{"id":2023,"date":"2025-04-06T16:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T16:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/?page_id=2023"},"modified":"2025-04-06T17:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T17:43:20","slug":"milestones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2023\" class=\"elementor elementor-2023\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd012a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acd012a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016d0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"016d0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MILESTONES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80304cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80304cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c80d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c80d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALL AFRICA IP SUMMIT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed620e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed620e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The annual Africa Intellectual Property (IP) summit has been evolving over the years. The summit <\/span><b>formerly named \u201cAfrica Intellectual Property Rights End of Year Town Hall Meeting\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has become an annual gathering of Intellectual Property Practitioners, Government officials, Development Experts, different professionals, and stakeholders to discuss the issues that plague Africa\u2019s development and to develop a working model for intellectual property to solve these issues.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These events brought together Africans and friends of Africa and have attracted over 1000 participants from various countries, including Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, France, United States, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Gambia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Canada, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, Mauritius, Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Togo, Norway, Benin, Lesotho, and many others.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e21fb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e21fb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b440a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-content-timeline\" data-id=\"28b440a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-content-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-content-timeline-28b440a\" class=\"content-timeline-layout-center date-position- horizontal-timeline-wrapper\" data-slide_to_scroll=\"{&quot;desktop&quot;:1,&quot;tablet&quot;:1,&quot;mobile&quot;:1}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-timeline-bullet-svg\" src=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vector.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><h2 class=\"eael-timeline-title\"><a href=\"\">2020 Edition - Theme: \"How can IP work for Africa and Africans?\"<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"eael-date\">Dec 14, 2020<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-timeline-bullet-svg\" src=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vector.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><h2 class=\"eael-timeline-title\"><a href=\"\">2nd Edition -  Theme: \"Making IP Work for Africans and Africa\"<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"eael-date\">Dec 2, 2021<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-timeline-bullet-svg\" src=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vector.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><h2 class=\"eael-timeline-title\"><a href=\"\">3rd Edition - Theme: \"Intellectual Property Projections in Africa: What has been done? 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And what should be done?\"<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"eael-date\">Dec 8, 2022<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-timeline-bullet-svg\" src=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vector.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><h2 class=\"eael-timeline-title\"><a href=\"\">4th Edition - Theme: \u201cShaping the Future of Intellectual Property in Africa: Innovations, Challenges, and AfCFTA<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"eael-date\">Dec 12, 2023<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-timeline-bullet-svg\" src=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vector.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><h2 class=\"eael-timeline-title\"><a href=\"\">5th Edition - Theme: \u201cIntellectual Property Rights (IPRs): Catalyst for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"eael-date\">Nov 22, 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-timeline-bullet-svg\" src=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vector.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><h2 class=\"eael-timeline-title\"><a href=\"\">6th Edition - Theme: \"Building an Inclusive IP Ecosystem for Africa\u2019s Future\"<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"eael-date\">Nov 12, 2025<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILESTONES ALL AFRICA IP SUMMIT The annual Africa Intellectual Property (IP) summit has been evolving over the years. 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