https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/307.html East Africa Regulatory news 15 Regulatory news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/307.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:35:22 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kenyan-court-postpones-case-seeking-to-halt-diageo-23bn-sale-of-eabl-283617a Kenya's High Court on Friday moved to 20 January the hearing of a case seeking to stop Diageo's $2.3bn sale of its local subsidiary EABL to Japan's Asahi Holdings. 1-264670 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/739/244782.html Carrefour's franchisee in Kenya, the United Arab Emirates-based Majid al Futtaim (MAF), said on Wednesday it will appeal against a 1.1 billion shilling ($7.14m) penalty imposed by the competition authority for alleged abuse of buying power. 1-244782 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/739/244748.html Kenya's competition authority said on Tuesday it has penalised the local Carrefour franchise holder, UAE-based Majid al Futtaim, 1.1 billion Kenyan shillings ($7.15m) for abusing its ability to set terms to suppliers. 1-244748 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/307/237115.html For most cheese lovers, taste is the thing. Whether it's a tangy blue stilton or a creamy oozing camembert, the most important element is the eating. But cheese has profound political and economic properties too, with implications for international trade deals and commerce. 1-237115 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/179/233226.html Eleven South African civil society organisations have joined 35 organisations from 23 countries across Africa to denounce the inclusion of Philip Morris International (PMI) as one of the sponsors of the Africa Trade & Customs Week Summit, scheduled to take place in Johannesburg from 7 November to 9 November 2022. 1-233226 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/307/232398.html In a move sure to upset chocoholics everywhere, discount supermarket Lidl was recently told to destroy its stocks of chocolate bunnies. The cull was ordered by a Swiss court that decided Lidl's bunny was too close to confectioner Lindt's iconic chocolate rabbit. 1-232398 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/739/227737.html Baker McKenzie's latest Africa Competition Report 2022 provides a detailed analysis and overview of recent developments in competition law enforcement and competition policy in 32 African jurisdictions and regional bodies. The report outlines how, over the past two years, African competition regulators have actively engaged in efforts to address pandemic-related challenges, but there has also been a general upward trend in competition policy enforcement across the continent. This trend is highlighted by a number of significant recent developments in competition law regulation across the continent. Countries and regions with recent competition law developments include the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa. 1-227737 Wed, 11 May 2022 12:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/731/223772.html In the aftermath of various lockdowns that led to divestments, delays in expansion plans and in some cases, bankruptcy, the crisis also offered new opportunities to existing and new players to improve their market penetration across the African retailing landscape. 1-223772 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/416/162/223035.html Pioneer Foods has announced a recall of specific batches of the peanuts & raisins and cashew nuts products, sold under its Safari brand in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. 1-223035 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/162/221415.html Ultra-processed foods might not be a familiar term to many people. But it is an emerging, and increasingly dominant type of food in the world. They are foods typically created through a "series of industrial techniques and processes". 1-221415 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory East Africa