The Gaming Regulators Africa Forum (GRAF) was launched in February 2003 and held its first Annual General Meeting in Malawi in October 2003. GRAF is governed and operated in terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Membership of GRAF is limited to national gambling regulators and the MoU stipulates, among other things, that any issues shall be resolved by consensus.

GRAF consists of gambling regulators based in Africa, specifically Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Kenya, Swaziland, and South Africa.

Gambling regulators are mandated to execute their duties according to the regulations, and laws to promote efficient service delivery.