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Empowering Africa’s Youth Through Intellectual Property Rights to Formalize Innovation
Experts highlight the critical role of IP protection in transforming informal youth-led innovations into formal economic opportunities across Africa.
African youth are driving significant informal innovation across sectors such as fashion, technology, and agriculture. However, the lack of formal intellectual property (IP) protection leaves their creations vulnerable to exploitation and limits access to global markets. Industry leaders and legal experts emphasize th…