Ground-breaking Seminar on IP Awareness for African Universities

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), the Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in Africa (AfrIPI), and the European Patent Office (EPO) are hosting a PATLIB Seminar: IP awareness sessions on patents and innovation for Africa from 6 to 7 December 2022. It will take place at the ARIPO Headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe.  Participants for this event

Pantami harps on digital government at CIO awards

By Chinenye Anuforo Transformational personalities in the tech ecosystem were celebrated at the third edition of the CIO Awards, with the theme “Honouring Digital Eminence”. Edniesal Consulting Limited, an enterprise governance firm, organized the event, which took place at the Oriental Hotel on Victoria Island in Lagos. Chairman of the occasion, Minister of Communications and

Seven African stock exchanges launch integration project

ABIDJAN, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Seven African stock exchanges launched an integration project in Ivory Coast on Wednesday to facilitate cross-border trading of securities on the continent. The initiative, called the African Exchanges Linkage project, includes the stock exchanges of Nigeria, Mauritius, Morocco, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, and West Africa. Ghana’s and Botswana’s will join

Revamping Africa’s fashion industry

Hi Quartz Africa members, For decades, international aid agencies have sought donations of secondhand clothing from the global North for use in the global South. The donations, which aimed to help alleviate poverty and create jobs, have created a booming but problematic industry valued at $1.84 billion in 2021, up 28% from the previous year.

Analysis: South Africa’s Ramaphosa still ANC’s best hope despite scandal

Scandal over stash of cash stolen from game farmANC backs Ramaphosa fight against ‘Farmgate’ reportPresident denies wrongdoing, has not been chargedRuling party sees him as best ANC leader JOHANNESBURG, Dec 7 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa is weathering the worst scandal of his presidency thanks to the backing of his party, which is keenly

Senegal’s Kwely Announced As Winner Of 2022 Mest Africa Challenge 

MEST Africa has announced Senegalese tech startup Kwely as the winner of the 2022 edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC); a pan-African tech startup pitch competition Kwely is a digital made-in-Africa products distribution platform founded by Birame Sock, a Senegalese entrepreneur. The startup joins MAC’s winning startups such as Tanzania’s Kilimo Fresh, Ghana’s OZE,

Sanlam takes hit as it warns of profit decline

Sanlam’s share price fell by more than 3% after the company released its operational update for the 10 months to end-October. Net operational earnings and headline earnings per share declined by 6%. Its net result (which takes into account premiums, claim payments and insurance liabilities) from general insurance operations – including its 61% stake in