ILAE-Africa

Incoming Executive Board of ILAE-Africa (2025-2029):

Beuchi's Epilepsy Awareness Expedition IV

Everest Base Camp – 2026

Fredrick Beuchi (Kenya), recipient of the Ambassador for Epilepsy Award 2023, scaled Mount Fuji in Japan in August 2024 to spread epilepsy knowledge and advocate "towards a seizure smart Africa.” Next, he will climb to Everest Base Camp to elevate African voices in global epilepsy advocacy.

Expedition objectives

IGAP Training of Trainers

27 November 2025, 15 January 2026, 26 February 2026, 19 March 2026
Sponsored Activity Report

Epilepsy Training in Adult Medicine (ETAM)

12 - 14 January 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa
Sponsored Activity Report

Junior Medical Doctors Epilepsy Essentials (JMEE)

18 December 2025 in Zambia

Epilepsy Stigma Bench Model Workshop: Community-Led Approaches to Reduce Epilepsy Stigma in Primary Health Systems

14 - 16 December 2025 in Mikuyu, Kenya
Workshop Programme | Sponsored activity report

Regional Training Course on Epilepsy

13 - 14 November 2025 in Conakry, Guinea
Course details

Improving the Knowledge and Capacity of Paediatric Neurology Fellows in Enugu Nigeria to use EEG for Care of Children with Epilepsy in Enugu State Nigeria - A Follow Up

3 - 14 November 2025 in Enugu, Nigeria
Course timetable

Epilepsy on Radio. Epilepsy Training through to increase Awareness, Access to Care and Outcomes in Enugu State Nigeria

1 - 31 October 2025 in Nigeria
Course programme | Sponsored activity report

PET 1 Training

12 September 2025 in Mwanza, Tanzania
Sponsored activity report

Regional training of trainers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on transforming epilepsy research and pilot projects to policy

August 2025 - May 2026 Online
Training programme

Regional Training Courses

New Submission Deadline: ILAE Africa would like to invite applications from Chapters for seed funding to support national/regional courses. Funding is available up to US$2,500.

Deadline to submit applications 27 June 2025. Please submit your application online here.

Cours de formation régionaux

Nouvelle date limite de soumission: L'ILAE Afrique souhaite inviter les chapitres à soumettre des demandes de financement de démarrage pour soutenir les cours nationaux/régionaux. Le financement est disponible jusqu'à 2 500 USD.

La date limite de soumission des candidatures est fixée au 27 juin 2025. Veuillez soumettre votre demande en ligne ici.

5th African Epilepsy Congress

EEG school basics

10 February - 7 March 2025 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria
Course details | Sponsored activity report

Epilepsy Training in Adult Medicine (ETAM)

12 - 14 February 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe
Sponsored activity report

IBRO/ILAE Epilepsy School

9 - 12 December 2024 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Event details | Sponsored activity report

Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) 1

23 November 2024 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Sponsored activity report

Improving the knowledge and capacity of paediatric neurology fellows in Enugu, Nigeria to use EEG for care of children with epilepsy

4 - 29 November 2024 in Enugu Nigeria
Sponsored activity report

Epilepsy Training Course at the 4th Congress of the Cameroon Academy of Neurology

18 - 20 October 2024 in Douala, Cameroon
Event details | Sponsored activity report

Awareness Day on Formal Training of EEG Technicians

19 October 2024 in Bamako, Mali
Event details | Sponsored activity report

Epilepsy Awareness Expeditions for Africa

Fredrick Beuchi (Kenya), recipient of the Ambassador for Epilepsy Award 2023, scaled Mount Fuji in Japan in August 2024 to spread epilepsy knowledge and advocate "towards a seizure smart Africa.”

Expedition report

Epilepsy Awareness and Management: Training for Healthcare Professionals, Herbal and Spiritual Healers, and Community Members

5, 12, and 19 June 2024 in Zimbabwe
Kunaka Hospital activity report | Mahusekwa Hospital activity report

Paediatric Epilepsy Training 1

14 June 2024 at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya
Course details | Sponsored activity report

Epilepsy Educational Webinars

See ILAE-Africa events for a complete list of events in the region. Select "show past events" to view recordings of past webinars.