2026 ASD Applications: Extended Deadline for Select Countries!
The sixth African School on Decentralisation (ASD 2026) is pleased to announce that the application deadline has been extended to Friday, 19 June 2026 for applicants from:
Angola | Botswana | Cameroon | Congo Brazzaville | DRC | Egypt | Gabon | Liberia | Mozambique | The Gambia | Nigeria | Lesotho | Senegal | Tunisia | Uganda
Female Applicants are highly encouraged to apply
About ASD 2026
Theme: Central-Local Relations
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Dates: 8–21 November 2026
Join practitioners, academics, policymakers and activists from across Africa to explore:
- Theoretical foundations and models of decentralisation (federalism, decentralisation, devolution etc)
- National decentralisation reforms in Africa
- Constitutional and legal frameworks for local government
- National monitoring and evaluation of local governments
- National support for, and financing of local government
- National intervention in local government
- Central-local cooperation (budgeting, planning, integration, intergovernmental forums and dispute resolution)
- The role of local government associations
What the Programme Offers
- Tuition fees fully waived (Participants contribute ZAR 20,000 to the course organisation).
- Learning from leading African and international experts
- A Pan-African professional network
- A postgraduate certificate jointly awarded by the University of the Western Cape and Addis Ababa University