AfLIA is managed under the general guidelines of the Constitution and the Bye-Laws. The governing body of the Association is the Council, which shall have power to act on behalf of the Association, in all matters except those reserved in the constitution to members at an Annual or Special General Meeting. In addition, there shall be Committees and Sections of the Association as provided in the Bye-laws.

The constitution can be downloaded from the link: AfLIA Constitution

Policies

AfLIA has a set of policies that create the right working envronment and ensure that the values of the organisation is upheld in all of its activities.

These policies are listed below. Click on each to download:

The Governing
Council is made up of :

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Immediate Past President
  • One elected representative from each of the five regions of Africa- Central, East, North, South, West
  • One elected representative from Portuguese speaking Africa
  • One elected representative from French speaking West Africa
  • Chairpersons of the Sections
  • Executive Director

The Library
Type Sections are :

  • National Library Associations
  • Academic Libraries
  • Public /Community Libraries
  • National Libraries
  • Special Libraries / Information & Documentation Centres
  • School libraries
  • Library and Information Education / Training Institutions
  • National Library Consortia
  • Libraries in Diaspora

AfLIA's Governing Council 2019 - 2021

Mr. Mandla Ntombela

Mr. Mandla Ntombela
President

Mr Alim Garga

Mr Alim Garga
Vice President

Dr. Helena Asamoah-Hassan

Dr. Helena Asamoah-Hassan
Executive Director

Mr. John Tsebe

Mr. John Tsebe
Immediate Past President

Prof. Rosemary Shafack

Prof. Rosemary Shafack
Central Africa Rep

Dr. Chinwe Anunobi

Dr. Chinwe Anunobi
West Africa Rep

Dr. Sarah Kaddu

Dr. Sarah Kaddu
East Africa Rep

Mrs. Rania Shaarawy

Mrs. Rania Shaarawy
North Africa Rep

Iaguba Djalo

Iaguba Djalo
Portuguese Speaking Africa

Ms. Elizabeth Matheus

Ms. Elizabeth Matheus
Southern Africa Rep

Mr. Mandiaye Ndiaye

Mr. Mandiaye Ndiaye
French Speaking West Africa

Ms. Nyarai Chibanda

Ms. Nyarai Chibanda
Chair, Academic and Special Libraries

Mrs. Neemat Abdulrahim

Mrs. Neemat Abdulrahim
Chair, Public & Community Libraries

Dr. Ayodele Alonge

Dr. Ayodele Alonge
Chair, Education & Training Institutions

Ms. Chama Mfula

Ms. Chama Mfula
Chair, Parliamentary Libraries

Mrs. Cecile Coulibaly

Mrs. Cecile Coulibaly
Chair, Library Consortia

Mrs. Comfort Asare

Mrs. Comfort Asare
Chair, National Library Associations

Ms. Sarah Negumbo

Ms. Sarah Negumbo
Chair, National Libraries

Prof. Ismail Abdullahi

Prof. Ismail Abdullahi
Africans in Diaspora

Mrs. Nthabiseng Kotsokoane

Mrs. Nthabiseng Kotsokoane
Chair, IFLA Africa Section (co-opted)

Ms. Doreen Appiah

Ms. Doreen Appiah
Secretary to the Council

Officers of Library Type Sections 2019 - 2021

Ms. Nyarai Chibanda

Ms. Nyarai Chibanda
Chairperson

Oluwaseun David Adepoju
Vice Chairperson

Barbra Alago Abila
Secretary

Souleymane Sogoba
Publicity Secretary

Dr. Ayodele Alonge

Dr. Ayodele Alonge
Chairperson

Andiswa Mfengu
Vice Chairperson

None
Secretary

Ms. Sarah Negumbo
Chairperson

Paul Mamman
Vice Chairperson

Marylyn Henrie
Secretary

Raymond Amanyabyoona
Publicity Secretary

Mrs. Comfort Asare

Mrs. Comfort Asare
Chairperson

Shadreck Ndinde

Shadreck Ndinde
Vice Chairperson

Aggie Mwanza

Aggie Mwanza
Secretary

Eustache Sitaki

Eustache Sitaki
Publicity Secretary

Mrs. Neemat Abdulrahim

Mrs. Neemat Abdulrahim
Chairperson

Wenceslas Mahoussi

Wenceslas Mahoussi
Vice Chairperson

Peter Balaba

Peter Balaba
Secretary

Katrina N. Shikuni

Katrina N. Shikuni
Publicity Secretary

Mrs. Cecile Coulibaly

Mrs. Cecile Coulibaly
Chairperson

Eric Nelson Haumba

Eric Nelson Haumba
Vice Chairperson

None
Secretary

None
Publicity Secretary

Ms. Chama Mfula
Chairperson

Adama Kone

Adama Kone
Vice Chairperson

Harriet Nalusiba
Secretary

Muyoyeta Simui

Muyoyeta Simui
Publicity Secretary