In February 2012 a group of dedicated doctors from 19 different countries in African, and a further 5 countries outside Africa, met to discuss issues affecting the management of children with epilepsy in Africa.

The ILAE  "6th Migrating Course on Epilepsy" will be held in Porto, Portugal, from 10 -17 June 2012.The Portuguese League Against Epilepsy will organize the event and outline the scientific program, in close collaboration with the Commission on European Affairs of the ILAE.

On the 28 and 29th of October 2011 a Cerebral Palsy Workshop was held in Bloemfontein on the campus of the University of the Free State under the auspices of PANDA (Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Association) and SANDTA (South African Neurodevelopmental Therapy Association).

One of the newest societies of child neurology in the world, the Child Neurology Society of Nigeria has been inaugurated in West Africa. The population of Nigeria was estimated to be 124 million in 2003, which placed it as tenth most populous nation in the world.

In May 2010 the International Child NeurologyAssociation will meet on African soil in Cairo. It is a fittingevent to launch the African Paediatric Neurology Association (APNA).