Fellow bloggers Caroline and Chijioke reported yesterday that WIPO is establishing regional offices in Africa. Daniel Smart commented that Egypt is in contention for good reason. But what about Nigeria or Kenya - hotspots of the West and East, Cameroon - prominent in the OAPI region, South Africa - the traditional gateway to Africa and economic powerhouse, Zimbabwe - home to ARIPO, Malawi - Africa's Brussels or Angola - host to one of fastest growing economies, Mauritius - Africa's star on innovation indices or Botswana - mirroring WIPO's own Swiss HQ? Just to name a few...
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