Botswana’s competition regulator has approved the takeover of AfriSam by West International New Building Materials, attaching conditions that seek to lock in domestic investment and participation.
The Competition and Consumer Authority cleared the acquisition of 100 percent of AfriSam and its subsidiaries, including its Botswana unit. Control now shifts to a Singapore-based entity associated with Hong Kong-listed West China Cement.
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