COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission

COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission: Enhancing Intra-COMESA Trade through the creation of competitive markets.

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#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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#Dubai #28October2026-#29October2026 #7thArabCompetitionForum
"In the digital space, we should encourage innovation but at the same time, maintain competition in the digital markets. We should safeguard the choices of consumers and ensure we create opportunities for small businesses to enter the market and grow...", Dr Willard Mwemba, CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC). Dr Mwemba delivered remarks at the Opening Session of the 7th Arab Competition Forum taking place in Dubai from 28 to 29 October 2026. To listen to the full speech, click on the video below.
The theme of the Forum of this year is, “Competition policy in the digital age: maintaining fairness and equality in the market.”
#COMESA #UNESCWA #UN #COMESAMemberStates #ArabRegion #CCCC #QuadC #competition #AfricaCompetition
@UNESCWA

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It’s today!
Tune in to watch the opening session of the 7th Arab Competition Forum (#ACF2026) and the announcement of the winners in the Student Competition Challenge.
🕛 9:00 a.m. (Dubai time)
🎥 Join us live: https://t.co/xWLjv3q33d
@Economyae @UNCTAD @UNCTAD_CCPB @OECD_BizFin @OECDdev @CCCC_COMESA

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📢Have you visited the You Tube channel of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) lately? Visit for informative videos on competition law, consumer protection law and recent activities of the CCCC. Visit the link; https://t.co/avIzIwIfZK
#COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #CommonMarket #COMESARegion #competitionlaw #consumerprotection #AfricaCompetition

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#EgyptianEmbassy #WorldCompetitionDay #Courtesyvisit #Egypt #Zambia
Dr Willard Mwemba, CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), paid a courtesy visit to Her Excellency the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Zambia, Mrs. Mayada Essam. The courtesy visit was an opportunity for the CCCC and the Egyptian Embassy to discuss the ongoing collaboration in advancing competition law and consumer protection regulation in Egypt and the broader COMESA Region. The CCCC during the discussions highlighted its ongoing efforts for recognition of the World Competition Day (WCD) by governments of COMESA and globally.

The Resolution for recognition of the WCD was a product of the United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD) on Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Competition Law and Policy held from 7 to 11 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Resolution was subsequently reintroduced during the UNCTAD IGE on Competition Law and Policy, held from 8 to 10 July 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. The 2026 UNCTAD IGE agreed that the Resolution should be advanced for consideration by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2026.
#COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #WCD

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#COMESABusinessCouncil #COMESASummit #Harare-#Zimbabwe
"One Market, One Future: Advancing Inclusive Industrialisation, Investment and Regional Integration in COMESA" that is the theme under which the 25th Summit of COMESA Heads of State and Government is being held. The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC ) has joined the COMESA Business Council, Zimbabwe Trade Forum and the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce in the 19th COMESA Business Forum which is being held in Harare, Zimbabwe along the sidelines of the COMESA Summit, from 19-21 October 2026. The CCCC staff are engaging various stakeholders, including businesses, policy makers and consumers to raise awareness on its mandate and ongoing enforcement activities on both competition and consumer protection. The CCCC is being represented at the Forum by Mr Joseph Kaumba, Principal Analyst, Enforcement, Competition Division and Ms Nancy Otori, Principal Consumer Analyst, Consumer Welfare & Advocacy.
#COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #exhibition
@COMESABusiness @COMESA_HQ @ZimTradeForum

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#Istanbul #Turkiye #Collaboration
Turkiye-Africa collaboration. The Turkish Competition Authority and 27 African competition authorities, comprising of both regional and national, converged in Istanbul, Turkiye for the, "Turkiye-Africa Competition Authorities Meeting" which took place end of September 2026. A first of its kind! COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission ("CCCC") represented by its CEO, Dr Willard Mwemba, shared the experience of the CCCC in regulating competition in the 21 Member States of COMESA. His presentation focused on why collaboration matters to competition regulators and highlighted the experience of COMESA in collaborating with national competition authorities in COMESA, regional and international regulators. The presentation included highlights of specific cases handled in collaboration with other competition agencies leading to more effective enforcement and lessons learnt from these interactions. Also present at the meeting were the regional competition agencies of EAC and ECOWAS, EAC Competition Authority and ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority.
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#COMESA #COMESAMemberStates

