Training in Africa · 2026 – 2027
Four African cities, chosen for access, amenities and security
Our African cohorts run across Southern, East and West Africa. Abidjan, home of the African Development Bank, is our French-speaking hub.
Johannesburg
South Africa
- Cohorts
- Advanced Planning & Communication · 23 – 27 Nov 2026
- International Relations, Diplomacy & Protocol · 7 – 11 Dec 2026
- Airport
- O.R. Tambo International (JNB), about 20 minutes by road; the Gautrain reaches Sandton in about 15 minutes.
- Location
- Sandton and Melrose, the city’s main business district.
Cape Town
South Africa
- Cohorts
- Advanced Planning & Communication · 7 – 11 Jun 2027
- Airport
- Cape Town International (CPT), about 20 to 40 minutes depending on traffic.
- Location
- City centre and V&A Waterfront, close to Parliament and the consular community.
Kigali
Rwanda
- Cohorts
- Microsoft 365 Copilot at Work · 25 – 26 Jan 2027
- International Relations, Diplomacy & Protocol · 15 – 19 Feb 2027
- Advanced Planning & Communication · 22 – 26 Feb 2027
- Airport
- Kigali International (KGL), about 15 to 20 minutes. Visa on arrival, free for nationals of African Union, Commonwealth and Francophonie member states.
- Location
- City centre, near the Kigali Convention Centre and government offices.
Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire
- Cohorts
- Microsoft 365 Copilot at Work · 26 – 27 Apr 2027
- International Relations, Diplomacy & Protocol · 24 – 28 May 2027
- Airport
- Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International (ABJ), about 30 to 40 minutes.
- Location
- Le Plateau, the business district and home of the African Development Bank headquarters.
Bilingual by design
English and French, on the same dates
French-speaking facilitators
Every course can be delivered by a French-speaking facilitator.
Same dates, both languages
English and French cohorts run on the same dates, so mixed teams can travel together.
Materials in your language
Workbooks, templates and certificates in the language of delivery.
A proven model
Shared iQ has delivered simultaneous English and French cohorts for a multilateral development bank.
Train your whole team in one engagement
Six half-day sessions over two weeks, online or on site, with English and French classes in parallel.
