COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission

#24February2026 #Livingstone-#Zambia It was a historic moment! Over 20 years later...a new set of Regulations...the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations 2025 were unveiled by Her Excellency the Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe. The COMESA Competition Commission was rebranded to 'COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission'...now called abbreviated 'Quad C'! A new dawn for regulation of competition and consumer protection for the 21 Member States of COMESA. #AfricaCompetition #COMESA #QuadC #CCCC #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket

#14May2026 #ChiefJusticeretirementdinner #Harare-#Zimbabwe #ChiefJusticeLukeMalaba The CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), Dr Willard Mwemba, paid special tribute to the Honourable Chief Justice of Zimbabwe, Luke Malaba, at a retirement dinner for the Chief Justice on 14 May 2026 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The CEO expressed his heartfelt gratitude, and that of the CCCC to the Chief Justice, for his exemplary leadership, during his leadership as Chief Justice of Zimbabwe. He recognised the Chief Justice for his key role in dispensing knowledge and skills for the betterment of the judiciary in the Common Market of COMESA; development of competition law and consumer protection in the Common Market; in reforming the processes, approaches and competition law development in COMESA; for masterfully, consistently and reliably sensitising judges of the twenty-one (1) Member States of COMESA on the critical topic of regional integration; and for being instrumental in the introduction of national Judiciary workshops on competition and consumer protection law in COMESA. "We may be saying goodbye to you as Chief Justice but as the great resource you were; we believe it is not goodbye…it is see you later!", The CEO remarked in closing. #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #cooperation #collaboration #CCCC #quadC #Zimbabwe

#15May2026 #courtesyvisit #Harare-#Zimbabwe The CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), Dr Willard Mwemba, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Ambassador Rashid Mohammed, Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and permanent representative to COMESA, to discuss strengthening of competition law and consumer protection regulation in COMESA Region and Ethiopia. #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #cooperation #collaboration #CCCC #quadC #Ethiopia

The Chief Executive Officer of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission, Dr. Willard Mwemba, paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. dr. A. Murwira this morning. He is in the country at the invitation of the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. In his welcome remarks, Prof. dr. Murwira acknowledged the Commission’s engagement with Zimbabwe and its contribution to strengthening regional competition and consumer protection frameworks. He further re-affirmed Zimbabwe’s commitment to regional integration under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Guided by Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe is committed to advancing national interests, through regional integration, and promoting equitable economic development. In this regard, Zimbabwe continues to safeguard fundamental rights and promote and the strengthening of regional trade governance institutions through legal frameworks such as the Memoranda of Understanding between the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission and the Competition and Tariff Commission of Zimbabwe; and the Consumer Protection Commission of Zimbabwe that were signed in 2021 and 2023. In his response, Dr. Mwemba highlighted that his Commission had facilitated several capacity building workshops for the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs which has been evident in Zimbabwe’s court rulings on Competition-related cases where reference is made to regional practice. He highlighted that the World Competition Day is a critical day in COMESA and his desire was to see Member States giving the day a befitting prominence. Zimbabwe is earmarked to assume the Chairmanship of COMESA in October 2026 and is the current Vice Chair of the regional bloc. As incoming COMESA Chair, Zimbabwe is ready to continue engaging constructively with all COMESA institutions towards regional trade and economic growth.

The CCCC CEO Dr Willard Mwemba paid a courtesy visit to CTC Directorate and Management to discuss possible areas of collaboration that will enhance effective enforcement of Competition Regulation in Zimbabwe and the COMESA at large.

#11May2026 #Cairo-#Egypt #CentralBankofEgypt #MOUSigning Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) becomes the first Central Bank in COMESA and first sector regulator to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC). In a signing ceremony graced by the Governor of the CBE, Mr Hassan Abdalla, the CCCC and CBE signed an MOU on cooperation on strengthening and implementing competition laws and policies in Egypt and COMESA. The CEO of the CCCC, Dr Willard Mwemba, remarked that the MOU signing was important not only to ensure certainty but also coherence of assessment and approaches especially in the banking sector where absence of such elements may have alarming consequences. Further, that it would ensure that this form of collaboration with a CBE, can be replicated to other sensitive sectors. The Governor remarked that the collaboration represented an important step towards strengthening institutional cooperation and aligning efforts in safeguarding competitive markets within the financial banking sector. Also present at the signing ceremony was, First Sub-Governor, CBE-May Abulnaga; Head of Competition, CBE-Dr Amira Abdelghaffar; Dr Hend Mostafa, CCCC-Manager Legal Services & Compliance, among others. #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #cooperation #collaboration #CCCC #quadC #CentralBanks #sectorregulators #financialsector #bankingsector #AfricaCompetition

#celebratorypost #7May2026 #AwardCeremony #Manila-#Philippines #ICNConference2026 #WorldBankCompetitionAdvocacyContestICN2026 COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) awarded at the International Competition Network (ICN) Annual Conference 2026 @IntCompNetwork ! The CCCC has been awarded jointly by ICN and World Bank Group (WBG) at the Award ceremony of ICN-WBG Competition Advocacy Contest, as one of the winners of the competition, under Theme 3 – Embedding competition principles in the green and digital transitions. Dr Willard Mwemba, CEO received the award on behalf of the CCCC. The subject of the award to the CCCC was the COMESA Competition and Consumer Regulations 2025 which include environmental sustainability and addressing of competition issues in digital markets. #2026ICNWBGCompetitionAdvocacyContest #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #competition #CCCC #quadC

