The AFRAF Team
Consists of any organizations from a Member State of the African Union considered to be a competent authority with food regulatory oversight.
African Union Commission (AUC)
Permanent and Founding Member: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment
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African Union Commission (AUC)
Permanent and Founding Member: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment
Algeria
Founding Member: Ministry of Trade and Export Promotion
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Algeria
Founding Member: Ministry of Trade and Export Promotion
Angola
Founding Member: National Authority for Economic Inspection and Food Safety (ANIESA)
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Angola
Founding Member: National Authority for Economic Inspection and Food Safety (ANIESA)
Benin
Founding Member: National Food Safety Agency of Benin 
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Benin
Founding Member: National Food Safety Agency of Benin 
Benin
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
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Benin
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Botswana
Founding Member: Nutrition and Food Control
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Botswana
Founding Member: Nutrition and Food Control
Burundi
Founding Member: Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control 
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Burundi
Founding Member: Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control 
Cabo Verde
Founding Member: Independent Health Regulatory
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Cabo Verde
Founding Member: Independent Health Regulatory
Cabo Verde
Founding Member: General Fisheries Inspectorate
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Cabo Verde
Founding Member: General Fisheries Inspectorate
Cameroon
Founding Member: Ministry of Public Health
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Cameroon
Founding Member: Ministry of Public Health
Cameroon
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture
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Cameroon
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture
Chad
Founding Member: Ministry of Public Health
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Chad
Founding Member: Ministry of Public Health
Comoros
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, Tourism and Crafts
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Comoros
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, Tourism and Crafts
Comoros
Founding Member: National Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment
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Comoros
Founding Member: National Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment
Côte d'Ivoire
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Côte d'Ivoire
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Democratic Republic of Congo
Founding Member: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Founding Member: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
Djibouti
Founding Member: Djiboutian Agency of Standards and Quality
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Djibouti
Founding Member: Djiboutian Agency of Standards and Quality
Egypt
Founding Member: National Food Safety Agency (NFSA) of Egypt
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Egypt
Founding Member: National Food Safety Agency (NFSA) of Egypt
Eswatini
Founding Member: Ministry of Health, Environmental Health Department
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Eswatini
Founding Member: Ministry of Health, Environmental Health Department
Eswatini
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture
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Eswatini
Founding Member: Ministry of Agriculture
Ethiopia
Founding Member: Institute of Ethiopian Standards (IES)
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Ethiopia
Founding Member: Institute of Ethiopian Standards (IES)
Gambia
Founding Member: Food Safety and Quality Authority 
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Gambia
Founding Member: Food Safety and Quality Authority 
Ghana
Founding Member: Food and Drug Authority in Ghana 
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Ghana
Founding Member: Food and Drug Authority in Ghana 
Ghana
Founding Member: Ghana Standards Authority
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Ghana
Founding Member: Ghana Standards Authority
Kenya
Founding Member: Agriculture and Food authority (AFA)
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Kenya
Founding Member: Agriculture and Food authority (AFA)
Lesotho
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
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Lesotho
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
Lesotho
Founding Member: Department of Agricultural Research
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Lesotho
Founding Member: Department of Agricultural Research
Liberia
Founding Member: Liberia Standards Authority
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Liberia
Founding Member: Liberia Standards Authority
Libya
Founding Member: Libyan National Centre for Standardization and Metrology
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Libya
Founding Member: Libyan National Centre for Standardization and Metrology
Madagascar
Founding Member: Ministry of trade Industrialization and Consumption
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Madagascar
Founding Member: Ministry of trade Industrialization and Consumption
Malawi
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
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Malawi
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
Mauritania
Founding Member: Mauritanian Food Safety Agency
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Mauritania
Founding Member: Mauritanian Food Safety Agency
Mauritius
Founding Member: Food Standards Agency, Ministry of Health and Wellness
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Mauritius
Founding Member: Food Standards Agency, Ministry of Health and Wellness
Morocco
Founding Member: National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA)
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Morocco
Founding Member: National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA)
Mozambique
Founding Member: Directorate of Animal and Plant Health and Biosecurity
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Mozambique
Founding Member: Directorate of Animal and Plant Health and Biosecurity
Mozambique
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
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Mozambique
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
Namibia
Founding Member: Namibian Standards Institution
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Namibia
Founding Member: Namibian Standards Institution
Nigeria
Founding Member: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
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Nigeria
Founding Member: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
Senegal
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
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Senegal
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
Seychelles
Founding Member: Seychelles Bureau of Standards
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Seychelles
Founding Member: Seychelles Bureau of Standards
Seychelles
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
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Seychelles
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
Sierra Leone
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
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Sierra Leone
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
South Africa
Founding Member: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
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South Africa
Founding Member: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
South Sudan
Founding Member: South Sudan National Bureau of Standards
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South Sudan
Founding Member: South Sudan National Bureau of Standards
Sudan
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
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Sudan
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
Sudan
Founding Member: Sudanese Standards & Metrology Organization
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Sudan
Founding Member: Sudanese Standards & Metrology Organization
Tanzania
Founding Member: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
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Tanzania
Founding Member: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Togo
Founding Member: Division of Health Control and Inspection
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Togo
Founding Member: Division of Health Control and Inspection
Togo
Founding Member: Quality Control and Food Safety Laboratory of Togolese institute of Agronomic Research (ITRA-DL)
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Togo
Founding Member: Quality Control and Food Safety Laboratory of Togolese institute of Agronomic Research (ITRA-DL)
Tunisia: National Food Safety Agency
Founding Member
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Tunisia: National Food Safety Agency
Founding Member
Tunisia
Founding Member: The National Risk Agency (ANCSEP/ANER) 
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Tunisia
Founding Member: The National Risk Agency (ANCSEP/ANER) 
Zambia
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
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Zambia
Founding Member: Ministry of Health
Zambia
Founding Member: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
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Zambia
Founding Member: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
Governance Documents
Inform how we do business.
AFRAF Charter - DRAFT (in Word format)
13 October 20223
The Cairo Declaration
Agreed in Cairo, 13 October 2023