Uganda and Nordic Countries Team Up to Unlock Creative Economy
Uganda and Nordic countries launched a creative economy partnership in Kampala on 10 September 2026, backed by a Shs33 billion...
September 11, 2026Topic
intellectual property
Ghana Gave Kente a Legal Address. Now It Has to Collect the Rent
The kente geographical indication is Ghana's first, following a UNESCO listing, and recorded kente exports jumped to US$38,901.83 in 2024...
September 1, 2026
US$286 Million in African Music Royalties Goes Missing Every Year
African music royalties worth US$286 million go uncollected each year in Kenya and Nigeria alone. A new US programme is...
August 26, 2026
Ghana’s MTN Faces Mobile Money IP Lawsuit in US$498B Market
MTN Ghana vows to contest a July 2026 intellectual property lawsuit filed by Clydestone Ghana over the origins of its...
July 31, 2026
Ecuador’s government intends to negotiate trade agreement with U.S.
The announcement was made by Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso during an online speech at the inauguration of the "Business Future...
July 14, 2021
European Union invites Brazil to make alternative proposal to breaking vaccine patents
Impasse over Covid vaccine patents leads EU to informally sound out the Brazilian government to form a group at the...
May 31, 2021
Brazil posts a 26% drop in international services trade in 2020
Brazil recorded a drop of 26% in its services trade flow in 2020, above the average recorded by G20 countries...
May 19, 2021