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Cross Border Data Transfers and Protection Compliance in Africa

Organisations operating in several African countries move personal data across borders every day, often without a clear legal basis. This course maps the growing patchwork of data protection laws across the continent and shows how to transfer data lawfully between jurisdictions. Participants build practical transfer mechanisms and registers suited to multinational and pan African operations.

What you will be able to do

  • Compare key data protection laws across major African jurisdictions.
  • Identify when a data transfer crosses a border and triggers legal obligations.
  • Select lawful transfer mechanisms such as contracts, consent and adequacy findings.
  • Build a data transfer register that records flows between countries and vendors.
  • Assess cloud and vendor arrangements for cross border data exposure.
  • Respond to regulator queries and data subject requests across jurisdictions.

Course outline

  1. 01The African Data Protection Landscape
  2. 02What Counts as a Cross Border Transfer
  3. 03Lawful Bases and Transfer Mechanisms
  4. 04Contracts, Consent and Adequacy
  5. 05Mapping and Registering Data Flows
  6. 06Cloud and Vendor Transfer Risks
  7. 07Handling Regulator and Data Subject Requests
  8. 08Building a Transfer Compliance Playbook

Who should attend

Data protection officers, compliance and legal staff, and IT managers in organisations operating across more than one African country.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Lagos3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Harare3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Pretoria3R13,000
21 to 23 Sep 2026Cape Town3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Online3US$900
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500

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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