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ARTICLE · 24 JUNE 2026

The All-Africa Intellectual Property Rights Summit Returns For Its Seventh Edition

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The seventh annual All Africa Intellectual Property Rights Summit returns to Nairobi in November 2026, focusing on mainstreaming IP for Africa's trade, industrial, and creative economy transformation. Building on previous successes, this year's gathering aims to align IP policy frameworks, strengthen institutional collaboration, and position intellectual property protection as a strategic tool for economic development across the continent.

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The seventh edition of the annual All Africa Intellectual Property Rights Summit is scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 11 to 13 November 2026. This year’s theme is ‘Mainstreaming Intellectual Property for Africa’s Trade, Industrial and Creative Economy Transformation’.

As in previous years, the summit is expected to bring together hundreds of delegates from different sectors across Africa and globally, including IP legal experts; policy makers and government officials; academia; innovators and entrepreneurs; and civil society.

Following the positive outcomes of the 2025 installment (themed ‘Building an Inclusive IP Ecosystem for Africa’s Future’), the objectives of this year’s edition include: a focus on IP policy alignment, institutional collaboration and harmonised legal frameworks; economic transformation through building a culture of IP awareness in Africa; IP commercialisation by turning creative ideas into income; positioning IP at the centre of trade,

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