For the team event there is the African Badminton Cup of Nations.
This is not to be confused with the All African Games, the multi sports event, held every four years where badminton is included since 2003.
The 1986 edition of the championships, which was supposed to be held in Lusaka was postponed and later cancelled.
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the African Badminton Championships.
In November 2019, Badminton World Federation released a statement regarding doping test failure of Kate Foo Kune in this championships and decided to disqualify her result in 2019 African Badminton Championships.