This paper undertakes a comparative assessment of the development of competition in Botswana, Ethiopia and Nigeria. These three African countries have all sought to introduce domestic competition law since 2000. The paper identifies the different factors that have contributed to the relative success in introducing competition law in Botswana, as compared to both the Nigerian and Ethiopian experience. The paper highlights the significance of both domestic and external factors in nurturing competition and good economic governance. It concludes that effective enforcement of competition law is founded on both internal and international dynamics. While domestic will for competition is a necessary precondition, the case of Botswana indicates how domestic reforms needed to be buttressed by capacity building and expertise from external sources, for the betterment of markets, producers and consumers.

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本文对博茨瓦纳、埃塞俄比亚和尼日利亚的竞争发展进行​​了比较评估。这三个非洲国家自 2000 年以来都在寻求引入国内竞争法。与尼日利亚和埃塞俄比亚的经验相比，本文确定了促成博茨瓦纳引入竞争法相对成功的不同因素。本文强调了国内和外部因素在培育竞争和良好经济治理方面的重要性。它的结论是，竞争法的有效执行建立在内部和国际动态的基础上。虽然国内的竞争意愿是一个必要的先决条件，但博茨瓦纳的案例表明国内改革需要如何得到外部来源的能力建设和专业知识的支持，