VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says there can be no meaningful economic development on the African continent in the absence of peace and security. And COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe says according to a recent report from the Africa Development Bank, Africa will have stable economic growth in 2023 and 2024, in spite of the multiple shocks experienced globally in the years past. Speaking when she officially opened the 18th Meeting of the COMESA Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Lusaka, Tuesday, Nalumango said it was in COMESA’s interest to ensure that peace prevailed at all times to prevent instability on the continent. “While Africa, and COMESA in particular, is making strides in shaping a continent beaming with tremendous progress towards peace and...

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