Open AIR Research
Open AIR is a unique collaborative network of researchers spread across 22 African countries, Canada, and elsewhere in the world, answering two overarching questions:
Opportunities from Côte d’Ivoire on Plastic Waste and the Blue Economy
By Ahou Rachel Koumi
In 2019, my niece and I enjoyed a two-day outing to the famous beaches of Assinie, in Côte d'Ivoire. I have fond memories of swimming in the ocean when I was younger so I invited my niece. Once there, the sheer number...
WIPO-IGC 43: Logjam Over Two Genetic Resources Texts
By Chidi Oguamanam, cross-posted from ABS Canada
Last Meeting on the GR Text Under the 2022-23 Biennium
May 30-June 3, 2022: Delegates met in-person and virtually at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva to resume the second round of negotiations for the 2022-23 biennium...
Pourquoi la nouvelle proposition sur l’accès aux vaccins est-elle insuffisante ?
Par Abdelhamid Benhmade
Enfin, une nouvelle proposition sur la vaccination gratuite et universelle est en discussion à l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC). L'Afrique du Sud, les États-Unis, l'Inde et l’Union européenne en sont venus à un accord de principe sur la dérogation aux droits de...
Attention aux accords internationaux d’investissement !!
Par Abdelhamid Benhmade
À quelques semaines près, l’Organisation mondiale du commerce tiendra sa douzième conférence ministérielle pour discuter de plusieurs dossiers tant complexes qu’épineux, entre autres, la dérogation aux droits de propriété intellectuelle sur les vaccins anti-coronavirus. Pourtant, bien que le débat à venir s’articulerait...
Opportunities for Women in Transformative Innovation and 4IR in Africa
By Pamela Mreji
Since the beginning of time, women and men inventors and entrepreneurs have transformed our world through the power of their imagination and creativity, leading to great inventions and innovations that have continuously transformed society. Today, however, while they are more women in...
