News

𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑭𝑾𝑩𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊 or 𝑨𝑭𝑨𝑩 𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒅𝒚𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈'𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆. 𝑨 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 ‍

23 𝒅𝒚𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑭𝑾𝑩 𝑺𝒆𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 3-𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 ! Led by an expert International Digital Marketing Consultant from Benin, these women now possess the skills to create engaging content and effectively market their products online from their smartphones!

Leaders from the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) and the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Kenya (FOWEK) recently met with Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Trade, Mrs. Regina Ombam, to plan the 7th COMFWB Trade Fair and Business Conference. The event, scheduled to take place in Nairobi next August, aims to provide a vital platform for women entrepreneurs from across the COMESA region to showcase their products, access new markets, secure financing, and build partnerships. The meeting underscored a shared commitment to fostering economic growth and empowering women in business, with the annual Trade Fair serving as a key tool to boost Regional Trade and facilitate direct investment.

COMFWB Seychelles shone at Blue Economy Bazaar and won the prize for Innovative Fish Leather ———-Victoria, Seychelles 🇸🇨– Saturday 19th July 2025, marked an achievement for the COMFWB Seychelles Chapter at the Blue Economy Bazaar. Their informative stall not only captivated attendees but also secured them a 3rd prize for their exceptional display‍The COMFWB Seychelles team proudly showcased their innovative fish leather products, which proved to be a major point of curiosity and appreciation among both Seychellois locals and international visitors. The unique material, a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative garnered considerable attention for its novel

A robust delegation of 19 members from COMFWB Djibouti actively participated, showcased Djiboutian entrepreneurship and fostering valuable connections at the SIFIA 2025 in COTE D'IVOIRE. This event presented an opportunity for Djiboutian women entrepreneurs to expand their networks, connect with suppliers, partners, and clients across the continent, and significantly strengthen intra-African collaboration

‍T𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 (𝐅𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐊) 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐎𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐦The meeting served as a formal introduction of the Federation and its national mandate to promote and support the growth of women-led businesses across Kenya.