Cochrane South Africa hosted a five-day workshop to build capacity of African Cochrane contributors through enhancing leadership, communication and facilitation knowledge and skills. The learning was intended to empower participants to take leadership roles in evidence-informed healthcare within their respective countries and sub‐regions. The workshop provided an opportunity for networking between regional contributors and key members from the global Cochrane network as well as partners and funders in the region. Participants also worked together to further develop and refine the work plan for the Cochrane African Network (CAN). Most of the costs for the workshop were covered through a grant from the Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE). Cochrane Central Executive covered the remainder of the costs. For more information please click here.