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Apply Now | FY 2020 Regional Journalism Workshops in Africa Program

July 25, 2020 Ufuoma Akpotaire

FY 2020 Regional Journalism Workshops in Africa Program Funding Opportunity Number: AF-ARS-FY20-04 Funding Opportunity Title: FY 2020 Regional Journalism Workshops in Africa Program Opportunity Category: Discretionary Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No Posted Date: Jul […]

Call for Applications | AWDF Main Grant Second Call 2020

July 21, 2020 Ufuoma Akpotaire

CALLING ALL AFRICAN WOMEN CHANGE-MAKERS!! SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – 2020 Is your organisation an African feminist or women’s rights organisation with cutting edge ideas for advancing women’s rights and creating systemic change? Is your […]

Call for Applications | 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards

July 21, 2020 Ufuoma Akpotaire

Deadline: September 30, 2020The call for applications for the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World is now open. The application guidelines are available here. Eligibility The applicant must be a woman who […]

Harvard Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship

July 11, 2020 Bob Aroture

Deadline: October 1, 2020 This program is open to all recent PhD recipients and doctoral candidates in the social sciences or law. The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of […]

Apply Now | WIPO Extends Distance Learning Program Registration Deadline

April 4, 2020 Ufuoma Akpotaire

New Deadline: April 19, 2020 WIPO Academy has extended the registration deadline for advanced courses in Intellectual Property. According to WIPO, due to increased demand from students and professionals studying or working remotely from home […]

Call for Application | The HEINEKEN Africa Foundation

February 27, 2020 Ufuoma Akpotaire

Deadline: May 1, 2020 Partnership For each project a partnership is created between the HEINEKEN Africa Foundation, the local HEINEKEN brewery and a local or international (N)GO. The Foundation provides funding and administrative assistance. The local […]

Apply Now | Africa Food Prize for Innovation

February 12, 2020 Ufuoma Akpotaire

Deadline: June 1, 2020 The Africa Food Prize is the preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa—from a struggle to survive […]

Apply Now | Swedish Institute Management Programme Africa

February 11, 2020 Ufuoma Akpotaire

Deadline: February 20, 2020 Overview The mission of the Swedish Institute Management Programme (SIMP) is to lead change for responsible leadership and sustainable business practices. The programme challenges traditional approaches of doing business and explores […]

Nigerian News | NAFDAC Recall Instanyl 100mcg Nasal Spray Solution by Takeda UK Limited

Anti-Counterfeiting

March 3, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has received information from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that Takeda UK Limited is recalling Instanyl 100mcg nasal spray solution [...]

U.S. News | Coretek Licensing Sues Discord for Patent Infringement

Intellectual Property News

March 3, 2021

Coretek Licensing LLC has filed a lawsuit in the District of Delaware against an online messaging program that supports video and audio conversations, Discord Inc. for patent infringement. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant infringed [...]

Anti-Counterfeiting

Nigerian News | NDLEA Intercepts Suspected Fake Military Officers with 234kg Illicit Drugs

March 2, 2021

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two suspected fake military officers in a new VIP edition of Toyota Hilux Jeep loaded with a total of 394 compressed parcels of illicit drugs concealed [...]

Intellectual Property News

U.S. News | Southern California Eatery Sues Postmates for Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition

March 2, 2021

A walk-up burger restaurant in Pasadena, Lucky Boy Hamburgers, Inc. has filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California against Postmates Inc. for trademark infringement. The plaintiff alleges that the popular delivery service used [...]

Anti-Counterfeiting

Nigerian News | Copyright Operatives Arrest Book Pirates and Impound Infringing Works

March 1, 2021

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) operatives have arrested two book piracy suspects, Mrs. Anakwue Josephine and Mrs. Alheri Abba during an anti-piracy operation carried out at the Government Secondary School, Pasali in the Kuje Area [...]

Apply Now | FY 2020 Regional Journalism Workshops in Africa Program

Call for Applications | AWDF Main Grant Second Call 2020

Call for Applications | 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards

Harvard Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship

Apply Now | WIPO Extends Distance Learning Program Registration Deadline

Call for Application | The HEINEKEN Africa Foundation

Apply Now | Africa Food Prize for Innovation

Apply Now | Swedish Institute Management Programme Africa

Innovation Gains Traction During Periods of Crisis – Cathie Wood

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