Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1965 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo |
| II | 1973 | Lagos | Nigeria |
| III | 1978 | Algiers | Algeria |
| IV | 1987 | Nairobi | Kenya |
| V | 1991 | Cairo | Egypt |
| VI | 1995 | Harare | Zimbabwe |
| VII | 1999 | Johannesburg | South Africa |
| VIII | 2003 | Abuja | Nigeria |
| IX | 2007 | Algiers | Algeria |
| X | 2011 | Maputo | Mozambique |
| XI | 2015 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo |
| XII | 2019 | Rabat | Morocco |