{"id":20,"date":"2019-05-27T05:45:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T05:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T15:06:56","slug":"fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/fellowship","title":{"rendered":"The Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"page-hero__media\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2198\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fellowship-hero-2198x1600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-aifp-hero size-aifp-hero\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fellowship-hero-2198x1600.jpg 2198w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fellowship-hero-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fellowship-hero-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fellowship-hero-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fellowship-hero-1536x1118.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fellowship-hero-2048x1491.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fellowship-hero-1394x1015.jpg 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2198px) 100vw, 2198px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"container page-hero__inner\">\n\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span> <span aria-current=\"page\">The Fellowship<\/span><\/nav>\t\t<h1 class=\"page-hero__title\">Building Africa&#039;s Greatest Network Of Practitioners<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-hero__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe AIFP is looking for infrastructure practitioners from African governments, with at least 3 years of experience in infrastructure development projects or PPP in their countries\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-intro section--grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">Become a Fellow<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"intro__status\">Applications for the 2026 cohort are officially closed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text\"><p>Fellows will take part in a unique training initiative with other African civil servants in Paris, France. They will share experiences and learning from PPP experts at one of the leading academic institutes in the world, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech.<\/p>\n<p>Organized in English, the intensive coursework in infrastructure procurement is coupled with a placement in a private sector company and\/or a development bank&#8217;s infrastructure team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-row btn-row--fill\"><a class=\"btn btn--green\" href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/application\"><span class=\"btn__label\">Apply now<\/span><span class=\"arrow-circle arrow-circle--white-green\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"icon icon--arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 15\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.644 8.071a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.414L13.28.293a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l5.657 5.657-5.657 5.657a1 1 0 1 0 1.414 1.414zM0 7.364v1h18.937v-2H0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"btn btn--mint\" href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/application#eligibility\"><span class=\"btn__label\">Become a Fellow<\/span><span class=\"arrow-circle arrow-circle--white\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"icon icon--arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 15\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.644 8.071a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.414L13.28.293a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l5.657 5.657-5.657 5.657a1 1 0 1 0 1.414 1.414zM0 7.364v1h18.937v-2H0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-intro section--grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">Masterclass &amp;<br>\ncurriculum<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text\"><p>Academic training, case studies, certification preparation and field visits \u2014 delivered in Paris in collaboration with Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and public and private partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section media-details section--grey media-details--media-left pt-small\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container media-details__grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"media-details__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media media--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1031\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/aifp-fellows-group.jpg\" class=\"attachment-aifp-wide size-aifp-wide\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/aifp-fellows-group.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/aifp-fellows-group-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/aifp-fellows-group-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/aifp-fellows-group-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"media-details__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"media-details__title\">Masterclass<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"media-details__text\">Academic training to understand the role of private sector investment in infrastructure, introduction to tools including Infrastructure Prioritisation Framework, PPP Selection, Project Preparation, PPP Risk Allocation, PPP Contract Management and the Legal Aspects of PPP.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"detail-list detail-list--inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Format:<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCase studies and workshops delivered by public and private partners; on-site visits and side events with key people\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Duration:<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 weeks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Events:<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAttending infra events such as the Paris InfraWeek or the Climate Finance Day\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section media-details section--grey media-details--media-right pt-small\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container media-details__grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"media-details__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media media--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1031\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fellow_NEW3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-aifp-wide size-aifp-wide\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fellow_NEW3.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fellow_NEW3-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fellow_NEW3-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fellow_NEW3-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"media-details__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"media-details__title\">Curriculum<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"detail-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Infrastructure Prioritisation Framework<\/strong><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademic training on private sector investment and prioritisation tools\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>PPP Selection, Project Preparation &amp; Risk Allocation<\/strong><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTools and methods for public-private partnerships\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>PPP Contract Management &amp; Legal Aspects of PPP<\/strong><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContract frameworks and legal context\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>APMG CP3P Certification<\/strong><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoundation and preparation levels; exam preparation \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"media-details__note\">Source: africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/fellowship \u2014 reviewed October 2026. Module sequence to be confirmed with programme team before publication.