A 60-day online bioinformatics programme for African researchers who have sequencing data and need the skills to analyse it — independently, without collaborators, in a browser.
Nigerian TB isolates. Kenyan Klebsiella outbreaks. Ugandan gut microbiome. African SARS-CoV-2 lineages. The data is here. The capacity to analyse it often is not.
Samples from Africa. Analysis in Europe. Authorship on both sides — but not equally. The gap is not talent. It is training, tools, and access to structured support.
African researchers are trading authorship for computational help. European and American collaborators provide analysis in exchange for co-authorship — a transaction that compounds the capacity gap year after year. The Africa Bioinformatics School breaks this cycle. We teach African researchers to analyse their own data, on their own, using free browser-based tools that work on any internet connection across the continent.
Phase 1 teaches you every tool. Phase 2 makes you use them on your own research — with daily support, mentor sessions, and structured milestones.
K. pneumoniae Kenya outbreaks
Ugandan children — PRJEB36553
African SARS-CoV-2 lineages
Virtual screening — Mtb InhA
Custom plan assigned within 24 hours of submission
All analyses run on Galaxy Africa (africa.usegalaxy.eu) — a free, browser-based platform with 2,000+ tools and dedicated compute capacity for African researchers. It works on 3G internet.
You have sequencing data sitting on a hard drive. Your supervisor is a wet-lab scientist. Your collaborators want authorship. You need skills, not dependency.
No coding experience requiredYou need to establish a computational pipeline for your research group. You cannot yet hire a bioinformatician. Your next grant application needs this.
60 days — flexible scheduleYou have TB isolates, Klebsiella samples, or HIV sequencing data. You need a drug resistance report in days, not months, without sending samples abroad.
AMR & clinical focusYou manage outbreak surveillance or genomic epidemiology. You need to understand the data your teams generate and lead analysis — not just receive reports.
MLST, phylogenomics, AMRYou are about to start a thesis that involves genomics data. You want to be the student in your lab who can actually run the analysis — not just collect samples.
Student pricing availableYou want to build computational capacity across your department or hospital. Group enrolments, institutional certificates, and custom partnership agreements available.
Group rates & MoUsScholarship places in every cohort. Payment plans available. Financial barriers should not stop the right person.
International (non-Africa): from $110 USD · Institutional group rates: from ₦700,000/year · Contact us for MoU agreements
Multiple secure payment options for African researchers. All transactions are encrypted and processed by trusted payment providers.
Select your preferred payment gateway. All are secure and support Naira, Dollars, and major African currencies.
Nigeria's most trusted payment gateway. Cards, bank transfer, USSD, mobile money. NGN + USD.
Pan-African payments. 30+ currencies. Mobile money (M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN MoMo). Cards.
African digital commerce platform. Instant access after payment. NGN, USD, GHS, KES, ZAR.
Transfer directly to our corporate bank accounts. Your enrolment is confirmed within 2 business hours of payment verification.
Important: Use your full name and email address as the payment reference/narration. Example: "AMINA OKAFOR — amina@uni.edu.ng — ABS PROFESSIONAL"
Send proof of payment (screenshot) to enroll@africabioinformatics.school or WhatsApp +821029476251.
Split your enrolment fee into 3 payments. Available via Selar flexible payment plans.
Instalment payments are processed via **Selar**. You will receive payment links for instalments 2 and 3 automatically at Day 15 and Day 35 of your cohort. Failure to complete instalment 2 pauses your access until payment is received.
No. The programme starts from zero. Day 2 teaches Linux and Day 3 teaches Python — from the beginning, in the context of bioinformatics. Most graduates had never used a terminal before joining.
Any laptop, desktop, or phone with a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Edge) and an internet connection. All analysis runs on Galaxy Africa's servers — your computer does no computation. It works on 3G.
Phase 1 (Days 1–30): approximately 3–4 hours per day on weekdays. Phase 2 (Days 31–60): approximately 2–3 hours per day at your own pace. Most participants work around existing research and teaching responsibilities.
The certificate is issued by the Africa Bioinformatics School. It is not an accredited degree — it is a professional training certificate, equivalent to EMBL-EBI or Physalia certifications. We are pursuing H3Africa BioNet endorsement.
Apply on the enrolment form and select the scholarship tier. Write 200 words: your research, why you need this training, and what you will do with the skills. We read every application personally. Full scholarships are available for exceptional applicants.
Yes. In Phase 2 you can work on your own research dataset with a custom analysis plan assigned within 24 hours. Or choose from 5 curated African project tracks. Most participants use a combination of both.
Full refund within 5 days of enrolment if you have not yet accessed any course materials. 50% refund before Day 10. No refund after Day 10. Contact us — we always try to find a solution.
Yes. Department licences from ₦700,000/year. University-wide from ₦2,000,000/year. Includes up to 60 student enrolments, institutional certificate, and a dedicated account manager. Contact us for a proposal.