37. 东南非共同市场在赞比亚和津巴布韦率先开展了一个联合工业化项目，目标是发展一个共用农工业园区。2021 年 3 月，两国签署了一份谅解备忘录，为加强非洲经委会、工发组织、东南非共同市场和非行之间的合作提供机遇。非洲经委会为预可行性研究提供了支持，同时向非行提交了 1 500 万美元的款项申请。2021年 5 月，东南非共同市场制定了两项关键的政策工具为实施非洲大陆自由贸易区提供支持，即东南非共同市场经济特区管理框架以及东南非共同市场当地含量政策框架实施战略。
37. COMESA spearheaded a joint industrialization project in Zambia and Zimbabwe aimed at developing a common agro-industrial park. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding in March 2021 that offers opportunities for enhanced collaboration between ECA, UNIDO, COMESA and AfDB. ECA provided support for a pre-feasibility study, while a $15 million application grant was submitted to AfDB. In May 2021, COMESA developed two key policy instruments to support the implementation of AfCFTA: the COMESA framework for managing special economic zones; and an implementation strategy of the COMESA local content policy framework.