This paper examines the role that the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) plays as a multi-national organization that enforces competition law. It presents the economic advantages of COMESA for the region, analyzes its role as a multi-national enforcement body, and identifies the pitfalls that the agency faces.
COMESA is a free trade area with 21 African member states: Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Region:
Africa
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Burundi
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Comoros
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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Djibouti
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Egypt
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Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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Kenya
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Libya
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Madagascar
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Malawi
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Mauritius
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Rwanda
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Seychelles
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Somalia
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Sudan
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Swaziland
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Tunisia
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Uganda
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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