Purchasing and Supply Chain
Strategic Procurement and Supplier Management
Move your buying function beyond order processing into a source of measurable commercial advantage.
- Next session
- 5 to 9 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Nairobi
- 5 day programme
- FromR18,000
AfCFTA and Regional Trade Facilitation for Procurement Teams
The African Continental Free Trade Area and the regional economic communities are reshaping how goods move and where organisations can source across the continent. This course helps procurement and supply chain teams understand tariff preferences, rules of origin and trade facilitation measures so they can source competitively within Africa. Delegates learn to turn continental trade integration into real sourcing opportunities.
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Register for this courseWhat you will be able to do
- Explain the AfCFTA and the main regional trade blocs and their aims.
- Apply tariff preferences and rules of origin to sourcing decisions.
- Identify intra African sourcing opportunities across borders.
- Navigate documentation and certificates of origin for preferential trade.
- Assess non tariff barriers and trade facilitation measures.
- Build a regional sourcing strategy that uses continental agreements.
Course outline
- 01AfCFTA and Regional Economic Communities
- 02Tariff Preferences and Rules of Origin
- 03Identifying Intra African Sourcing Options
- 04Certificates of Origin and Documentation
- 05Non Tariff Barriers and Facilitation Measures
- 06Building a Regional Sourcing Strategy
Who should attend
This course is designed for procurement managers, sourcing specialists and import export officers exploring cross border and intra African sourcing.
Dates, venues and fees
| Dates | Venue | Days | Fee | Calendar | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026 | Cape Town | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 5 to 7 Oct 2026 | Durban | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 6 to 8 Oct 2026 | Pretoria | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 7 to 9 Oct 2026 | Windhoek | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 12 to 14 Oct 2026 | Gaborone | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 13 to 15 Oct 2026 | Maseru | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 14 to 16 Oct 2026 | Mbabane | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 19 to 21 Oct 2026 | Lusaka | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 20 to 22 Oct 2026 | Harare | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 21 to 23 Oct 2026 | Lilongwe | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 26 to 28 Oct 2026 | Blantyre | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 27 to 29 Oct 2026 | Mozambique | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 28 to 30 Oct 2026 | Nairobi | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | Dar es Salaam | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 3 to 5 Nov 2026 | Kigali | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 4 to 6 Nov 2026 | Kampala | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Nov 2026 | Accra | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 10 to 12 Nov 2026 | Lagos | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 11 to 13 Nov 2026 | Cairo | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 16 to 18 Nov 2026 | Mauritius | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 17 to 19 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 18 to 20 Nov 2026 | Online | 3 | US$900 | Register |
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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