Tausha Isaac

An Economist with interest in Competition and Trade issues. Views and expressions are my own and not my Employer's

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#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

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#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

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#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; https://t.co/XaHeejDqfC
#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

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#ABAAntitrustLawSpringMeeting #26March2026 #Firesidechat #COMESA-#Ecuador-#Paraguay

"Competition enforcers and authorities are only a small piece of the entire scheme of mergers...there are also many other regulators involved...", the CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), Dr Willard Mwemba, remarked during a Fireside Chat held along the sidelines of the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Law Spring Meeting. He discussed the merger process; the approvals required from competition regulators; the resulting decisions; and the role of other regulators whose approval may be required with respect to a proposed merger. He also gave a highlight of the new COMESA merger regime which came into effect in December 2025, and changes such as the move from a non-suspensory regime to a suspensory regime.

The Fireside Chat was moderated by Kathyrn Fenton, former ABA Chair, and included discussions by the National Competition Commission of Paraguay and Superintendencia de Competencia Economica of Ecuador.
@ABAesq

#COMESA #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #quadC #AfricaCompetition #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #ESwatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe #Ecuador #Paraguay

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#MiddleEastcrisis #anticompetitivepractices #Pressrelease #CCCC #quadC
COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) warns against anti-competitive conduct and unfair trade practices amid Middle East crisis.
#unfairtradepractices #consumerprotection #COMESA #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #COMESAMemberStates #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #ESwatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#WorldConsumerRightsDay2026 #WRCD2026 #CCCC #quadC #PressRelease #consumersafety
Press Release by the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission ("CCCC") on the commemoration of the World Consumer Rights Day 2026.
#consumerprotection #COMESA #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #COMESAMemberStates #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #ESwatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#ThisFriday! #13March2026 #Webinaralert #WorldConsumerRightsDay2026 #safeproducts #consumerrights #consumersafety
The CCCC joins the word in commemorating the World Consumer Rights Day which is celebrated on the 15th day of March every year. The CCCC will this year host a webinar dedicated to consumer product safety. The link for participating in the webinar which will start at 9:00am Malawi Time (GMT+2) is;https://t.co/sR7QhfXJbk

#COMESA #QuadC #CCCC #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #consumerprotection

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#CEOInterview #QuadC #TheEastAfrican #newRegulations
Would you wish to gain a better understanding of the new COMESA Competition and Consumer Regulations 2025? Catch up with this special feature in the East African Newspaper which featured an interview of the CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (now abbreviated, "Quad C"), Dr Willard Mwemba.
#AfricaCompetition #QuadC #CCCC #competition #anticompetitivepractices #mergers #consumerprotection #EastAfricanNewspaper #COMESA #COMESARegion #CommonMarket #COMESAMemberStates #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #ESwatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe

@The_EastAfrican

[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

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#RECsCollaboration #MOUSigning #26February2026 #Livingstone-#Zambia

The CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (Quad C), Dr Willard Mwemba, in his remarks, stated that the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was not just an act of putting ink on paper but a formalisation of the extensive work undertaken by the competition authorities of #EAC, #COMESA, #ECOWAS and #UEMOA. He recognised past informal collaborations among the four (4) regional competition authorities in supporting each others ongoing projects; the existing collaboration between ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority and UEMOA; speaking in one voice in an effort to maintain the jurisdiction of the RECs under the #AfCFTA; and the ongoing efforts to address double notification between the Quad C and the EAC Competition Authority.

@eac_Competition @Erca_official @cuemoa
#COMESA #QuadC #CCCC #AfricaCompetition #RECs
#ECOWAS #UEMOA

[CTC Zimbabwe @CTCZimbabwe]

Commission's Director and Secretary representing the Commission at the launch of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations. The Regulations are designed to enhance regulation of competition within COMESA and safeguard consumer rights across Member States.

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#RECsCollaboration #MOUSigning #26February2026 #Livingstone-#Zambia

Dr Simeon Koffi, Executive Director, ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority @Erca_official , stated that the MOU signing was more than a formal act but part of the wider process of Africa economic integration as outlined in the Abuja Treaty and #AfCFTA. Further, that no single authority, however capable, can handle the growing complexity of competition challenges alone. The Acting Registrar, Ms Stellah Onyancha, EAC Competition Authority @eac_Competition , stated that the signing of the MOU was going to enhance the collaboration & coordination on matters such as conducting joint investigations, sharing of experiences, market inquiries and capacity building. Dr Professor Filiga Michel Sawadogo, Commissioner in charge of the Department of Regional Market and Cooperation, UEMOA @cuemoa thanked the COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission (Quad C) for having organised the first meeting of the competition authorities of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in 2023 which brought the competition authorities of the RECs together to collaborate. He stated that this effort led to the formalisation of the MOU as at the end of this first meeting in 2023, the seeds of the strengthening of cooperation in competition between the RECs of Africa were planted and they germinated following subsequent annual meetings to formalise the collaboration.