#ConsumerAlert #consumersafety #productrecall #ThermosStainlessKingFoodJars #ThermosStainlessKingFoodBottles COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission ("CCCC") has become aware of a recall of Thermos Stainless King Food Jars and Bottles – Models Sk3000, Sk3020 and Sk3010 Food & Beverage Bottles by issued by Thermos L.L.C., on 30 April 2026, due to serious impact injury and laceration hazards. A total of 8.2 million units are affected by the recall. According to a statement released by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission: ✅The stopper of the recalled Food Jars and Food & Beverage Bottles does not have a pressure relief in the center. ✅If perishable food or beverages are stored in the container for an extended period of time, the stopper can forcefully eject when opened, which can result in serious impact injury and laceration hazards to the consumer. ✅Thermos received 27 reports of consumers who were struck by a stopper that forcefully ejected from these containers upon opening, including complaints of impact and laceration injuries requiring medical attention. ✅3 consumers suffered permanent loss of vision after being struck in the eye. 🟦CCCC has established that Thermos products are listed and sold across several countries within COMESA by different retailers including online platforms such as Jumia, and Ubuy and international e‑commerce platforms such as Amazon and eBay. For more information see attached Notice or visit the CCCC Website; comesacompetition.org/consumer-alert… #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #consumer #consumerrights #cosumerprotection #unsafeproducts #recall #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #Eswatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe #COMESAcompetitionandconsumercommission #CCCC #quadC #Thermos #Jumia #eBay #Amazon #Ubuy

#6May2026 #Manila-#Philippines #ICNConference2026 #Hostshowcase “The COMESA competition regulatory framework created a system that ensures that no one is left behind! It covers enforcement gaps likely to be experienced by COMESA Member States that have no competition laws in place or which have younger agencies that are facing skills gap or inadequate resources. The COMESA regional competition law has been instrumental in providing a platform for these Member States and agencies to address competition law violations manifesting at the national level but which have an impact at the regional level”. Dr Willard Mwemba, CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) shared these sentiments during the Host Showcase session at the International Competition Network (ICN) Annual Conference 2026 @IntCompNetwork . The Host Showcase session focused on the topic of, “Lessons from the past, challenges ahead: Navigating regional cooperation’s next frontier.” Dr Mwemba informed the delegates that the competition regulatory framework of COMESA was a product of formalized cooperation which resulted from successful informal cooperation. The cooperation led to the establishment of a regional competition law which created a one-stop shop regime for both merger control and conduct cases resulting in advantages such as reduction of cost of doing business, among others. #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #cooperation #CCCC #quadC

Highlight Video | COMESA Chair Swears in COMESA Court Judges, Urges Integrity in Justice The Chairperson of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Authority and President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. William Samoei Ruto, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of judges to the COMESA Court of Justice (CCJ) at State House in Nairobi. youtu.be/OGSwACSmpiA

#Vacancyalert #DirectorCorporateServices #Arabictranslator #Frenchtranslator #Deadline-#17June2026 COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has advertised three (3) vacancies; Director Corporate Services (P4), Arabic Translator (P2) and French Translator (P2). All applications must be submitted directly to the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) with a copy of the application to the COMESA Coordinating Ministry of the applicant’s respective Member State. For the full details on the vacancies and how to apply for them, visit the CCCC website; comesacompetition.org/opportunity/ca… #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #CCCC #quadC

#5May2026 #Manila-#Philippines #smalleconomies #ICNConference2026 #preICNevent "Safeguarding institutional independence and enhancing the effectiveness and credibility of competition authorities in small markets is very important", Dr Mwemba (CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) During the panel session on "Governance and Institutional Design" at the Small Economies Forum, Dr Mwemba highlighted the importance of small and insular economies putting in place sound governance frameworks for their competition authorities which could be achieved by ensuring the establishment of independent boards, meritorious appointments of board members and senior management. The discussion included a reflection by Dr Mwemba on structural challenges faced by small competition authorities such as limited resources and weak knowledge management systems. He thus emphasized the value of peer learning and cooperation among such authorities. Some of the avenues he proposed for this were; small and young authorities learning from more established agencies through regional and international platforms to strengthen institutional capacity. #COMESA #CommonMarket #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #insulareconomies #smallcompetitionauthorities #youngcompetitionauthorities

#Alert #PressRelease #CCCC3rdBusinessReportersCompetition 📸📺📹📝🏆The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) invites all journalists from COMESA Member States, who report on business related topics and trends, and whose journalistic work is published, broadcast, or disseminated through recognised media platforms, to participate in the 3rd Business Reporters Competition of the CCCC. ✅Publication period applicable: 1 June 2025 to 30 May 2026 ✅Period of submission: 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026 ✅Language of submission: Arabic, English and French ✅Media of publication: Print, Television, Radio, Digital (podcasts, blog, digital magazine, social media channels) or documentaries For more details on topics, guidelines, panel of judges, evaluation criteria and award, see attached notice and CCCC website. #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #AfricaCompetition #consumerprotection #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #Eswatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe #journalists #businessreporters #media #COMESACompetitionandConsumerCommission #quadC

