2nd IBA African Competition Law Conference
29 May - 30 May 2025
Session information
Protectionism, foreign direct investment and state aid in Africa
Friday 30 May (1300 - 1345)
Description
In the current volatile geopolitical landscape, the approach to tariffs, state aid and foreign direct investment regimes needs to be carefully managed in order to avoid protectionism, which may have significant unintended consequences for competition in African markets, particularly as we move to implement the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. This panel will explore some of the risks – and the potential solutions – drawing on experiences from across the Continent and abroad.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Sydney Chisenga | Corpus Legal Practitioners, Lusaka, Zambia; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Antitrust Section |
| Heather Pamela Mary Irvine | Bowmans, Johannesburg, South Africa; Working Group Officer, Antitrust Section |
Speakers
| Nourhan Aly Ahmed Elsayed Elda | Egyptian Competition Authority, Giza, Egypt |
| Hon Justice David Unterhalter | Supreme Court of Appeal Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Enyinnaya Uwadi | University of East Anglia, Norwich, England |