List of All COMESA Member Countries

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was formed in 1994 to replace the Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981.

COMESA was created with the objective of forming a free trade area where goods can move freely within the member countries.

The idea was to form a large common market devoid of inter-state barriers as members develop their countries for the benefit of all.

The following are the member countries of the COMESA regional trading block;

1. The Republic of Burundi

1. 1. Burundi is a country in East Africa with approximately 12.5 million people.
   2. Its capital is Bujumbura and President Évariste Ndayishimiye is the head of state.
   3. The Burundian currency is the Burundi franc (FBu)(BIF).

 

2. Union of the Comoros

1. 1. The Comoros is a volcanic archipelago off Africa’s east coast in the Indian Ocean.
   2. Its capital is Moroni and Azali Assoumani is the president.
   3. The Comoros currency is the Comorian franc (KMF).
   4. The country has a population of close to a million people.

 

3. The Democratic Republic of the Congo

1. 1. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country in Central Africa with approximately 108 million people.
   2. It is the second-largest country in Africa after Algeria.
   3. Its capital is Kinshasa and President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi is the head of state.
   4. The DRC currency is the Congolese franc (CDF).

 

4. The Republic of Djibouti

1. 1. Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa with approximately 1 million people.
   2. Its capital is Djibouti and President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is the head of state.
   3. The Djibouti currency is the Franc (DJF).

 

5. The Arab Republic of Egypt

1. 1. Egypt is a country in North Africa with approximately 1 million people.
   2. Its capital is Cairo and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is the head of state.
   3. The Egyptian currency is the Egyptian pound (EGP).

 

6. The Kingdom of Eswatini

1. 1. Eswatini is a country in Southern Africa with approximately 1.1 million people.
   2. Its capital is Lobamba (royal and legislative) and Mbabane (Administrative).
   3. King Mswati III  is the head of state.
   4. The Eswatini currency is the Lilangeni(SZL).

 

7. The State of Eritrea

1. 1. Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa with approximately 3.6 million people.
   2. Its capital is Asmara and President Isaias Afewerki is the head of state.
   3. The Eritrean currency is the Nakfa (ERN).

 

8. The Democratic Federal Republic of Ethiopia

1. 1. Ethiopia is a country in the Horn of Africa with over 120 million people.
   2. Its capital is Addis Ababa and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali is the head of government.
   3. The Ethiopian currency is the Birr.

 

9. The Republic of Kenya

1. 1. Kenya is a country in East Africa with over 50 million people.
   2. Its capital is Nairobi and President Uhuru Kenyatta is the head of state and government.
   3. The Kenyan currency is the Kenyan shilling (KES).

 

10. Libya

1. 1. Libya is a country in North Africa with over 7 million people.
   2. Its capital is Tripoli and Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib is the head of government.
   3. The Kenyan currency is the Lybian Dinar(LYD).

 

11. The Republic of Madagascar

1. 1. The Republic of Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometers off the coast of East Africa
   2. Madagascar has a population of about 30 million people.
   3. Its capital is Tripoli and Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib is the head of government.
   4. The Kenyan currency is the Lybian Dinar(LYD).

 

12. The Republic of Malawi

1. 1. Malawi is a country in South-eastern Africa with over 20 million people.
   2. Its capital is Lilongwe and President Lazarus Chakwera is the head of state and government.
   3. The Malawian currency is the Kwacha(D)(MWK).

 

13. The Republic of Mauritius 

1. 1. Mauritius is an island in Africa with approximately 1 million people.
   2. Its capital is Port Louis and Prime Minister Pravind Kumar JUGNAUTH
      is the head of government.
   3. The Mauritius currency is the Mauritian rupee (MUR).

 

14. The Republic of Rwanda

1. 1. Rwanda is a country in eastern Africa with approximately 13.5 million people.
   2. Its capital is Kigali and President Paul Kagame is the head of state.
   3. The Rwandan currency is the Rwandan franc(RWF).

 

15. The Republic of Seychelles 

1. 1. Seychelles is an island off the coast of East Africa with approximately 100,000 people.
   2. Its capital is Victoria and President James Michel is the head of state.
   3. The Seychelles currency is the Seychellois rupee(SCR).

 

16. The Federal Republic of Somalia

1. 1. Somalia is a country in the Horn of Africa with approximately 17 million people.
   2. Its capital is Mogadishu and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is the head of state.
   3. The Somalian currency is the Somali Shilling (SOS).

 

17. The Republic of Sudan

1. 1. Sudan is a country in Eastern Africa with approximately 46 million people.
   2. Its capital is Khartoum and President Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan is the head of state.
   3. The Somalian currency is the Sudanese pound (SDG, SDD).

 

18. The Republic of Tunisia 

1. 1. Tunisia is a country in North Africa with approximately 12 million people.
   2. Its capital is Tunis and President Kais Saied is the head of state.
   3. The Tunisian currency is the Tunisian Dinar (TND).

 

19. The Republic of Uganda

1. 1. Uganda is a country in East Africa with roughly 48 million people.
   2. Its capital is Kampala and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the head of state.
   3. The Ugandan currency is the Ugandan shilling (UGX).

 

 

20. The Republic of Zambia

1. 1. Zambia is a country in southern Africa with roughly 20 million people.
   2. Its capital is Lusaka and President Hakainde Hichilema is the head of state and government.
   3. The Zambian currency is the Zambian Kwacha(ZMK).

 

21. The Republic of Zimbabwe

1. 1. Zimbabwe is a country in southern Africa with roughly 20 million people.
   2. Its capital is Harare and President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the head of state and government.
   3. The Zimbabwean currency is Zimbabwean Dollars(ZW$).