FLIAFRICA
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Couture Means Nothing in African Fashion. And That May Just Be a Legal Problem.
The word has become a synonym for expensive, for custom, for aspirational attached to everything and therefore meaning…
June 11, 2026
The Paperwork Problem: Why Provenance Certification Excludes the Producers It’s Meant to Protect
Buyers in London, Antwerp and New York increasingly want to know where a stone came from before they’ll…
February 23, 2026
Copied, Not Credited: Why African Jewellery Design Needs Its Own IP Framework
African jewellery design intellectual property remains unprotected — the Tongoro-Balmain case shows why. By Africa Jewellery & Gemstone Law.
February 16, 2026
Artisanal Mining Rights Law in Africa: Who Owns the Ground Beneath a Gemstone?
Across Africa’s gemstone-producing regions, two mining sectors operate side by side under two entirely different relationships to the…
February 9, 2026
The Gateway, Not the Mine: What Blood Diamonds Teach Us About the Rest of Africa’s Gemstone Trade
The Kimberley Process was never really about diamonds. It was proof of a broader principle: that when a…
February 2, 2026