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#Vacancyalert #opportunity
The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission has advertised for the following three (3) posts in the General Staff Category:
✅1 vacancy: Registry Officer (GS5)
✅1 vacancy: Finance Officer (GS5)
✅1 vacancy: Administrative Officer (GS5)
Suitably qualified citizens of the Republic of Malawi and citizens of COMESA Member States lawfully residing in Malawi and holding valid residence permits are eligible to apply. For more details visit the CCCC website link; https://t.co/i7Qtd40ag9
#COMESA #Malawi #registry #registryofficer #finance #financeofficer #admin #administrativeofficer #jobopportunity

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#casehandlerstraining #Nairobi-#Kenya #7October2026-#9October2026
Kenya was the place to be! 17 was the number of competition and consumer protection authorities from COMESA Member States, present at the annual training of case handlers organised by the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission ("CCCC"). The 2026 training was a product of a partnership between the CCCC and European Union (EU), and funded by the EU under the Competition and Consumer Product Safety Technical Assistance Project to the COMESA region, implemented by GOPA Pro. The discussions at the training were not only enriched by the experts provided under the partnership, Member States and CCCC officials present but also by the contribution of experts from Africa and beyond.
#COMESA #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #QuadC #EuropeanUnion #GOPAPro
@EU_Commission @DGComp @InspectorateRw @CAK_Kenya
#Burundi #Comoros #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #DRC #Djibouti #Egypt #Eritrea #Eswatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Malawi #Madagascar #Mauritius #Seychelles #Rwanda #Tunisia #Uganda #Somalia #Sudan #Zambia #Zimbabwe

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في #دبي، سيفتتح منتدى المنافسة العربي السابع بكلمات رفيعة المستوى وجلسة خاصة للإعلان عن الفائزين في تحدي طلاب الجامعات.
📅 28 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2026
🕘 التاسعة صباحًا (توقيت دبي)
سجّلوا هذا الرابط للبث المباشر: https://t.co/QUoTqDeHim

In #Dubai, the 7th Arab Competition Forum (#ACF2026) will open with high-level statements and a special session to announce the winners of the university student challenge.
📅 28 October 2026
🕘 9:00 a.m. (Dubai time)
If you have not registered yet, mark your calendar and watch them live: https://t.co/QUoTqDeHim

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#Nairobi-#Kenya #annualcasehandlers #appreciation
#7October2027-#8October2026
"A trained and capable workforce is fundamental to the success of Competition and Consumer Authorities,"
Dr. Willard Mwemba stated this at the Annual COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) case handlers workshop taking place in Nairobi Kenya from 7 to 9 October 2026. Dr Mwemba observed that building technical expertise and institutional capacity enables Authorities to investigate and address increasingly complex anti-competitive conduct, mergers and consumer violations more effectively and efficiently. Ultimately, stronger institutions contribute to the development of fair, competitive and transparent markets while safeguarding consumer welfare, supporting economic growth and advancing regional integration. Dr. Mwemba paid a moving tribute to names he termed remarkable and extraordinary in the field of competition law and suggested to constitute a Committee of Elders who should continue imparting their invaluable knowledge and wealth of experience to the next generation of competition enforcers. He singled out the following names:
1. Professor Bill Kovacic
2. Judge Dennis Davis
3. Dr. George Lipimile
4. Professor Richard Whish
5. Professor Eleanor Fox
6. Professor Frederick Jenny
Dr. Mwemba expressed his deepest appreciation to these remarkable people for the service rendered to society through their works.
#AfricaCompetition #COMESA #CommonMarket #competition #competitionenforcers #tribute

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#Dubai #28October2026-#29October2026 #7thArabCompetitionForum
The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) is partnering with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) @UNESCWA in the hosting of the 7th Arab Competition Forum in Dubai from 28 to 29 October 2026. To participate online, register in the link; https://t.co/TjDuDF2mLP. The two organisations are collaborating in furtherance of a Memorandum of Understanding which they signed in 2024 with regard to promoting competition in the Arab region on competition policy and law enforcement. The COMESA Member States include Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia, which also have membership in UN-ESCWA.
#COMESA #UNESCWA #UN #COMESAMemberStates #ArabRegion #CCCC #QuadC #competition #AfricaCompetition

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Mark your calendar!
The 7th Arab Competition Forum is held in #Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 28 and 29 October.
The Forum is co-organized by #ESCWA, United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in addition to the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), and in partnership with the Competition Department under the Ministry of Economy and Tourism of the UAE.
To participate online, register now 👉https://t.co/YVJRtzgbSa.

