AFD - Agence Française de Développement

• PAMPIG I (link to come)
• PAMPIG II (link to come)
• (EN)quête d'évaluation : 15 années de soutien de l'AFD aux indications géographiques
• Launch of the of the project for operationalisation of the Karoo Lamb GI in South Africa
• Lancement du projet d’appui au développement de l’IG madd de Casamance

African Union

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

OAPI - Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle

• AFRICA GI TRAINING : Une formation de pointe sur les Indications Géographiques
• Conférence de haut-niveau sur les Indications géographiques
• L’OAPI offre une nouvelle opportunité aux indications géographiques des Etats membres

ARIPO - The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization

• N/A

Afripi

• ‘Poivre de Penja’: first protected geographical indication from the OAPI region on the EU market
• EU Ambassador to Cameroon hosts ceremony to celebrate the registration of ‘Poivre de Penja’ as the first protected GI from the OAPI region
• Nigeria: National Conference on Geographical Indications 17-18 February

WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization

• Ghana Joins WIPO's International System of Geographical Indications
• Cabo Verde Joins the Lisbon System
• Support to « Miel de Chechar » and « Tapis de Babar » (Wilaya de Khenchela)

FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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

UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

• Benin cassava flour makers seek Geographical Indication
• GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AS A SOURCE OF COMPETIVENESS FOR LEAST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE OF ZAMBIA AND MOZAMBIQUE

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)

CIRAD - French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development

• Launch of the of the project for operationalisation of the Karoo Lamb GI in South Africa
• Lancement du projet d’appui au développement de l’IG madd de Casamance