About AA-CA
AA-CA, which stands for the Africa Anti-Counterfeiting Agenda, is a gathering of government, businesses, and civil society in Africa. They come together to discuss and find solutions to the problem of counterfeit goods throughout the continent.
Our goal is to raise awareness and protect Africa’s intellectual property. Counterfeit goods have been causing harm to economies, governance, and the health and safety of citizens. AA-CA aims to address this issue by promoting collaboration, innovation, and preparedness at national, regional, and continental levels
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AA-CA wants to encourage the exchange of information and knowledge, foster cooperation, and standardize the supply chain in Africa to prevent counterfeit and low-quality products from entering the market. They also aim to create public awareness about the impact of counterfeiting and the importance of intellectual property rights for African economies and communities.
To achieve these goals, AA-CA has several objectives. They include developing common anti-counterfeiting policies and laws, establishing government agencies dedicated to fighting counterfeiting, creating a continental watchdog agency to coordinate efforts, forming consumer-driven organizations, and supporting a secure and standardized supply chain to protect Africa from counterfeit and harmful products
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In summary, AA-CA is a collaborative effort in Africa to combat the problem of counterfeit goods. It aims to raise awareness, develop policies, coordinate efforts, and protect the African economy and consumers from the negative impacts of counterfeiting.
The organisation
The main objectives of the AA-CA are:
- Create public awareness of the impact of counterfeiting, IP Rights and their importance to African economies and communities.
- Framework development of a common Anti-counterfeiting legislative, policy agenda that provides for the creation of government/national anti-counterfeiting agencies for African countries.
- Creation of a continental Anti-counterfeiting watchdog agency to coordinate African countries’ efforts in fighting counterfeiting.
- Formation of civil society driven continental and national anti-counterfeiting organizations to champion consumers interests.
- Instigate for a robust, secure and standardized Africa Supply Chain to protect Africa from being a dumping ground of counterfeit, inferior and harmful products and in support of the Africa Common Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and other relevant regional and continental economic organs.
AA-CA work is founded on the following pillars:
- Governance
- Intellectual Property
- Supply Chain
- Digital Economy
- Humanities
To rid Africa of Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property Infringements, and create a safe supply chain for its people and industries.
To raise awareness on Intellectual Property and its importance in driving Africa’s progression and global competitiveness.
- Authenticity – Africans being authentic and embrace original products.
- Innovation – Africa is the hub of civilisation and innovation.
- Identity – Africans know and love who they are.
- Economic Development – Africa is focussing efforts on total empowerment and growth.
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