A Look Back At Our Previous Engagements

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Navigating Merger Control in MENA: Key Trends, Risks, and Strategic Considerations

April 28, 2026
March 25, 2026

Panel on Merger Control and Antitrust in the Middle East and Africa

On 25 March 2026 alongside the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting BREMER hosted a discussion with Dr. Willard Mwemba, the CEO of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC). Dr. Mwemba provided insights into the evolving authorities of the CCCC with a more pronounced consumer protection mandate, the new mandatory and suspensory merger control regime, new provisions specifically addressing the digital economy, and stronger enforcement regime established with the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations, 2025, which entered into force in December 2025.

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