Egypt has assumed the chairmanship of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), a regional trade bloc that looks to align regulatory and trade policies of its 21 members. The baton was passed to Egypt at Comesa’s annual summit held at the new capital yesterday; we’ll use our 12 months at the helm to steer the organization’s 2021-2025 goals to improve regional trade, it said in a statement.

The focus of the summit: Digital integration.

The event got headline treatment on the airwaves last night: Masaa DMC walked us through the six pillars of Egypt’s vision during its time as Comesa head (watch, runtime: 6:44), the first of which is regional trade integration and the removal of customs, followed by industrial integration, integration in the infrastructure sectors, encourage regional investments, health sector integration and finally motivate the business community in the common market. Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 10:07), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 3:39) and Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 3:37) also had the story.