The City of Harare is hosting the COMESA Summit starting today at Rainbow Towers, with 1,000 delegates expected. The Summit opens today with the Green Industry Connect, which is fully subscribed. The programme continues tomorrow, Tuesday, with the Business Forum, which is also fully subscribed, highlighting strong investor and private sector confidence. The Business Forum will be followed by the meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden. The Ministers will prepare the agenda and draft decisions for consideration by Heads of State and Government. The Heads of State Summit will be held on Thursday at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, marking the climax of the week-long engagements. His Worship the Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume, said the City is ready and has put in place measures to ensure a warm, safe and seamless experience for all delegates, leveraging its hospitality infrastructure, conference facilities and improved urban services. "Harare has in recent years demonstrated strong capacity to host large international gatherings. "The City successfully hosted the 44th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government and the SADC Industrialization Week in August 2024 at Rainbow Towers, the Extraordinary SADC Summits on the security situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) International Conference and Summit of Heads of State and Government in May 2025 at the Harare International Conference Centre," Cllr Mafume said. The Mayor congratulated His Excellency the President, Cde E.D Mnangagwa on Zimbabwe hosting the COMESA Summit. The COMESA Summit is expected to boost local business, tourism and showcase Harare as a friendly, capable host city for investment, global and continental diplomacy.
