Countries across Africa are making steady progress in carbon market readiness, forest carbon monitoring, and the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). However, carbon market systems and MRV (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) frameworks are only as robust as the underlying climate data infrastructure that supports them. Gaps in data integration, quality, and accessibility continue to limit the effectiveness of climate action, carbon market participation, and evidence-based decision-making. Activities under the Team Europe Data Governance in Africa Initiative—such as Senegal’s Carbon Lens Project, the UNEP Cross-border Climate Data Use Case, the Kenya National Carbon Registry, and the Kenya Climate Change Knowledge Portal—demonstrate the value of embedding carbon data within broader national climate data platforms. Such integration enables more cost-effective monitoring, improved reporting, enhanced transparency, and better-informed policy and investment decisions. This training represents a collaborative effort between GIZ and ESTDEV to strengthen the capacity of African public and private sector stakeholders, civil society organisations, and academia in data value creation and data sharing. It is implemented within the framework of the Data Governance in Africa Initiative, a 3.5-year programme fostering a development-oriented and human-centric data economy in Africa, aligned with the Joint AU–EU Vision for Digital Cooperation.