Framework legislation
- 1883 - Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (incl. GIs) (English, French)
- 1891 - Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (English, French)
- 1958 - Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (English, French)
- 1967 - WIPO Convention (English, French)
- 1975 - Model Law for Developing Countries on Appellations of Origin and Indications of Source: This model law was prepared by WIPO with the aid of a committee of experts from developing countries (English, French).
- 1976 - Lusaka Agreement on the creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation(ARIPO), Revised
- 1977 - Bangui Agreement on the creation of an African Intellectual Property Organisation(OAPI), Revised (English, French)
- 1989 - Protocol Regarding to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (English, French)
- 1994 - WTO TRIPS Agreement, part regarding Geographical Indications
- 2015 - Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (English, French)
- 2015 - Main Provisions and Benefits of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement (WIPO), (English, French)
Country specific legislation
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of Congo
Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
RwandaSaharawi Democratic Republic
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
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