By Douglas H. Ginsburg & Koren W. Wong-Ervin*   There is currently confusion in the United States over the proper causation standard under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, with...

By Mariem Saad1   I. Background With the recent increase in investments across the African continent, it is vital that we view competition policy as a key driver of economic growth and to highlight the indispensable role competition authorities play as enforcers of competition policy within relevant economies. Over the past couple of years, African […]

By ‘Damola Adediji & Folakunmi Pinheiro (Olaniwun Ajayi LP)1   Background In a manner reminiscent of the pre-2019 years, the Nigerian Postal Service (“NIPOST”) on July 24, 2020 unilaterally announced an increase to its license fees to be levied on courier service companies operating in Nigeria.2 The announcement was met with outrage on social media […]

By Vellah Kedogo Kigwiru (Hochschule Für Politik)* I. Introduction This article discusses the measures and the actions that the Competition Authority of Kenya (“CAK”) has undertaken since COVID-19 was declared by the World Health Organization (“WHO”) as a global pandemic, in order to ensure that the markets continued to function effectively and consumers were not […]

…with Chairman Amir Ibrahim In this month’s edition of CPI Talks we have the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Amir Nabil Ibrahim, the Chairman of the Egyptian Competition Authority.

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Heather Irvine, Jul 24, 2015 An important legal development for global investors into Africa is the increasing enforcement of antitrust law by regional bodies like the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (“Comesa”) as well as the East African Community (“EAC”) and […]