#COMESA #QuadC #CCCC #AfricaCompetition #RECs

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#24February2026 #Livingstone-#Zambia #Launch
#Openingsession
The CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (Quad C), Dr Willard Mwemba, stated that the journey of the review of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations began in 2021. He stated that it was a journey of long days, long nights, endless board room and offsite meetings; and thanked everyone who contributed to the development of the law. Her Excellency the COMESA Secretary General, Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, in her keynote address stated that competition and consumer protection regulations are critical mechanisms, enshrined under the COMESA Treaty, to support the achievement of COMESA’s objective of a single integrated market. The Executive Director of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission of Zambia, Ms Eunice Hamavhwa, stated that the new Regulations constitute the first comprehensive revision of the Quad C's regulatory framework since its establishment in 2004.

#COMESA #QuadC #AfricaCompetition #CCCC #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket
@COMESA_HQ

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#24February2026 #Livingstone-#Zambia #Launch #Openingsession

The Guest of Honour, Mrs Lillian S. Bwalya, Permanent Secretary Trade and Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry of Zambia, stated that the new COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations shall have undoubted impact on businesses and consumers in the Common Market and beyond! She commended the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (Quad C) for advancing a more efficient and competitive Common Market.

#COMESA #QuadC #AfricaCompetition #CCCC #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#24February2026 #Livingstone-#Zambia #Launch
185 delegates attended the Launch of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations. They comprised of Ambassadors of the COMESA Member States, permanent representatives of COMESA; Principal Secretaries of Ministries of Trade and Consumer Protection of COMESA; Attorney General's and Ministries of Justice of COMESA; CEOs of national competition and consumer protection authorities of COMESA together with their competition and legal experts; competition authorities of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), EAC, ECOWAS, UEMOA and COMESA; African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat; COMESA Secretariat and its institutions such as COMESA Business Council; law societies of COMESA such as, East Africa Law Society (EALS), Uganda Law Society and Zambia Law Society; various legal and competition experts from all over Africa and beyond; various partners of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (Quad C) and institutions, such as the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CUTS International and Consumers International; various business organisations from COMESA and beyond.
#AfricaCompetition #COMESA #QuadC #CCCC #COMESAMemberStates #COMESARegion #CommonMarket

@COMESA_HQ @COMESABusiness @AfCFTA
@eac_Competition @Erca_official @Afcac_Cafac
@cuemoa @ealawsociety @AfricanAirlines
@WIPO @UNCTAD @Consumers_Int @CUTS_Inter @OECD_BizFin

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

The day is here! A significant milestone in collaboration!
#Collaboration #26February2026 #Livingstone-#Zambia

The competition authorities of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) of East African Community (EAC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation in the enforcement of competition and consumer protection laws. The EAC Competition Authority, the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission, the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority and the WAEMU Commission signed an MOU to establish a framework of cooperation among themselves.
@eac_Competition @Erca_official @cuemoa

#COMESA #QuadC #CCCC #AfricaCompetition #RECs

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

⏲️Countdown...4 days to go! This February...the #CCCC will launch the new COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations. The launch will feature critical discussions such as, "Regulatory challenges in the African context".
#COMESA #ECOWAS #AfCFTA #BOWMANS #EACCompetitionAuthority #UEMOA #WAEMU

@Bowmans_Law @Erca_official @cuemoa @AfCFTA @eac_Competition

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

⏲️Countdown...5 days to go!
This February...the #CCCC will launch the new COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations. The launch will feature critical discussions such as, "Enhancing consumer protection in the wake of digital growth." #COMESA #ConsumerRights #consumerpolicy #digital
@ucpaUG @cpczimbabwe @Consumers_Int

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

⏲️Countdown...6 days to go!
This February...the #CCCC will launch the new COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations. The launch will feature critical discussions such as, "The role of Competition Policy in Strengthening Small Economies."
#COMESA #AfricaCompetition #COMESACompetition2026Launch #competitionpolicy #smalleconomies

[COMESA Competition & Consumer Commission @CCCC_COMESA]

#CCC has published an #aviationconsumersurvey

The survey was a result of increase in consumer complaints across the aviation sector with regard to airlines operating in the 21 countries of the #COMESARegion. The complaints ranged from #delayedflights, #overbooking, #cancellations, and #baggage-related issues. These complaints were received directly by the #CCC and noted across various online platforms. The survey was administered online through the CCC website and social media platforms, and distributed to #COMESAMemberStates through their competent authorities. A total of 141 responses were received, covering 350 complaints. The most prevalent issue was delayed flights (31.71%), followed by rescheduled flights, damaged and delayed baggage, cancellations, lost luggage, unfair booking conditions, and overbooking.

@Afcac_Cafac @AfricanAirlines
For more details on the findings of the survey, visit the CCC Website link; https://t.co/UoGwFuJDm6

#AfricaCompetition #ConsumerRights #consumerProtection #COMESA #COMESARegion #COMESAMemberStates #aviation #AviationNews #lostbaggage #damagedbaggage #delayedbaggage #reroutedflight #airlinereimbursement #Burundi #Comoros #Djibouti #DRC #Egypt #Eritrea #ESwatini #Ethiopia #Kenya #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mauritius #Rwanda #Seychelles #Somalia #Sudan #Tunisia #Uganda #Zambia #Zimbabwe