#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

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#Alert #CCCC3rdBusinessReportersCompetition Keep those submissions coming...As from 1 June 2026, the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has been receiving entries for the CCCC 3rd Business Reporters Competition. Send your submission to; compcom@comesacompetition.org and cc; itausha@comesacompetition.org & awaweru@comesacompetition.org 📷Publication period applicable for the entry: 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 previous post on this matter below. #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

#Universitiesmatter #LakeMalawiAnglicanUniversity #LMAU #Lilongwe-#Malawi The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) represented by Ms Kondwani Kaonga (Manager Economics Research Policy & Advocacy), Mr Barnabas Andiva (Principal Analyst, Anti-Competitive Business Practices) and Mr Mengistu Molla (Principal Analyst, Mergers) undertook a competition law and consumer protection sensitisation of students of Lake Malawi Anglican University (LMAU) on 26 May 2026. The sensitisation was carried out under the broad topic of International Law Trade Policy and Regional Economic Communities, and the lecture attracted over 150 students of LMAU. #COMESA @COMESARegion #COMESAMemberStates #Malawi #AfricaCompetition #competition #consumerprotection #universities #consumerrights #internationallaw #regionaleconomiccommunities

#publicalert #falsenews #fakenews The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has issued an official press release addressing false social media reports regarding an alleged fine against Airtel Kenya. The notice is also available on the CCCC website: comesacompetition.org/.../pr… #FactCheck #OfficialStatement #StayInformed #fraud

#28May2026 #EEC #EurasianEconomicForum #Astana-#Kazakhstan Ms Alexia Waweru, Manager Legal Affairs at the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), participated in a panel session on, "Artificial Intelligence and the new Competition Paradigm: A threat or a driver for the Development of Cross Border Markets in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)." She highlighted the new COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations approved by the COMESA Council in December 2025 and the provisions of the Regulations which empower the CCCC to intervene in the digital markets. Her presentation also highlighted ongoing interventions by the CCCC in the digital markets and stated that laws should have a balanced approach to regulation so that they are not too rigid so as to be ineffective in intervention but are flexible enough to adopt to changes in the market which require intervention by competition regulators. The participation by the CCCC is in furtherance of a close collaboration with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) which is supported by an MOU signed between the EEC and CCCC on competition policy and competition law enforcement. #AfricaCompetition #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #EEC #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #competitionpolicy

#28May2026 #IBA2026 #Amsterdam-#Netherlands Dr Willard Mwemba, CEO of COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), took part in the Enforcers round table session at the 20th International Bar Association (IBA) Competition Mid- Year Conference. In the session he highlighted some of the key amendments to the COMESA Competition legal framework, the CCCC’s enforcement priorities in agriculture and food markets, digital markets and anticompetitive agreements which have the effect of partitioning markets in the Common Market of COMESA. He also highlighted the CCCC’s mandate in promoting environmental sustainability as it is considered in the assessment of public interest in anti-competitive practices and mergers. #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #CommonMarket #COMESARegion #IBA #competition

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#20thMay2026 #UgandaLawSociety #ULS #CCCC #COMESA CEO of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Ms Christine Awori, delivered opening remarks at the inaugural webinar jointly organised by ULS and the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC). She stated that the webinar marked an important milestone for ULS as it was more than a training but the beginning of a strong and impactful collaboration with the CCCC. Further that the two institutions have a series of webinars planned for 2026 on the topics of competition law and consumer protection. The webinars were driven by the need to sensitise the legal practitioners in Uganda on these two topics in light of expansion of cross border trade which calls for the need for lawyers skilled in these two topics. The inaugural webinar focused on the topic of "Essentials of competition law and mergers". #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #cooperation #collaboration #quadC #lawyers #legalpractitioners #Uganda @ug_lawsociety

#19May2026 #Lome-#Togo #AfCFTA "AfCFTA has a unique opportunity to design a continental competition framework that can avoid fragmentation". COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) CEO, Dr Willard Mwemba, at the AfCFTA Inaugural conference on Competition Policy and Law in Lome, Togo. Dr Mwemba participated in a panel session at the conference which focused on the topic, "Towards an integrated continental competition regime: interplay between national, regional and continental competition frameworks". He stated that exercise of exclusive jurisdiction by regional competition authorities should not mean negating the concerns of others. Further, that the central principles to be applied in order to achieve an integrated continental competition regime should be; clarity, inclusivity and, where necessary, structured cooperation. The panel session was moderated by Dr Babatunde Irukera, Former Executive Vice Chairman at Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission, Nigeria. Competition Authority of Kenya, Egyptian Competition Authority, ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority, Competition Tribunal of South Africa, AfCFTA Secretariat and EU DG Competition also shared their thoughts and experiences during the panel session. The conference was jointly organised by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation (OECD) and European Union (EU). The theme of the conference was, "Harnessing Competition as a Catalyst for African Market Integration". #AfricaCompetition #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #CCCC #quadC #integration @AfCFTA @BusinessatOECD @EU_Competition @comptrib @CAK_Kenya @DGComp

#19May2026 #Lome-#Togo #AfCFTA "Integration is a subject that has been widely discussed, and its link to competition cannot be ignored. This is because competition law is among the tools which ensure integration". Ms Alexia Waweru, Manager Legal Affairs, COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), delivered remarks on behalf of the CEO-CCCC Dr Willard Mwemba at the AfCFTA Inaugural conference on Competition Policy and Law in Lome, Togo. The conference was jointly organised by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation (OECD) and European Union (EU). The theme of the conference was, "Harnessing Competition as a Catalyst for African Market Integration". The remarks highlighted key changes in competition regulation in Africa over the last number of years; the adoption of the AfCFTA Competition Protocol; the commencement of the merger regimes of EAC and ECOWAS; the enactment of new competition law and consumer protection regime in COMESA in December 2025, among others. CCCC commended AfCFTA for all the gains it has made including the adoption of the Competition Protocol, development of key regulations for implementing the Protocol and capacity building of key stakeholders. #AfricaCompetition #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #CCCC #quadC #integration @AfCFTA @BusinessatOECD @EU_Competition

#20thMay2026 #UgandaLawSociety #ULS #CCCC COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) and Uganda Law Society will collaborate in hosting an inaugural webinar on competition. The webinar will focus on the topic of "Essentials of competition law and mergers". The inaugural webinar will bring together the CCCC, Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) @CAK_Kenya , COMESA Court of Justice @CCJ_Registry and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives of Uganda @mtic_uganda to sensitise lawyers in Uganda, ULS members, on this subject matter. #COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #cooperation #collaboration #quadC #lawyers #legalpractitioners

#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/consum… #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