Cross Border Data Transfer Governance for African Operations

Addresses the growing challenge of moving personal data lawfully between African jurisdictions and to service providers abroad. Delegates learn to map data flows, assess adequacy and safeguards, and put transfer mechanisms and contracts in place. The programme reflects the patchwork of data protection laws across the continent and the demands of multinational operations.

What you will be able to do

Explain lawful bases and conditions for cross border data transfers.
Map personal data flows across jurisdictions and service providers.
Assess adequacy, safeguards and transfer risk for destinations.
Select and document appropriate transfer mechanisms and contracts.
Coordinate transfer governance with vendor and cloud arrangements.
Build a register and monitoring routine for data transfers.

Course outline

01African Data Protection Landscape
02Principles of Cross Border Transfers
03Mapping Data Flows
04Adequacy and Transfer Risk Assessment
05Transfer Mechanisms and Contracts
06Vendor and Cloud Transfer Governance
07Transfer Registers and Monitoring
08Handling Regulator and Data Subject Queries

Who should attend

Data protection officers, privacy specialists, compliance officers, legal advisers and IT governance professionals in multi country operations.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Online	2	US$900
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Cross Border Data Transfer Governance for African Operations privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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