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Desmond Oriakhogba, Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and Senior Lecturer, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, who presented EIFL's comments at the October 2021 Senate hearing on Nigeria’s Copyright Bill 2021 (Executive Bill).
26 Oct 2023
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
In March 2023, the President of Nigeria signed the Copyright Act, 2022 into law. EIFL’s analysis of the new law shows it to be one of the most (...)
Teresa Hackett (EIFL) and colleagues holding copies of the Kenyan edition of ‘Getting Started. Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities’ during the launch ceremony.
31 Jul 2023
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, shares video highlights from a one-day workshop on Promoting Access to Knowledge ( (...)
NGO delegates clapping and smiling as Marrakesh Treaty is adopted.
27 Jun 2023
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
On 27 June 2013, member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print (...)
Desmond Oriakhogba at the 42nd meeting of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
05 Apr 2023
Posted by EIFL Webmaster
In January 2023, EIFL wrote to the President of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, requesting that he sign the Copyright Bill 2022 (SBs. 688 (...)
Dick Kawooya, left, and Desmond Oriakhogba, authors of the report, at the 42nd meeting of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. Photos by WIPO.
12 Dec 2022
Posted by Guest Blogger
A new report (2022) examining the status of reproduction rights organizations (RROs) in Africa finds that RROs in most countries do not meet global (...)
14 Jul 2020
Posted by Iryna Kuchma, Open Access Programme Manager
June was a busy month for the LIBSENSE Initiative - a collaborative space through which libraries and research and education networks (RENs) are (...)
IYALI 2018 participants drawing comics on a tablet computer during a visit to Wukirsari Village Library in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The drawing session was part of an innovative service workshop on creating comics in the library.
10 Oct 2018
Posted by Ramune Petuchovaite, Public Library Innovation Programme Manager
In August, 15 young African public librarians travelled to Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Malaysia) to take part in an intensive learning, knowledge (...)