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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.

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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

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
14 to 16 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Online3US$900Register

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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