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April 11, 2022
The paradox of favourable biotech regulations amid GMO ban in Kenya (Business Daily)
March 28, 2022
Ghana authority seeks public participation as PBR Cowpea inches towards deregulation
March 25, 2022
How South Africa is bungling regulation of CRISPR and other gene edited crops — and why consumers will pay the price (Genetic Literacy Project)
March 18, 2022
Harmonisation des cadres règlementaires des semences en Afrique : Des paysans corrigent la copie de l’Union africaine et la Cedeao (Le Quotidien)
March 16, 2022
Kenya publishes genome editing regulations, becoming the second African country to do so
Guidelines for determining the regulatory process of genome editing techniques in Kenya
March 4, 2022
Kenya - Scientists in second GMO maize approval bid (Business Daily)
March 3, 2022
Ghana begins accepting public comments on its first GMO cro
February 23, 2022
Nigeria - National Agricultural Seed Council destroys imported vegetable seeds worth about N40 million for not complying with packaging rules and presentations of false information on the product (Nigerian Tribune)
February 21, 2022
La Tunisie rejoint le COMSHIP qui harmonise le commerce des semences en Afrique (African Manager)
February 16, 2022
Nigeria - National Biosafety Management Agency unveils national guidelines on gene editing (The Sun)
South Africa should rethink regulations on genetically modified plants (The Conversation)
January 24, 2022
Nigeria - National Agricultural Seeds Council warns farmers against buying fake seeds (Daily Trust)
January 19, 2022
Joint news release issued by Agbiz, Sansor and Croplife SA on the industry appeal lodged against South Africa’s regulatory approach to classify and regulate all new breeding techniques (nbts) Under the genetically modified organisms act 15 of 1997
December 21, 2021
Nigeria - Agricultural biotechnology, annual report
Nigeria - National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology takes campaign on resilient seeds to Kishi, Oyo State (Tribune)
December 15, 2021
Côte d’Ivoire - Le ministère de l’Agriculture annonce la création d’une direction chargée du secteur des semences (AIP)
December 8, 2021
Mozambique - Agricultural technology, annual report
Angola - Agricultural technology, annual report
December 6, 2021
Ghana resumes approval process for insect-resistant cowpea, its first GMO crop
Ghana - Agricultural biotechnology, annual report
Côte d'Ivoire - Agricultural biotechnology and other new production technologies, annual report
December 1, 2021
Le troc des semences certifiés de blé autorisé en Tunisie
International Seed Testing Association - The International Rules for Seed Testing 2022 edition is now available online
November 23, 2021
The global GM regulatory landscape and how gene editing fits in it (Part 1)
November 15, 2021
Frustration grows over Ghana’s delay in approving GM cowpea
Celebrating advent of plants varieties protection law in Nigeria (Vanguard News)
November 8, 2021
Ghana - Ensuring food security: Plant Variety Protection Regulation to be passed (Graphic)
October 27, 2021
Authorizing GM Crop Varieties: Policy Implications for Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (Agronomy)
October 25, 2021
Nigeria - The Plants Varieties Protection Act 2021 (Guardian)
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