African Union

• 30/11/2020 Endorsement of the African Union Continental Strategy for Geographical Indications in Africa 2018-2023

AFD - Agence Française de Développement

• 01/07/2024 AFD in Action: Backing 19 New NGO Projects
• 14/06/2024 Defying Desertification: Feeding Populations without Plundering the Planet
• 21/05/2024 Providing Fortified Foods and Tackling Hunger with Local Companies
• 10/04/2024 The Degradation of Ecosystems in Africa
• 12/03/2024 Closing the $2.5 trillion Climate Gap in Africa
• 09/01/2023 (EN)quête d'évaluation : 15 années de soutien de l'AFD aux indications géographiques
• 21/06/2022 Launch of the of the project for operationalisation of the Karoo Lamb GI in South Africa
• 13/04/2022 Lancement du projet d’appui au développement de l’IG madd de Casamance

AfrIPI

• 22/05/2023 Study visit to support the registration at EU level of GIs for “Kilichi du Niger”
• 15/03/2023 The Fourth Meeting of the ARIPO sub-group of the ad hoc working group on GIs
• 14/03/2023 The first webinar on National GI Committees in the OAPI Region
• 26/20/2022 The Technical Working Group on the African GI Consultative Committee
• 27/07/2022 Second meeting of the ARIPO sub-group of the ad hoc working group on GIs
• 25/07/2022 AfrIPI coordinated the African Session in the GI Conference in Montpellier, discussing innovative approaches
• 03/06/2022 Africa GI training: impacting knowledge for sustainability
• 29/04/2022 Introducing the Manual for Geographical Indications in Africa
• 30/03/ 2022 ‘Poivre de Penja’: first protected geographical indication from the OAPI region on the EU market
• 23/03/2022 EU Ambassador to Cameroon hosts ceremony to celebrate the registration of ‘Poivre de Penja’ as the first protected GI from the OAPI region
• 18/02/2022 Nigeria: National Conference on Geographical Indications 17-18 February
• 24/11/2020 Mozambique launches Cabrito de Tete geographical indication

ARIPO - The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization

• ARIPO Member States discuss GI protection approach
• 24/06/2024 Ghana Hosts the ARIPO Regional Workshop on Plant Variety Protection
• 26/04/2024 Amplifying innovative and creative solutions for sustainable development through Intellectual Property
• 27/03/2024 6th ad hoc Working Group meeting on Geographical Indications

CIRAD - French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development

• 24/07/2024 Pooling knowledge of plants with pesticide effects
• 18/07/2024 Innovative study unveils simple indicators to measure wildlife degradation in African tropical forests
• 09/07/2024 The snowball effect of humid tropical forest degradation
• 21/06/2022 Launch of the of the project for operationalisation of the Karoo Lamb GI in South Africa
• 13/04/2022 Lancement du projet d’appui au développement de l’IG madd de Casamance

FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

• Fifth African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) agriculture ministerial conference

OAPI - Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle

• 24/07/2024 Atelier de restitution des travaux sur la mise en place de l’indication géographique (IG) spiruline du Tchad
• 05/06/2024 Renforcement des capacités des producteurs de BOUBOU sur les bonnes pratiques de production du Poivre de Penja
• 29/06/2024 Remise officielle du certificat Café des Montagnes de Man au Groupement représentatif de l’IGP
• 25/06/2024 Le Madd de Casamance désormais sous le label Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP)
• 26/04/2023 Un site internet dédié aux Indications Géographiques
• 04/04/2023 L’OAPI appuie le succès commercial des produits du Niger
• 14/03/2023 Indications Géographiques : l'OAPI et l'AfriPI apportent un appui technique aux comités nationaux
• 09/01/2023 OAPI-Indications géographiques : une mission de l’AFD dans nos murs
• 15/12/2022 L’OAPI offre une nouvelle opportunité aux indications géographiques des Etats membres
• 03/06/2022 Conférence de haut-niveau sur les Indications géographiques
• 21/09/2021 AFRICA GI TRAINING : Une formation de pointe sur les Indications Géographiques

SWISS IPI - Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

• The Beninese-Swiss geographical indications project (BESGIP)
• The Swiss-South African Intellectual Property Project – SSAIP
• Tunisian-Swiss Intellectual Property Project (TUSIP)

UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

• 08/12/2017 Benin cassava flour makers seek Geographical Indication

WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization

• How to Protect a Geographical Indication?
• 06/04/2022 Cabo Verde Joins the Lisbon System
• 05/04/2022 Support to « Miel de Chechar » and « Tapis de Babar » (Wilaya de Khenchela)
• 03/11/2021 Ghana Joins WIPO's International System of Geographical Indications