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"immersion\" class=\"section image-cards section--blue image-cards--cols-2\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">Certification &amp;<br>\r\nimmersion<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text\"><p>Fellows gain a rare inside view of the private sector\u2019s expectations and ways of working, so they can negotiate on equal terms, all while earning the APMG CP3P certification, an internationally recognised PPP credential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cards__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"image-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-card__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fellow_NEW2-920x930.jpg\" class=\"attachment-aifp-card size-aifp-card\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"image-card__title\">Certification<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-card__box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>APMG Public-Private Partnerships Certification Programme (CP3P)<\/strong><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo make sure all fellows start the masterclass with a shared foundation, those who are not yet certified prepare for and take the APMG CP3P certification, an internationally recognised PPP credential. Preparation covers the Foundation and Preparation levels. Fellows then share the same PPP language and frameworks, which means discussions with experts and peers can go further from day one.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"image-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-card__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fellow_NEW1-920x930.jpg\" class=\"attachment-aifp-card size-aifp-card\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"image-card__title\">Immersion<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-card__box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Private Sector Placement<\/strong><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 weeks of immersion in Paris, in a development bank, an investment firm, law firm, utility or operator, asset manager, or private bank.<br><br><small>Editorial note \u2014 The Fellowship page states 2 weeks; the homepage states at least 3 weeks. These claims conflict. Duration requires confirmation before publication; do not blend both figures.<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section card-grid section--blue card-grid--cols-2 card-grid--text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">Regional<br>\r\nbootcamps &amp; future<br>\r\ninitiatives<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text\"><p><b>Bringing PPP expertise closer to where infrastructure is built<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With around 300 applications each year for only 20 places in its Paris masterclass, AIFP is bringing its training closer to where infrastructure is built. Regional bootcamps welcome larger cohorts, adapt content to local needs, and give participants access to the AIFP alumni network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__eyebrow\">Content status<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"info-card__title\">Regional bootcamps<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__text\">Co-organised with the West African Development Bank (BOAD), the first AIFP bootcamp will bring together 60 public and private professionals from UEMOA countries from 30 November to 4 December 2026. The programme covers PPP structuring, financing and management, adapted to the region\u2019s legal frameworks and project pipeline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__eyebrow\">Content status<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"info-card__title\">Future initiatives<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__text\">The BOAD bootcamp is only the beginning. Want to strengthen PPP capacity in your country or region? AIFP is ready to design the next bootcamp with you. We welcome development banks, governments, regional institutions and private funders as partners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section cta cta--media\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container cta__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Explore application process<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cta__heading\">Take a bold step in your infrastructure career<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__text\"><p>Be part of building the Africa you believe in.<\/p>\n<p>Learn from and exchange with leading practitioners in the field, and earn the <a href=\"https:\/\/apmg-international.com\/product\/cp3p-apmg-public-private-partnerships-ppp-certification-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APMG CP3P Public-Private Partnerships Certification<\/a> along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the 2026 cohort are officially closed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-row cta__buttons\"><a class=\"btn btn--white\" href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/application\"><span class=\"btn__label\">Apply now<\/span><span class=\"arrow-circle arrow-circle--green\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"icon icon--arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 15\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.644 8.071a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.414L13.28.293a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l5.657 5.657-5.657 5.657a1 1 0 1 0 1.414 1.414zM0 7.364v1h18.937v-2H0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"btn btn--sky\" href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/partners\"><span class=\"btn__label\">Partner with us<\/span><span class=\"arrow-circle arrow-circle--white\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"icon icon--arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 15\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.644 8.071a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.414L13.28.293a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l5.657 5.657-5.657 5.657a1 1 0 1 0 1.414 1.414zM0 7.364v1h18.937v-2H0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__media\"><div class=\"media media--video\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"media__play\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cbj4dT0IAlg?autoplay=1&#038;rel=0&#038;start=32\" aria-label=\"Take a bold step in your infrastructure career\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__poster\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cbj4dT0IAlg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"media__play-icon\"><span class=\"icon icon--play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M8 5.14v13.72a1 1 0 0 0 1.52.85l11.06-6.86a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.7L9.52 4.29A1 1 0 0 0 8 5.14\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":133,"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7338,"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/7338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}