DIHE, Chad's first Protected Geographical Indication, receives its official registration certificate
N'Djamena, October 12, 2026 – The Director General of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Denis L. BOHOUSSOU, officially presented the registration certificate for the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) "DIHE" or Spirulina of Chad, during a formal ceremony held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in…
SAIIT 2026: Intellectual property at the service of financing and growth for innovative African SMEs
As part of the 10th edition of the African Invention and Innovative Business Fair (SAIIT), held in Niamey, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) held a high-level conference dedicated to a crucial issue for the future of innovation on the continent: the mobilization of…
IN NIAMEY, SAIIT 2026 PUTS AFRICAN INNOVATION TO THE CHALLENGE OF FINANCING
Niamey, October 5, 2026 — The plenary hall of the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Center in Niamey was packed this Monday, October 5, for the official opening of the 10th African Invention and Innovative Business Fair (SAIIT). In an atmosphere that was both solemn and warm, inventors…





