ACF FUNDING

• Since 2014 the ACF has been entirely member-funded
• For more information please do contact the Secretariat

ACF ACTIVITIES

• ACF organised capacity buildings
• ACF Workshops in Mergers and Cartels
• Side line meetings at International gatherings (ICN, OECD & UNCTAD)

Research

• ACF / World Bank Group: “Breaking Down Barriers”
• In 2014, ACF and World Bank Group started working on joint project to examine the status of competition frameworks and implementation in Africa
• In April 2016, the report was released at the ICN’s annual conference in Singapore
• Breaking-down-barriers-unlocking-Africas-potential-through-vigorous-competition-policy
• Interview conducted with Chair of ACF and WBG on CNBC Africa on 16 August 2016.
• View the clip here
• ACF cross-country sector study: April 2016 – April 2017
• Similar to the Six Countries Study
• Cross-country sectors enable agencies to compare their markets to other similar countries. This can indicate anti-competitive conduct in the market. Eg Zambia’s cement price was much higher than other countries – indicated existence of cement cartel
• Research like this provides opportunity for “learning by doing”
• 6 sectors and 14 ACF members