#consumeralert #Fordvehicles #Productrecall #Hinovehicles #CCCC #quadC The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has become aware, through the National Consumer Commission of South Africa (NCC) @TheNCC_RSA, of a voluntary recall of various Ford and Toyota supplied vehicles which include: ✅Ford Ranger XLT ✅Ford Puma ✅Hino 700 vehicles. The CCCC is aware that these vehicles are imported in COMESA and warns the general public of the dangers related to the recalled vehicles. Consumers are advised to take caution when purchasing the recalled vehicles. Consumers who are driving the affected series are to contact the nearest dealership. More details on the CCCC website; comesacompetition.org/consumer-alert… #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #consumer #consumerrights #cosumerprotection #unsafeproducts #recall #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #Eswatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe #FordMotorCompanySouthernAfricaPtyLtd #ToyotaSAPtyLtd #COMESACompetitionandConsumerCommission

#ACF #AfricanCompetitionForum #13April2026 #Tanzania #digitaleconomy #CCCC #quadC The African Competition Forum (ACF) is an informal network which brings together African national and multinational competition authorities. The Director Legal at the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission ("CCCC"), Ms Apoche Itimu, delivered opening remarks at the ACF. She highlighted that the rapid growth of Africa’s digital economy and its rising contribution to GDP is driven by sectors such as e-commerce, fintech and digital media. She emphasized that while digital markets deliver significant benefits, they also raise complex competition concerns. Addressing these concerns requires not only robust legal frameworks but also strengthened institutional capacity and technical expertise. She stated that regional platforms like the ACF remain critical for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and equipping authorities to respond effectively to the evolving digital landscape. The CCCC was also represented at the Forum by Principal Merger Analysts, Ms Nadjmiya Jumeer and Stella Musau. #AfricaCompetition #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #digital

At the 13th Annual Conference of the Law Association of Zambia, the CCJ & @CCCC_COMESA highlighted how collaboration turns regulatory decisions into enforceable law across 21 Member States. Read More: comesacourt.org/blog/2026/04/1… @LawAssociation2 @LawAssocZambia #LAZ #COMESA

#Articlealert #CCCC #quadC #Effectontrade The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has published an article, authored by its CEO Dr Willard Mwemba, with regard to, " Effect of Trade between Member States: Is this requirement a fundamental necessity in cross-border consumer law enforcement". To read the full article, follow the link; comesacompetition.org/resources/arti… #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #crossborder #consumer #consumerlawenforcement #consumerrights #consumerprotection

#9April2026 #Livingstone-#Zambia #LawAssociationofZambia #AnnualConference #COMESACourtofJustice #CCCC Lawyers are key stakeholders in the regulation of competition law! In the COMESA Region, active efforts are undertaken by the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) in collaboration with the law societies and the COMESA regional court (COMESA Court of Justice-CCJ) to sensitise lawyers on their key role in regulation of competition. Mr Yonas Anteneh, Principal Legal Officer, represented the CCCC in a panel session at the 13th Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) Annual Conference. The panel session was moderated by Mr Sydney Chisenga, Managing Partner-Corpus Legal Practioners, Zambia. The panel session consisted of a joint discussion between the CCCC and the CCJ regarding recent legal and regulatory developments under the COMESA competition and consumer protection regulatory framework. The session further explored the increasing practice opportunities for lawyers within the COMESA region, especially in advisory, compliance, and dispute resolution work, and underscored the importance of building capacity for cross-border legal practice in competition and consumer law. #AfricaCompetition #lawsocieties #COMESA #COMESARegion #COMESAMemberStates #CommonMarket #legalpractioners #lawyers #LAZ #Zambia #legaldevelopments #regulatorydevelopments

#CCCCWarningNotice #Infantmilk #cerreulide #consumersafety #productrecall #Nutricia #Aptamil #Nursie The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission ("CCCC") has issued a warning notice to the public with respect to several brands of infant milk which have been recalled: ✅recall issued by Nutricia Southern Africa concerning Nutricia Aptamil Nutribiotik 2 (800g) and Nutricia Aptajunior Nutribiotik 3 (800g) products, affecting a total of 2,989 units. A media statement was issued by the National Consumer Commission of South Africa @TheNCC_RSA with this respect to this recall. ✅recall of Aptamil and Nursie Infant Milk following an alert issued by the National Office for Food Safety in Morocco (the “ONSSA”) on 8 March 2026 on its official Facebook page. For more information on the consumer risks associated with the consumption of the above recalled products, the batches affected, COMESA Member States affected, distribution/retail outlets and steps to be taken by consumers, see attached Notice or visit the CCCC Website; comesacompetition.org/warning-notice… #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #consumer #consumerrights #cosumerprotection #unsafeproducts #recall #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #Eswatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe #COMESAcompetitionandconsumercommission #CCCC #quadC