The African Federation (AFIIA) was constituted by general vote of all elected leaders of African Institutes of Internal Auditors affiliated to The IIA Inc present at a meeting in Sandton, South Africa, 8 May 2009. It has two categories of members:
Full members
All fully paid up institutes of The IIA Inc that are constituent of the continent of Africa are eligible to be voting members of AFIIA. Membership will be dependent on fees payable to AFIIA to ensure its continued operation. The Governing Council will be the final arbiter as to the position of Institutes that are regarded not to be in good standing and any sanction to be applied.
The chief elected officer (or his delegate) of each member institute will be the country’s representative at a General Assembly.
Associate members
Associate members are those defined as Institutes which have not yet been accorded full institute status by The IIA Inc but are in progress. Such associate members may attend meetings but are not entitled to vote at meetings of a General Assembly.