The membership also includes international Christian Non-Governmental Organizations or development and missionary agencies based in Africa.
Founded in 1966, AEA Headquarters is in Nairobi, Kenya, where it is registered as a Charitable Christian organization (society). AEA currently comprises 40 National Evangelical Fellowships as full members and continues to work in the remaining countries to bring churches together for a fully-fledged National Fellowship. AEA is one of the regional associations of the global evangelical movement—the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA).