LAST week was a momentous occasion for us as a Ministry, and I am delighted to share with you our readers that Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a Common Governance Framework, called the “DRC – Zambia Battery Council”. This common governance framework centered on the establishment of the value chain …
I am pleased to share the second Ministerial article in this week’s column. Today I focus my discussion on the broader trade facilitation interventions the Ministry was making in its quest to contribute towards realisation of the New Dawn Governments mantra of “Restore, Revive and Revive”. For our economy to rebound and have a meaningful …
Nurturing effective partnerships with cooperating partners Read More »
After nearly five years, trade ministers finally convened for the 12th session of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) from 12th to 17th June, 2022 at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. This was after the conference was postponed twice in 2020 and 2021 respectively due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. I …
Trade Ministers agree a package of trade deals at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference Read More »
In my last Ministerial Column Article, we focused our discussion on how the Ministry was leveraging on the existing good will and partnerships with cooperating partners to improve the trade facilitation and logistics landscape in Zambia. In today’s article we continue to look at the subject of trade facilitation, albeit, from the periphery and context …
Productive co-existence and joint actions by Border Agencies Read More »
The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Hon. Chipoka Mulenga, on 22nd July, 2022, flagged off the delivery of equipment procured under the Zambia Border Post and Upgrade Project destined for Chirundu, Mwami and Nakonde borders.
IN November 2020, a financing agreement was signed under the EU-COMESA 11th European Development Fund to upgrade three Zambian border posts namely Nakonde in Northern Province, Mwami in Eastern, and Chirundu in Southern Province. And on February 25, 2022, the 6.8 million Euros project was officially launched – a Zambian government partnership with the European …
A Peek Into The Nakonde Border Post Upgrade Project Read More »
Nakonde is one of border towns in Muchinga Province of Zambia, with a land area of 5,513 sq sharing international boundaries with Tanzania in the north and Malawi in the East. The Nakonde border post has been identified as an important transit route crossing in the North-South transport corridor. On 5th October 2019, the Nakonde/Tunduma border post was …
Chirundu Border Post is situated on the banks of the Zambezi River bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe about 140 kilometres south east of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. The border post, which is along the north-south corridor, is an important transit route linking Zambia to Southern, Eastern and North African states. Revenue/traffic flow Commissioned as a One …
Long queues of vehicles are already forming on both sides of the border, waiting to cross either side.
