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Africa is a priority region for training activities and it is imperative to develop strategies to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural property. Despite national efforts, cultural property, including sacred and ritual artifacts, is vulnerable to widespread theft, especially from archaeological sites. Further, political crises and growing insecurity in some regions have negatively impacted their ability to protect their cultural heritage.
- East Africa and Central Africa, 5-16 December 2022
Subregional workshops – East Africa and Central Africa – Museums and fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property - Mahe, Seychelles, 24-26 July 2019
National workshop to strengthen capacities to fight against illicit trafficking of cultural objects in Seychelles: prevention, cooperation, restitution - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 4-6 July 2018
National workshop "Building Capacities in the Fight against Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects in Ethiopia: Prevention, Cooperation, Restitution" (Link to archives) - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 7-9 May 2018
Regional workshop on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property (Link to archives in French) - Ezulwini, Swaziland, 29-30 August 2017
Regional workshop on the prevention and fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property (Link to archives) - Port Louis, Mauritius, 18-20 July 2017
Regional Conference and Ministerial Roundtable to strengthen synergies for the protection of Cultural Heritage in Eastern Africa and the adjacent Indian Ocean Islands (Link to archives) - Dakar, Senegal, 18-20 July 2017
Working group: Towards joint action to fight illicit trafficking of cultural property in the Sahel Region (Link to archives) - Khartoum, Sudan, 16-18 February 2016
Workshop “Sudanese Cultural Heritage in the Eyes of Children and Youth” - Gaborone, Botswana, 23-26 March 2015
Workshop on 'Moving SADC forward by combating the illicit trafficking of cultural and natural heritage in Southern Africa (Link to archives) - Bamako, Mali, 8-10 April 2013
Intensifying the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property in West Africa (Link to archives) - Gaborone, Botswana, 5-7 November 2012
Workshop on prevention and fight against illicit traffic of cultural goods in Southern Africa (Link to archives) - Dakar, Senegal, 17-19 September 2012
Capacity-building and awareness-raising on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property in West Africa (Link to archives) - Windhoek, Namibia, 14-15 September 2011
Prevention and fight against illicit traffic of cultural goods in Southern African region (Link to archives) - Vicenza, Italy, 15-26 June 2009
First training workshop for Africa on the protection of cultural heritage and the fight against illicit traffic of cultural property (Link to archives)