Accreditation Bodies in the Middle East and Africa

Regional Associations of Accreditation Bodies

ARAC (Arab Accreditation Cooperation) - https://arab-accreditation.org

AFRAC (African Accreditation Cooperation) - https://www.intra-afrac.com

SADCA (Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Accreditation) - https://www.sadca.org

Members of ARAC and signatories to its Multilateral Recognition Agreement

EIAC (Emirates International Accreditation Centre) [United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)] - https://eiac.gov.ae

GAC (Gulf Cooperation Council Accreditation Center) [Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. and Yemen] - https://www.gac.org.sa

JAS-AU (Jordan Accreditation & Standardization Systems - Accreditation Unit) - https://au.gov.jo

SAC (Saudi Accreditation Center) - https://www.saac.gov.sa

Member of both ARAC and AFRAC and a signatory to both of their Multilateral Recognition Agreements

EGAC (Egyptian Accreditation Council) - https://egac.gov.eg

Members of AFRAC and signatories to its Multilateral Recognition Agreement

EAS (Ethiopian Accreditation Service) [Previously ENAO (Ethiopian National Accreditation Office)] - https://eas-eth.org

KENAS (Kenya Accreditation Service) - https://www.kenas.go.ke

Members of both AFRAC and SADCA and signatories to both of their Multilateral Recognition Agreements

MAURITAS (Mauritius Accreditation Service) - https://www.mauritas.org

SANAS (South African National Accreditation System) - http://www.sanas.co.za

SADCAS (Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service) - https://www.sadcas.org

SADCAS serves the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.