Celebrating Africa Day 2025: Honouring Our Innovators, Creators, and Change-Makers Across the Continent
As we commemorate Africa Day 2025, I bring you heartfelt greetings and solidarity on behalf of the All Africa Intellectual Property Summit (AAIPS) Advisory Council and the organising Committee. This day is not just a ceremonial date on our calendar, it is a rallying call, a moment of reflection, and a time for celebration.
We honour the resilience, creativity, and relentless innovation of Africans; our inventors, our entrepreneurs, our farmers, our artists, our policy champions, and most importantly, our youth and women, who remain at the centre of Africa’s transformation.
Africa Day reminds us of the vision that unites us as a continent: a prosperous, peaceful, and self-determined Africa, designed by its people, its values, culture and its own ingenuity.
A Tribute to the Builders of Africa’s Intellectual Wealth
The All Africa IP Summit celebrates the thousands of individuals and institutions across the continent who are working tirelessly to protect, promote, and harness Africa’s intellectual property (IP) assets for the collective good of all. These men and women, whether in the incubation center, the courtroom, the classroom, the laboratory, the marketplace, or behind a camera are the real custodians of Africa’s future.
We recognize:
- The farmers preserving indigenous seeds and traditional knowledge
- The legal professionals defending patents, trademarks, and copyrights in African jurisdictions
- The innovators and startups solving African problems with African solutions
- The musicians, artists, and designers asserting Africa’s creative dominance globally
- The youth-led tech ventures protecting digital IP across Africa’s cyberspace
- The public institutions and policymakers championing IP reforms at the national level, regional level and under the AfCFTA, to ensure balanced regimes that will harness IP for the good of all
- The women entrepreneurs breaking barriers with homegrown brands
You are the heartbeat of the next African century.
Join Us in Dakar – The 6th All Africa Intellectual Property Summit
In the spirit of Africa Day, we are excited to invite you to the 6th Edition of the All Africa IP Summit, holding in Dakar, Senegal, in November 2025.
This year’s summit will convene under the theme:
“Building an Inclusive IP Ecosystem for Africa’s Future and the subtheme: What kind of IP ecosystem do we want for Africa?”
It is not just a conference. It is a continental movement to mainstream IP into Africa’s industrial policies, trade strategy, investment, education, digital economy, creative sector, and sustainable development agenda.
Who Should Attend?
Whether you are:
- A legal professional
- A fashion or tech entrepreneur
- A startup innovator or investor
- A government agency or policymaker
- An academic or IP researcher
- A development partner or funding institution
- A youth group or student organization
There is a place for you at the All Africa IP Summit.
Register Now and Take Advantage of the Early Bird Offer!
As we mark Africa Day, we are pleased to announce that early bird registration is open for a limited time only. Now is the best time to register as a delegate, and enjoy up to 50 percent in discounted for registration or exhibitor, strategic partner and sponsor.
As a Delegate, you get:
- Access to all plenary and breakout sessions
- Networking with global and continental IP leaders
- Professional certificate of participation
- Summit materials, exhibition access, and training sessions
- Access to exclusive policy roundtables and innovation showcases
As a Strategic Partner, you enjoy:
- Speaking slots or facilitation roles in thematic sessions
- Branding across summit materials, media, and event signage
- Hosting rights for side-events or knowledge sessions
- Complimentary exhibition space and VIP networking access
- Dedicated write-up in the post-summit report and press release
As an Exhibitor, you receive:
- A branded booth in the IP Innovation Pavilion
- Access to 200+ delegates, potential clients, and government officials
- Inclusion in the summit’s online and printed exhibition catalogue
- Product demo opportunities and lead generation support
- Media coverage and exposure during exhibition walkthroughs
Whether you are a startup with a patent, a firm seeking brand protection, or a public agency advocating for innovation, Dakar is the stage for you.
Why Intellectual Property? Why Now?
Africa is not poor—it is richly endowed with natural, cultural, and intellectual capital. Yet, for decades, our ideas, brands, and creative works have been undervalued, under-protected, or outright stolen.
IP is not just a legal tool. It is an enabler of economic growth, competitiveness, and sovereign ownership.
- Under the AfCFTA, IP is now a core part of intra-African trade protocols.
- With digital transformation, African creatives and startups must secure their assets.
- In global markets, IP protection opens the door to finance, licensing, and technology partnerships.
The summit is Africa’s response—a platform to reshape narratives, bridge capacity gaps, and position African IP at the centre of continental development.
The Call – Be a Part of History
Let this Africa Day be your launchpad.
Register as a Delegate
Contact us to become a Strategic Partner
Secure your space as an Exhibitor
Submit a paper for our Call for Presentations
Download the full report of last year’s summit and get in touch today
Summit Date: 12th -14th November 2025
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Registration Link: www.africaipsummit.it-rc.org
Email: africaipsummit@it-rc.org
Africa Day is a reminder that our greatness lies in our unity, our innovation, and our shared vision. The All Africa IP Summit is your platform to be seen, heard, and remembered.
