The COMESA Business Council is a member based private sector institution of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa. Established in 2003, the CBC has the key role and mandate as per the COMESA treaty to represent the Private Sector as a key policy and advocacy platform, with the agenda of influencing policy at the highest level of decision making within the COMESA region.

In a region that holds over 430 Million people in 19 member states, diverse culture, over two dialects and various methods of doing business, COMESA, holds the most dynamic Private Sector within the Continent.