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AU commends Zimbabwe for peaceful election

STORY: AU commends Zimbabwe for peaceful election DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NEVERS MUMBA, Head of the SADC EOM 3. various of the press briefing 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMINA MOHAMED, Chairperson, Commonwealth Observer Group 5. various of the press briefing STORYLINE: The African Union (AU) and other regional bodies on the continent on Friday commended Zimbabwe for holding a peaceful election. In separate preliminary statements following this week's general elections, observer missions from the AU, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) hailed the peaceful environment that characterized the pre-election period and voting day. Zimbabweans voted on Wednesday to choose a president, new members of parliament and representatives of local governments. Voting was extended to Thursday in some parts of the country, p

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African leaders call for increased integration efforts

STORY: African leaders call for increased integration efforts DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the COMESA Summit at Mulungushi Conference centre 2. various of handing over of instruments of power to the new chairperson 3. various of the Zambian President 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President 5. various of Egyptian President 6. various of Egyptian President delivering a speech 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 8. various of attendees of the summit STORYLINE: The 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit opened here Thursday, with leaders calling for accelerated efforts to achieve economic integration. The summit, held at the China-built ultra-modern Kenneth Kaunda International Conference Center, also saw Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema taking over the chairmanship of Africa's largest bloc from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-COMESA-SUMMIT

(230609) -- LUSAKA, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto speaks during the 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, June 8, 2023. The 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit opened here Thursday, with leaders calling for accelerated efforts to achieve economic integration. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-COMESA-SUMMIT

(230609) -- LUSAKA, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi attends the 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, June 8, 2023. The 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit opened here Thursday, with leaders calling for accelerated efforts to achieve economic integration. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-COMESA-SUMMIT

(230609) -- LUSAKA, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera speaks during the 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, June 8, 2023. The 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit opened here Thursday, with leaders calling for accelerated efforts to achieve economic integration. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-COMESA-SUMMIT

(230609) -- LUSAKA, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema speaks during the 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, June 8, 2023. The 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit opened here Thursday, with leaders calling for accelerated efforts to achieve economic integration. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-GENERAL ELECTIONS-AFRICAN OBSERVER

(220812) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ernest Bai Koroma, the head of the AU-COMESA Election Observer Mission and former president of Sierra Leone, speaks during a press briefing in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 11, 2022. Kenya's general elections, held Tuesday to choose the fifth president, county governors, senators and members of the National Assembly, were largely peaceful, free and fair, pan-African blocs said Thursday. TO GO WITH "African observers laud Kenya for holding free, fair elections" (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua)

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Egypt's imports from eastern, southern African countries declined in Dec 2021: bulletin

STORY: Egypt's imports from eastern, southern African countries declined in Dec 2021: bulletin DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Exterior shots of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics 2. Shots of vessels loaded with containers STORYLINE: Egypt's imports from eastern and southern Africa declined dramatically at the end of 2021, the country's statistics authority said on Thursday. The total value of Egyptian imports from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) amounted to 15.8 million U.S. dollars in December 2021, compared to 31.4 million U.S. dollars in December 2020, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said in a bulletin. Among the COMESA countries, Egypt's imports from Tunisia, Libya, and Zimbabwe saw the sharpest declines. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)