{
  "id": 16045522,
  "title": "Ruto hands over COMESA chairmanship to Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ruto-hands-over-comesa-chairmanship-to-zimbabwes-mnangagwa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:56:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/ruto-hands-over-comesa-chairmanship-to-zimbabwes-mnangagwa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has handed over the chairmanship of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Authority to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, expressing confidence in his successor’s ability to advance regional integration and economic cooperation. In his outgoing remarks in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Thursday, October 22, 2026, Ruto thanked fellow heads of state […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}