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#COMESA #competitionlaw #consumerprotection
Did you know that the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) was established in 2013 as independent institution of COMESA and regulates competition and consumer protection in the 21 countries of COMESA? The 21 countries are; #Burundi, #Comoros, #Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, #Egypt, #Eswatini, #Ethiopia, #Eritrea, #Kenya, #Libya, #Madagascar, #Malawi, #Mauritius, #Rwanda, #Seychelles, #Somalia, #Sudan, #Tunisia, #Uganda, #Zambia, #Zimbabwe

Want to know more about the work CCCC does in the 21 countries of COMESA? Subscribe to our YouTube channel; https://t.co/IAUHeXcUhS
#DRC @InspectorateRw @CIC_Burundigov @cpczimbabwe @CompComZambia @CTCZimbabwe @EswatiniCompCo @conacrdc2 @CAK_Kenya @CFTCMalawi @mtic_uganda @AdecorRwanda @adecorwanda

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#PracticeNote #Representation #CCCCPanel
Practice Note recently issued by the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) on representation before its adjudicative arm, the Panel Responsible for Determinations.
✅Regulation 73 of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations 2025 provides that a party may elect to be represented in proceedings before the Commission by a person of their choice.
✅The Board has directed that every person representing a party before the Panel shall complete a Special Power of Attorney evidencing his or her authority to act on behalf of the party and where the person representing a party appears in a professional legal capacity, that person shall additionally file proof that he or she is admitted and authorised to practise law in a Member State of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
For full details, click on the link; https://t.co/ECU1m7jKjk
#COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #CommonMarket #legalrepresentation

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You want to understand competition law or consumer protection law deeper but do not know where to start. You want to appreciate in depth what the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection is all about. The questions to your answers may just be a click away. Subscribe to the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission's YouTube channel? Click on the link and take a moment to subscribe; https://t.co/DHE3GRYKo7

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You want to understand competition law or consumer protection law deeper but do not know where to start. You want to appreciate in depth what the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection is all about. The questions to your answers may just be a click away. Subscribe to the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission's YouTube channel? Click on the link and take a moment to subscribe; https://t.co/DHE3GRYKo7

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#prequalification #construtionfirms
Closing on 30 September 2026, 10:00 Hours Malawi Time.

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Its not too late to participate! Calling on all construction firms to submit bids for prequalification. All interested firms are invited to participate and lodge their submissions to the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission by 30 September 2026, 10:00 Hours Malawi Time. See full document on CCCC website; https://t.co/C9vrO0mFU4

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

Its not too late to participate! Calling on all construction firms to submit bids for prequalification. All interested firms are invited to participate and lodge their submissions to the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission by 30 September 2026, 10:00 Hours Malawi Time. See full document on CCCC website; https://t.co/C9vrO0mFU4

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

Its not too late to participate! Calling on all construction firms to submit bids for prequalification. All interested firms are invited to participate and lodge their submissions to the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission by 30 September 2026, 10:00 Hours Malawi Time. See full document on CCCC website; https://t.co/C9vrO0mFU4

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📢#Prequalificationalert #constructionfirms #readvertisement #Callforbids
The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has readvertised a Pre-qualification for the Procurement of Construction Firm (s) for the Construction of the CCCC Office Complex in Lilongwe, Malawi. All interested firms are invited to participate and lodge their submissions to the CCCC by 30 September 2026, 10:00 Hours Malawi Time. For more details, visit the CCCC website on; https://t.co/C9vrO0mFU4
#COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #CommonMarket #COMESARegion #Malawi #construction #prequalification #tender #bid #procurement
@EngIronSteelZim @FTC_Seychelles @mtic_uganda @CTCZimbabwe @cpczimbabwe @CompComZambia @CAK_Kenya @EswatiniCompCo @InspectorateRw @CFTCMalawi @CompetitionMU @COMESA_HQ