The action of Africalia as a development actor is in line with international initiatives and is based on reference texts. Africalia builds its programme on the following framework, in particular :

 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) : through the role of cultural diversity and the contribution of culture to education policies (Target 4.7) ; Target 8.3 recognises the importance to formulate economic development policies that include creativity and innovation activities ; Target 11.4 recognises the importance of safeguarding cultural assets and natural resources in environmental and urban development policies ; Target 12b advocates for sustainable production and consumption patterns that take into account local culture.

 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
http://www.oecd.org/dac/effectiveness/34428351.pdf

 UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001429/142919e.pdf

 European Consensus on Development
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ%3AC%3A2006%3A046%3A0001%3A0019%3AEN%3APDF

 Cotonou agreement
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/sites/devco/files/cotonou-agreement-2000_en.pdf