Tag Archives: COMESA

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The COMESA Competition Commission has formally opened an inquiry into the proposed acquisition of Cold Solutions East Africa Holdings Limited by Inspired Evolution Managers Limited, setting in motion a regional regulatory review of the transaction under the bloc’s competition rules. In a Merger Inquiry Notice dated …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has issued a consumer alert to all 21 member states, including Uganda, following a safety recall of 12,491 BMW vehicles by BMW Group South Africa. The recall, announced after product control checks and customer complaints, affects several BMW series sold …

The agency has reviewed more than 480 mergers and acquisitions, 50 restrictive business practices, and 60 consumer protection cases Nairobi, Kenya | Julius Businge | The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has reaffirmed its position as the regional watchdog for fair competition and consumer protection, releasing data that points to an …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Chief Executive Officer of the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC), Willard Mwemba, has defended the lengthy timelines involved in the Commission’s case investigations, saying the process is necessary to ensure credibility, accuracy, and fairness in decision-making. Mwemba made the remarks during a news conference held …

LILONGWE, MALAWI | Julius Businge | The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has issued a consumer alert to the general public concerning a major safety recall involving more than 5,000 Ford vehicles manufactured between 2021 and 2025. The recall, announced in July 2025 by Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa, affects …

The financial services sector led the merger activity with seven reported cases, followed by energy, ICT, and agriculture—sectors under pressure from both global shocks and structural transformation. ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) saw a record number of merger notifications in 2024, with …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Tuesday imposed a ban on sugar imports from outside the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the East African Community (EAC), two regional trade blocs, citing an increase in local production. Andrew Karanja, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture …

ACCRA, GHANA | THE INDEPENDENT | The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement, is now due to come into force on Thursday following the attainment of the required number of ratifying member countries. The treaty states that for the Agreement to take effect, at least 14 out of the 29 States …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 80 judges and prosecutors from Uganda and the COMESA states have been undergoing training on the adjudication of financial crimes like money laundering and financing terrorism. The training arranged by the Financial Intelligence Authority, the Judiciary in Uganda, and the Common Market for Eastern …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives is seeking more funding from the COMESA secretariat to strengthen Uganda’s trade infrastructure and facilitate its integration into regional markets. Trade Minister Francis Mwebesa says that Uganda is developing project proposals to benefit from a 48.2 million Euro …