The Africa Chapter of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies was formed in 2009 during a meeting of members from the region at the 4th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Johannesburg, co-hosted by the National Arts Council of South Africa.
CURRENT NATIONAL MEMBERS
The current members of the Africa Chapter are:
• Ministry of Sport and Arts, Botswana
• Eswatini National Council of Arts and Culture
• Ministry of Local Government, Unity and Culture, Malawi
• National Arts Council of Namibia
• National Arts and Crafts Council of Seychelles (NACC)
• National Arts Council of South Africa
• Basata: National Arts Council, Tanzania
• Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Togo
• Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Tunisia
• National Arts Council of Zambia
• National Arts Council of Zimbabwe
Current Affiliate Members of the Africa Chapter:
• National Arts Council of Botswana
• Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States - OACPS
• Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Namibia
• Seychelles Heritage Foundation
• Ministry of Youth, Sports and Arts, Zambia
• Ministry Of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture of the Republic of Zimbabwe
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Members in Africa have held 16 regional meetings to date:
- Barcelona, Spain, September 2025
- Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 2025
- Victoria, Seychelles, October 2024
- Stockholm, Sweden, May 2023
- Mexico City, Mexico, September 2022
- Virtual meeting, July 2022
- Virtual meeting, May 2021
- Virtual meeting, October 2020
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2019
- Windhoek, Namibia, August 2018
- Valletta, Malta, October 2016
- Johannesburg, South Africa, May 2015
- Santiago, Chile, January 2014
- Melbourne, Australia, October 2011
- Harare, Zimbabwe, April 2010
- Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2009
