NEWS| 🇳🇦Namibian Competition Commission approves retail mergers subject to conditions on supplier relations and SME support, non-bundling commitments, and a moratorium on merger related retrenchments

NEWS| 🇳🇦Namibian Competition Commission concludes settlement agreement with Goal Maize for alleged anti-competitive behaviour arising from an exclusive distribution agreement. Settlement amount of N$ 300,000 agreed, including reimbursement of a portion of the NaCC's costs of investigation

NEWSFLASH🇿🇦 | The Minister at the dtic, in consultation with CompComSA, has issued final Regulations for a Block Exemption for Ports, Rail and Key Feeder Road Corridors - aimed at rapidly enhancing efficiencies in the #freight #logistics sector. More: bowmanslaw.com/insights/south…

EVENT🌍| Joyce Wambui Karanja, Heather Irvine and Richard Bryce will attend the upcoming 2nd IBA Events' African Competition Law Conference - held in partnership with FCCPC Nigeria. When: 29-30 May 2025 Where: #IBAComp Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos🇳🇬 More here: linkedin.com/posts/bowmans-…

NEWSFLASH🌍|The ERCA has published Guidelines on M&A - which function as a procedural framework and an analytical reference for assessing notifiable transactions under the ECOWAS Community Competition Rules. Read key features of the Guidelines here: bowmanslaw.com/insights/ecowa…

NEWS🇿🇲| CTC Zimbabwe reports a “surge in restrictive practice cases” under investigation during 2024, citing investigations in various markets including soft drinks, fintech services, funeral service, education, agriculture, and the manufacturing and distribution sector

NEWS🇿🇼| CTC Zimbabwe reports the latest merger stats: 43% of assessed mergers were local-to-local, 36% were foreign-local, and 21% were foreign-to-foreign

NEWS🇿🇦| CompComSA recommends that Competition Tribunal of South Africa approve Canal+/Multichoice merger on conditions incl. employment, increasing HDP/worker shareholding, local procurement & content spend, continued operations in SA, plurality of television news. Bowmans is acting for Canal+

NEWS🇿🇦| A shift in merger control: Between Sept '23 and Sept '24, the percentage of mergers approved conditionally dropped from 59% to 31%

RECOGNITION🌍| The latest edition of the #GCRWomeninAntitrust list - a celebration of over 130 women globally for their standout careers - is out. Please join us in congratulating Tamara Dini, Claire Reidy and Heather Irvine on their inclusion. More here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

EVENT🌍| Joyce Wambui Karanja will moderate a panel discussion on the intersection between competition law and consumer welfare at the IBA Events African Competition Law Conference (co-hosted by FCCPC Nigeria). When: 29 May 2025, 10:20 WAT Where: Lagos🇳🇬 More: linkedin.com/posts/bowmans-…

EVENT🌍| Richard Bryce will attend the IBA Events African Competition Law Conference, with FCCPC Nigeria as co-host. Nigeria's committed to fostering #CompetitiveMarkets and enhancing #ConsumerProtection in Africa. When: 29-30 May 2025 Where: Lagos🇳🇬 More: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

A new era for fair markets and empowered consumers is on the horizon. #Gambia #Competition #ConsumerProtection"

EVENT🌍| Heather Irvine'll co-chair the session titled 'Protectionism, foreign direct investment and state aid in Africa' at the upcoming IBA Events African Competition Law Conference, co-hosted by FCCPC Nigeria. When: 30 May 2025, 13:00 Where: Lagos🇳🇬 More: ibanet.org/session-detail…

EVENT🌍| Bowmans was invited to participate in the 'Regulation of Competition in Digital Markets in Africa' roundtable at the AfCFTA Heads of Competition Authorities Meeting held last week. We're proud to be the sole law firm invited to participate in this important conversation.

Earlier today, Derek Lotter and Richard Bryce met with the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority to discuss promoting fair competition and economic integration on the continent. Our latest insights on developments in ECOWAS are available here: lnkd.in/dbnsuYyf

IN THE NEWS🌍| #CompetitionLaw regimes in Africa are being implemented and updated at national and regional levels, creating layers of competition regulation. In this article Bizcommunity.com, we review recent competition and merger regulations updates. More: bizcommunity.com/article/review…

NEWS| A key step for regional market certainty: The MoU between COMESA Competition & EAC_Competition Authority is a major step toward aligned cross-border enforcement, promising reduced duplication, greater legal clarity, and a more predictable regulatory landscape across the region

NEWS| The swearing-in of Commissioners to East African Community authority - incl CAK DG David Kemei, Burundi's Mr Ntawuyamara & Rwanda's Mr Mugabe - marks a key step in strengthening regional oversight, joint investigations & harmonised merger control across the EAC region

INSIGHTS🌍| This era of geopolitical and economic volatility calls for legal and regulatory certainty in African markets. African #CompetitionRegulators are aware of this need, and are actively working to deliver clear, coherent, predictable and consistent #RegulatoryFrameworks.