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Image copyright Twitter / @PaolaAudrey There was the Ice Bucket Challenge, then there was the Mannequin Challenge, now from Cameroon comes the Bidoung Challenge. When Cameroon’s Sports Minister Pierre Ismael Bidoung Mpkatt bowed and shook the hand of President Paul Biya, the image of the greeting went viral. The hashtags …

Image copyright Twitter / @PaolaAudrey There was the Ice Bucket Challenge, then there was the Mannequin Challenge, now from Cameroon comes the Bidoung Challenge. When Cameroon’s Sports Minister Pierre Ismael Bidoung Mpkatt bowed and shook the hand of President Paul Biya, the image of the greeting went viral. The hashtags …

Very few African countries have realised the economic value of geographically protecting their local produce. For example, champagne can only be called champagne if it is made in the Champagne region of France. So far, only three African products have received an internationally protected geographical indications label. The first one …