In a progressive move to strengthen science and innovation among youth, the Ugandan government has announced plans to integrate intellectual property (IP) education into the national school curriculum. This initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Education and Sports, reflects a…
Africa’s Cotton, Textile, and Apparel Industry: Market Strategies under AfCFTA Vol. 4, 2025 Despite holding over 20% of global cotton-growing land, Africa contributes less than 5% to global textile and apparel exports. The May 2025 policy brief by the Africa…
As part of the International Trade and Research Centre’s (ITRC) 2025 World Intellectual Property Day commemoration, this policy brief examines how Africa’s creative economy—particularly the music sector—can become a driver of intra-African trade through robust intellectual property (IP) systems and…
The World Investment Report 2025 by the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) offers a sharp lens into the evolving dynamics of international investment, revealing both emerging opportunities and intensifying disparities. As foreign direct investment (FDI) contracts globally for the…
Navigating the Global Crossroads As the global economy stumbles through a maze of shocks—from trade wars and geopolitical tensions to climate volatility and public debt surges—the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) June 2025 arrives as both a sobering diagnosis…
The June 2025 United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Global Trade Update reveals that the ocean economy—a crucial driver of global food security, trade diversification, and innovation—reached $2.2 trillion in trade value in 2023, accounting for 7% of global trade.…
Vulnerable Economies at a Crossroads A new United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report warns that the latest round of unilateral US tariff increases could severely disrupt exports from least developed countries (LDCs), small island developing States (SIDS), and landlocked…
The 6th All Africa Intellectual Property Summit (AAIPS) will be held in the vibrant city of Dakar, Senegal, from November 12th – 14th, 2025. Do not miss this exciting opportunity to connect with leading Intellectual Property professionals, innovators, policy makers, academia, and industry…
The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA) has announced a significant achievement in the country’s intellectual property landscape, reporting the registration and protection of more than 5,000 intellectual property (IP) rights during the recently concluded fiscal year. This milestone underscores Ethiopia’s…
The European Union’s Trade and Economic Security Commission has named Nigeria as one of several countries grappling with significant intellectual property rights breaches, underscoring persistent concerns over piracy and counterfeit goods in the nation’s markets. Nigeria joins China, India, Türkiye,…