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4th @CCC_COMESA diplomatic conference on competition law places focus on inflation, food security, and poverty eradication  africanantitrust.com/2024/08/21/4th…

Dawn of the "QUAD-C": #COMESA antitrust evolves africanantitrust.com/2024/08/20/daw… @CCC_COMESA @CompetitionLaws @CAK_Kenya @fccpcnigeria

When undertaking investigations, whether initiated on its own motion or borne of a stakeholder's complaint, the Authority is guided by the Competition Act, Guidelines, Rules & Procedures, as well as the Fair Administrative Action Act.

Journalists from the Comesa region during the opening of the business reporters workshop in Livingstone, Zambia, organised by @CCC_COMESA . CCC has been organising sensitisation workshops since 2014 to enlighten the media on competition matters. @COMESA_HQ

On going meeting of the competition authorities of @comesa_lusaka,@UEMOA_Officiel, @ERCA_ARCC,CEMAC & @EacCompetition. At the meeting, the Director & CEO CCC has stressed the importance of cooperation&collaboration among the participating regional competition authorities.

Nigerian antitrust regulator @fccpcnigeria takes up digital money lenders africanantitrust.com/2023/06/30/nig…

Competition Authority of Kenya @CAK_Kenya exempts MSMEs from merger control provisions to stimulate economy africanantitrust.com/2023/06/27/com… via @PrimerioLimited & @fmcadvocates

@CCC_COMESA has actively lobbied & supported #Ugandan government, including Parliament, re: imminent efforts to establish functioning domestic competition law. CCC advised UG that Trade Ministry would be wrong body to enforce antitrust, instead advocating for an indep. Commission

#CCCat10years -- COMESA CCC Keynote address by @gwlaw professor and former @FTC Commissioner Bill Kovacic in Malawi: roles for @CCC_COMESA to play in public expenditures, subsidies, and removal of entry barriers: africanantitrust.com/2023/05/04/com…

@CCC_COMESA will sign MoU with @Afcac_Cafac tomorrow (May 5) to ensure strong competition & consumer protection enforcement in the air transport sector across the region #COMESA #CCCat10yeara

Hon.Simplex Chithyola, Malawi’s minister for trade and industry while representing President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera at the #CCCat10years celebration donates land for the HQ of the ⁦⁦@CCC_COMESA⁩ “we want you here for good,” he said.

As @CCC_COMESA celebrates and reflects on its first 10 years of competition law enforcement, senior leaders & experts congregate in Malawi. Prof. Frédéric Jenny says a key question he hopes the conference will address is harmonising competing blocs like #COMESA & #AfCFTA

The CCC is hosting the 7th Business Reporters Workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi on 2 to 3 May 2023. This is a forum where the CCC trains the media and informs them of their role in reporting and awareness creation on competition and consumer protection law matters.

The various business reporters have shared their experiences and challenges in reporting on competition and consumer protection matters. Some of the challenges noted is access to information from competition regulators and the need to improve on the same.

Breaking: #COMESA expected to become *suspensory* merger regime by 2024, subject to vote africanantitrust.com/2023/05/02/bre… @CCC_COMESA @AntitrustBlog @leah_nylen @abaantitrust @BloombergAfrica @BBCAfrica

#COMESA #CCC statistics update: 367+ M&A deals, yielding a healthy revenue stream for the @CCC_COMESA #antitrust enforcement operations africanantitrust.com/2023/05/02/com… @comesa_lusaka @BloombergAfrica @BBCAfrica @Africastalking

@CCC_COMESA 10-year anniversary kicking off with Dr. Lipimile welcoming the #CCCBusinessReportersForum at its 7th workshop in #Lilongwe #Malawi @COMESA_lusaka

The COMESA Competition will be celebrating 10 years of existence since it began operations in the Common Market.

Criminal cartels & dilapidated energy networks: Will South Africa's @CompComSA act and prosecute what has been presented on a "silver cartel platter"...? africanantitrust.com/2023/04/27/cri… @matthewstoller

@CCC_COMESA clarifies merger procedure africanantitrust.com/2023/02/23/com… #africanantitrust #mergerprocedure