
News & Activities
Geographical indications have been gaining momentum in Africa over the past two decades. This page provides breaking news on the implementation of GI activities throughout the continent.
Latest News
News from other organizations

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


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


- ‘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
Activities

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ARIPO Member States discuss GI protection approach
The Geographical Indications (GIs) Conference for the ARIPO Member States held from 10 to 12…
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CIRAD and AFD launch the first fund to support geographical indications in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
CIRAD and the Agence Française de Développement recently launched the “Geographical Indications…
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Legal support to the filing of Penja Pepper (Cameroon) Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) application in Europe
EUIPO, as the implementing agency for the “Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Action for Africa” (…
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Development of a Manual on African Geographical Indications (GIs), in English and French
EUIPO, as the implementing agency for the “Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Action for Africa”…Activities from other organizations



- AfrIPI supports the implementation of a continental GI strategy
- The Technical Working Group on the African GI Consultative Committee
- Second meeting of the ARIPO sub-group of the ad hoc working group on GIs
- AfrIPI coordinated the African Session in the GI Conference in Montpellier, discussing innovative approaches
- First meeting of the ARIPO sub-group of the ad hoc working group on GIs
- Africa GI training: impacting knowledge for sustainability
- Conference on Geographical Indications for ARIPO countries
- Harnessing Policy Support for Geographical Indications in Nigeria – Capacity Building Workshop on GIs for Public Sector in Nigeria

CIRAD - French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
- Le Cirad et l’AFD lancent le premier fonds pour le soutien aux indications géographiques en Afrique, Caraïbes et Pacifique
- An international meeting on geographical indications in Montpellier
- AfricaGI - Indications Géographiques en Afrique
