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Would you like to learn about the taxation of the mining and petroleum sector in Africa and learn how to model mineral resource rent sharing? In partnership with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), the IHEDD is opening a new session of its online training on modeling and extractive taxation in Africa.
This distance training will take place from September 21 to November 22, 2026. It will require at least 39 hours of work on your part. In addition, you will benefit from a personalized follow-up from the various trainers. Apply before September 7, 2026. The price depends on your situation: €350 for the solidarity rate, €700 for the cost-based rate, and €1,050 for the commitment rate. Only 45 places are available.

The in-person training course "Analyze and explore in depth the issues surrounding the ressource rent sharing from an extractive project", held this year in Brazzaville from June 9 to 17, 2026, concludes the IHEDD 2025–2026 training program, which began with the distance learning courses "Understanding and modeling the resource rent sharing in the mining and petroleum sector" and "Understanding tax policy issues in the extractive sector". The challenge is considerable: to model an entire extractive project from start to finish in just a few days. Twenty-four participants from nine African countries are gathering for 10 days with this goal in mind.

Would you like to learn about the taxation of the mining and petroleum sector in Africa and learn how to model mineral resource rent sharing? In partnership with the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), the IHEDD is opening a new session of its online training on modeling and extractive taxation in Africa.
This distance training will take place from November 17, 2025 to January 19, 2026. It will require approximately 50 hours of work on your part. In addition, you will benefit from a personalized follow-up from the various trainers. Apply before October 27, 2025. The price is 700 euros. A MEAE scholarship may be granted upon selection of applications. Only 45 places are available.

Would you like to learn about fiscal design in the African extractive sector and reflect on the main risks and problems posed by the taxation of this sector (aggressive tax optimisation, indirect transfers, VAT credits, etc.)? In partnership with the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), the IHEDD is opening a new session of its online training on fiscal design in the extractive sector in Africa.
This distance training will take place from February 23 to March 23, 2026. It will require approximately 15 hours of work on your part. In addition, you will benefit from a personalized follow-up from the various trainers. Apply before February 2, 2026. The price is 450 euros. A MEAE scholarship may be granted upon selection of applications. Only 40 places are available.

Would you like to discover the uses of rent-sharing models? In partnership with the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), the IHEDD is opening a new session of its online training: “Using rent-sharing models in the extractive sector”. This distance training will take place from March 17 to April 7, 2025. It will require around 10 hours of work on your part. You will also benefit from personalized follow-up from the various trainers. Apply before February 17, 2025. The cost is 300 euros. A MEAE grant may be awarded on selection of applications. Only 40 places are available.