Are there any interpreter training programmes in Africa?

The University of Nairobi in Kenya has a masters programme in conference interpreting. I've also read somewhere on the internet that the University of Ghana - Legon plans to launch a masters programme sometime this year. Then there are, of course, the masters programmes in Buea (Cameroon)and in Maputo (Mozambique). I think the Nairobi, Buea, Legon and Maputo courses are being set up to form a sort of consortium to work like EMCI in Europe.

Yes there are. Several in fact but I only really know of 3. All run post graduate and under graduate programs.

1. One in Cameroon: http://www.ubuea.net/.
2. One in Maputo (http://www.up.ac.mz Mozambique) which started in 2010 and has support from EU and the EMCI Lisbon course http://www.sarua.org/?q=content/universidade-pedagogica-contact-details
3. One in South Africa (Witts, etc) but I have no idea of the quality of the program: http://www.wits.ac.za/academic/humanities/slls/disciplines/translatorsinterpreters/7739/postgraduate.html.

There are other schools, under graduate programs, but again I am not familiar with their curricula. There is a training committee set up in AIIC's Africa Region so maybe you can ask them. Jibola Sofolahan;Damien Atangana; Marguerite Heese et Elisabeth Kouaovi (check http://www.aiic.net/database).

Check out the AIIC Schools Directory at [link coming soon!] where you can find schools in your region and for your language combination.