Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Council of Ministers approved Ethiopia's ratification of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Madrid Protocol.

Uganda: The African Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) together with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) held the inaugural conference on Women in Intellectual Property.

Kenya: The Kenyan High Court clarified the level of evidence required for trade mark owners to successfully obtain injunctions in trade mark infringement proceedings.  

Rwanda: Rwanda announces fund to support agri-tech entrepreneurs.

Nigeria: The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has taken a decisive step towards establishing the continent’s first indigenous stock image bank.