Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual
Property Organization (ARIPO) (1976)
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State
Date on which State
became party to the
Agreement
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Botswana…………………………………….………….
February 6, 1985
The Gambia………………………….………………….
February 15, 1978
Ghana……………………………….…………………...
February 15, 1978
Kenya…………………………………………..………… February 15, 1978
Lesotho …………………….……………………..……… July 23, 1987
Malawi………………………….…………………..……. February 15, 1978
Mozambique ……………………………….……..……… February 8, 2000
Namibia …………………………………….……..……… October 14, 2003
Sierra Leone …………………………………..…..……… December 5, 1980
Somalia ……………………………….……..…………… March 10, 1981
Sudan.…………………………………..…..…………….. May 2, 1978
Swaziland ………………………………..……..………… December 17, 1987
Uganda ………………………………………….………… August 8, 1978
United Republic of Tanzania.………………….…………. October 12, 1983
Zambia …………………………………………………… February 15, 1978
Zimbabwe ………………………………………………... November 11, 1980
(Total: 16 States)