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Lusophone Africa is too often treated as a footnote to Anglophone MBA cases. This MA reverses that. You will read how a company is registered, how a tender file moves, and how a cross-border trader meets PALOP and AfCFTA paperwork at once—without this university claiming you are employed by any community of Portuguese-speaking countries. African Future University is explicit: Portuguese is a professional tool you bring or build; it is not an automatic outcome of enrolment. Assessment in English and French exists because many PALOP officers also file with ECOWAS, SADC, or CEMAC counterparts. Rural and interior administrations are required cases because capital-city consultancies hide the constraint set. The award is academic. It is not a civil-service gazette, not a bar call, and not a language diploma by stealth. It is for people who must keep a PALOP–neighbour file honest when the translation is late and the stamp is missing. You will compare a capital registry file with an interior administration file, including the cost of unofficial translation. Identity-checked exams do not award a Portuguese diploma; language evidence remains a separate requirement you must meet. MA Lusophone Africa Business and Public Service is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Public Organisations in Lusophone African States through Public Organisations in Lusophone African States; Business Registration and Licensing Files; Interior and Secondary-City Administration; Procurement and Local-Content Paperwork; SME Cross-Border Practice (PALOP–Neighbour); Labour and Social-Security Documentary Friction, and finish on Stakeholder Mapping without Logo Theatre. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Map a PALOP business or procurement file end to end Write notes that respect Portuguese as a required competence, not a trophy Coordinate EN/FR counterpart documents without claiming automatic PT fluency Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty-six credits: PALOP administrative systems, business and procurement interfaces, regional paperwork, and a bilingual file capstone. Identity-checked exams. Portuguese competence is evidenced, not assumed.
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Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU661 | Public Organisations in Lusophone African States Students diagnose one organisation's position and the choice in front of it. The module is Public Organisations in Lusophone African States.
| 3 |
| AFU662 | Business Registration and Licensing Files Students connect a financial result to an operational cause. The module is Business Registration and Licensing Files.
| 3 |
| AFU663 | Interior and Secondary-City Administration Students plan how a decision would be carried through a team. The module is Interior and Secondary-City Administration.
| 3 |
| AFU664 | Ethics of Translation and Gatekeeping Students write a consulting brief for a live problem and defend the recommendation. The module is Ethics of Translation and Gatekeeping.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU665 | Procurement and Local-Content Paperwork Students diagnose one organisation's position and the choice in front of it. The module is Procurement and Local-Content Paperwork.
| 3 |
| AFU666 | SME Cross-Border Practice (PALOP–Neighbour) Students connect a financial result to an operational cause. The module is SME Cross-Border Practice (PALOP–Neighbour).
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU669 | AfCFTA and Regional Community Files Students diagnose one organisation's position and the choice in front of it. The module is AfCFTA and Regional Community Files.
| 3 |
| AFU670 | EN/FR Counterpart Documents Students connect a financial result to an operational cause. The module is EN/FR Counterpart Documents.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU673 | Research Methods for Administrative Files Students diagnose one organisation's position and the choice in front of it. The module is Research Methods for Administrative Files.
| 3 |
| AFU674 | Bilingual (or Trilingual) File Construction Students connect a financial result to an operational cause. The module is Bilingual (or Trilingual) File Construction.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English + French assessment options. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
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| AFU667 | Labour and Social-Security Documentary Friction Students plan how a decision would be carried through a team. The module is Labour and Social-Security Documentary Friction.
| 3 |
| AFU668 | Extractives and Infrastructure as Administrative Facts (Not a Licence) Students write a consulting brief for a live problem and defend the recommendation. The module is Extractives and Infrastructure as Administrative Facts (Not a Licence).
| 3 |
| 3 |
| AFU671 | Digital Registries and Downtime Students plan how a decision would be carried through a team. The module is Digital Registries and Downtime.
| 3 |
| AFU672 | Writing for Mixed-Language Desks Students write a consulting brief for a live problem and defend the recommendation. The module is Writing for Mixed-Language Desks.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| AFU675 | Stakeholder Mapping without Logo Theatre Students plan how a decision would be carried through a team. The module is Stakeholder Mapping without Logo Theatre.
| 3 |
| AFU676 | Capstone: PALOP Business or Public-Service File Students write a consulting brief for a live problem and defend the recommendation. The module is Capstone: PALOP Business or Public-Service File.
| 3 |