into five sub-regions: Northern Africa (5 countries), Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean (7 countries), Southern Africa (10 countries), Central Africa (8 countries) and Western Africa (10 countries). This division ensures that every region is adequately represented in AACC's decision-making bodies. It also enables the AACC to have a better understanding of specific social economic and political issues facing the regions and thus be able to serve them better. References Further reading Mbiti, John. "All Africa Conference of Churches." In The Encyclopedia of Christianity, edited by Erwin Fahlbusch and Geoffrey William Bromiley, 40–41. Vol. 1. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999. Utuk, Efiong. Visions of Authenticity. The Assemblies of the All Africa Conference of Churches 1963-1992.Nairobi: AACC, 1997. External links All Africa Conference of Churches website AACC on the website of the World Council of Churches Protestantism in Africa Regional councils of churches Members of the World Council of Churches Eastern Christianity in Africa Christian organizations established in 1963