The Secretariat of the Basel Convention together with the Basel Convention Regional Centre for the English-speaking Countries in Africa have organized a three-day workshop for Parties to mainly to English and French speaking African Parties of the Convention. The Workshop took place in Pretoria, South Africa, from 24 to 26 May 2011.Representatives of twenty-two Parties took part in the workshop.The event covered national reporting, waste classification, national inventory and national reporting from the national level perspective. Participants were invited to exchange knowledge and experiences through lectures, exercises and group discussions. Additionally, six countries from the region and a representative of Germany gave presentations on the status of implementation of the Convention, highlighting their processes, information on data collection, information on available facilities, lessons learned and the current issues they face in these areas.The event served as an opportunity for Parties to exchange knowledge and experiences in the topics covered, through lectures, exercises and group discussions.The European Commission, the government of Germany and the SBC have provided funds for the realization of this workshop.Download the proceedings with the outcome of this event in English.