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OAPI-AGF €60 million partnership to commercialize 1,000 African patents by 2030

The African Organization for Intellectual Property (OAPI) and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) have launched a €60.9 million partnership to finance 1,000 innovative projects across 17 African countries by 2030. The agreement, signed this week, aims to transform patents into viable commercial ventures in countries including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal. […]

Moroccan Migrant Workers Face Ordeal in Algeria

Thousands of Moroccan migrant workers are facing humiliation in Algeria where authorities abruptly imprisoned or dispossessed them of their properties in a stark violation of international law and Algiers’ commitment as part of bilateral labor agreements with Morocco. In this connection, following the arrest of 84 Moroccan nationals by Algerian authorities, Assabah newspaper sheds light […]

MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa empowered by EU-funded projects

Some 174 Nigerian Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have benefited from a European Union funded facility to produce high-quality Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and health-care related products. The MSME companies have been empowered after three years of implementing the EU-funded program which was launched in response to Covid-19 containment measures, aimed to strengthen the […]