ethiopia Chapter hosted a successful two-day capacity-building workshop at the Nexus Hotel in Addis Ababa! 🇪🇹✨

🇪🇹KEY TAKEAWAYS :
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▪️ Comprehensive Skill-Building: Facilitated by trainer Ms. Bement, sessions focused on leadership and governance, institutional development and sustainability, emotional intelligence, team building, conflict management and negotiation, gender mainstreaming, and women's empowerment. It also aimed to strengthen EWTA's institutional capacity and collaboration with other stakeholders ✅

▪️ Inclusive Participation: Brought together EWTA board members from across Ethiopia, MOTRI (Minister Of Trade and Regional Integration) representatives, local media, and women entrepreneurs with disabilities.✅

▪️ Strengthening Partnerships: COMFWB Chairperson Maureen and Ms. Tigist presented Certificates of appreciation to the ten EWTA Board members, including President Ms. Sara Hassen and Vice President Ms. Tilksaw Gedamu, as well as Minister Of Trade and Regional Integration staff who directly supported the Association.✅

➡️Together, we are strengthening institutional capacity and driving sustainable economic empowerment for women traders across Ethiopia! 💪💼

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA Federation of Women in Business

28/10/2026

J-1 - COMFWB WEBINAIRE/ MASTERCLASS
📅 Date : 29 octobre 2026
🕒 Horaires : 15 h 00 – 17 h 00 (heure du Malawi)
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➡️ COMFWB a le plaisir de vous inviter à son WEBINAIRE MENSUEL dédié aux entreprises. Nous souhaiterions avoir au moins 5 membres de votre Chapter respectif, assister à ces sessions de demain

✅ CONFÉRENCE : « Comment saisir les opportunités dans les secteurs des pierres précieuses et de la joaillerie » ? avec Mme Faravololona Randrianaivo – Cogérante de SOGASY Madagascar et Présidente Régionale de l’Association des Femmes Entrepreneurs de Vakinankaratra, membre du GFEM/ COMFWB Madagascar

✅ MASTERCLASS sur « Le rôle de l’audit interne dans la mobilisation de financements pour la croissance des entreprises » animée par Mme Choukri Abdillahi, Présidente fondatrice de Business Women Empowerment 3D of Djibouti – COMFWB Djibouti

📅 Date : 29 octobre 2026
🕒 Horaires : 15 h 00 – 17 h 00 (heure du Malawi)

➡️ Rejoignez-nous pour une discussion passionnante sur l’entrepreneuriat, l’innovation et l’avenir du développement économique de l’Afrique et découvrez les perspectives des principales figures africaines engagées en faveur de l’autonomisation économique des femmes et de l’entrepreneuriat

INSCRIVEZ-VOUS dès maintenant sur : https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UKApuugNRoW03AfNACGsig

Merci de partager cette affiche et cette invitation avec tous les membres de votre CHAPTER ainsi qu’avec les femmes entrepreneures susceptibles d’en bénéficier

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA Federation of Women in Business
Groupement des Femmes Entrepreneurs de Madagascar officiel - GFEM
Comfwb Chapter Madagascar
Business women empowerment 3D
Resnafe - Comfwb Comores
Zambia Federation of Associations of Women in Business -Zfawib
Federation For National Association of Women in Business Malawi
Comesa Federation of Women in Business Zimbabwe Chapter
Comfwb Zim
Comfwb Libya Chapter
Eswatini Chapter Comesa Federation of Women in Business
Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Kenya - FOWEK

28/10/2026

𝟏 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎 - 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 -
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐅𝐖𝐁 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑/ 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟑𝐩𝐦 - 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞
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➡️ COMFWB is delighted to invite you to its Monthly Business Webinar

✅ THEME : “𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬” ? 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐨 – 𝐂𝐨-𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐎𝐆𝐀𝐒𝐘 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐚, Groupement des Femmes Entrepreneurs de Madagascar officiel - GFEM - Groupement des Femmes Entrepreneurs de Madagascar-

✅MASTERCLASS on –“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡” 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐤𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐢, 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟑𝐃 𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢"–

📅 Date: 29th October 2026
🕒 Time: 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM (Malawi Time)

➡️ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

REGISTER now at : https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UKApuugNRoW03AfNACGsig

_Kindly share this poster and invitation to all women entrepreneurs who may benefit. See you tomorrow_

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA Federation of Women in Business
Groupement des Femmes Entrepreneurs de Madagascar officiel - GFEM
Business women empowerment 3D
Chambre Nationale des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises
CNFE RDCongo
Comfwb Chapter Madagascar
Comfwb Libya Chapter
Comfwb Zim
Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Kenya - FOWEK
Zambia Federation of Associations of Women in Business -Zfawib
Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Kenya - FOWEK
Eswatini Chapter Comesa Federation of Women in Business
Resnafe - Comfwb Comores
Eswatini Chapter Comesa Federation of Women in Business

27/10/2026

🎉 Empowering the Future of Arab Business Leaders : Ms. Ibtisam Ben Amer, COMFWB Libya Chairperson was elected as a
Boardmember of the Arab Businesswomen’s Council
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We are thrilled to share that, Ms. Ibtisam Ben Amer participated in the 8th session of the Arab Businesswomen’s Council at the League of Arab States headquarters in Cairo.

