Organisation of regional conferences and workshops is one of the important capacity building activities of AFRIGIST. The following are some of the activities organised by AFRIGIST and her international partners:

• Desktop Cartography workshop – 1998
• Digital Photogrammetry – 2001
• Regional Geospatial Data Infrastructure – 2005
• LIDAR & RADAR Technology – 2008
• GIS Day – 2009
• AFREF Training-Workshop – 2009
• AFREF Expert Group Meeting – 2010
• Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) workshop – 2011
• Use of Space-based Technology in Disaster Management – GARNET-E – 2012

Refresher Course on Pro-poor and gender-equitable innovation in Western Africa (PGILWA) – 2015.