The relationship between plant resources and traditional communities in Africa is inseparable. For centuries, indigenous communities have been depending on their cultural innovations and practices for health and food. Plant ...

In this article, we examine the prospect of securing intellectual property protection of African traditional medicine within the legal framework of the right to development in Africa. We do so with the aim to advance the ...

Economic and social development of an individual or a community depends on the freedom to innovate and enjoy their common heritage. Discrimination from the freedom to enjoy this common heritage is a violation of their ...