Gathering distinguished ambassadors, senior officials, and prominent business leaders from across the Arab world, the council focused on driving economic growth, promoting intra-Arab trade, and creating new avenues for investment and cross-border partnership.

The gathering culminated in the elections for the 2026–2030 Board of Directors, chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Dr. Hessa Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. We are honored to announce that Ms. Ibtisam Ben Amer was elected as a Board Member representing Libya! 🇱🇾✨

Join us in celebrating this remarkable achievement as we look forward to four years of impactful regional cooperation and women empowerment. 💼🌟

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA Federation of Women in Business
Comfwb Libya Chapter

24/10/2026

24/10/2026

Today we join Zambia in celebrating 62 years of Independence.

Happy Independence Day, Zambia! 🇿🇲

23/10/2026

23/10/2026

COYWA CONFERENCE/ 19th BUSINESS FORUM : COYWA offers Youth and Women in Africa a model to nurture their potential, connect them to opportunities, and ensure their resilience beyond incubation
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During the panel discussion on COYWA Project, the exchanges were rich and insightful. Day 2 of the COYWA Grand Launch has truly been a platform of learning, reflection, and forward-looking dialogue

➡️ Throughout our exchanges, several themes have emerged with clarity:
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• Ms. Susan Dada, AUDA-NEPAD Program officer, reminded us of the importance of aligning. COYWA with continental priorities under Agenda 2063, ensuring that youth
and women remain central to Africa’s industrialisation journey ✅

• Madam Claudette Alberte, COMFWB Seychelles Chairperson highlighted the real challenges women in business face particularly in the informal sector and how
incubation models can provide practical solutions to empower them as
competitive entrepreneurs✅

• With KIRDI, we learned from *Dr Francis Polong, valuable lessons from incubation models that can be replicated across COMESA, with emphasis on digital literacy and innovation✅

• With Mr Nicholas Mudingwe,CEO of ALLPI, we explored opportunities within the leather value chain, and how COYWA can connect MSMEs to buyers and distributors across regional markets✅

• And from the financial sector, Ms Irene Nyanyiwa, General Manager of EWESACCO shared with us insights into innovative funding models and the critical role of financial institutions in expanding access to credit and digital finance solutions towards supporting
women and youth in business✅

Youth and women are actually drivers of Africa’s future. Together, we can transform challenges into opportunities and aspirations into achievements. Let us continue to walk this journey with unity, vision, and determination

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA Federation of Women in Business
Kenya Industrial Research & Development Institute (KIRDI)
AUDA NEPAD
Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Kenya - FOWEK
Comesa Federation of Women in Business Zimbabwe Chapter
Comfwb Zim

23/10/2026

Grand Launch Day 2 - - CONFERENCE/ From Dialogue to Action : Strategic Pillars for Empowering Youth and Women Entrepreneurs accross
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Day 2 of the Grand Launch at Harare International Convention Center stood out as a powerful platform for learning, reflection, and forward-looking dialogue. Key regional and continental stakeholders—including - , COMFWB Seychelles, , ,and leaders from the financial sector -came together to share critical insights.

➡️ Discussions focused on aligning with Agenda 2063, overcoming informal sector barriers, expanding digital literacy, leveraging key value chains like leather,and unlocking innovative financing models for youth and women in business

➡️To turn these insights into impact actionable recommendations were established around FOUR STRATEGIC PILLARS

1-First, strengthening Policy & Partnerships will embed COYWA into national and regional frameworks✅

2-Second, scaling Incubation Models across chapters—drawing on successful blueprints from and —will integrate mentorship, digital skills, and innovation to build resilient enterprises from the ground up✅

3-Third, expanding Finance 🏦& Investment requires financial institutions to offer tailored solutions. By introducing flexible loans with reduced collateral requirements, microcredit lines, blended finance, and credit guarantees, financial barriers can be dismantled while supporting informal sector transition through financial literacy✅

4-Fourth, establishing lasting Market 📈Linkages via B2B connections, trade fairs, and digital marketplaces will ensure businesses seamlessly move from incubation to long-term profitability in competitive markets.✅

➡️Ultimately, these recommendations provide a concrete roadmap 🛤️to position not just as a program, but as a catalyst for sustainable transformation across Africa*.

➡️Youth and women are not merely beneficiaries of development—they are the core drivers of the continent's economic future ✅

By walking this journey together with unity, vision, and determination, we are turning shared aspirations into lasting achievements🌍
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA Federation of Women in Business
Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Kenya - FOWEK
Comesa Federation of Women in Business Zimbabwe Chapter
Comfwb Zim