The basic principles of the statutes of AFRICAT highlight the importance of :
The relevance of culture in all human society with the desire for a deep knowledge of each other is an indispensable condition and factor for international co-operation.
Non-governmental co-operation with associations, towns and people, based on the principles of reciprocity and the promotion of common interest ("Give and Receive", Senghor)
AFRICAT wants to be a model of reconciliation between Europe and Africa, creating opportunities for mutual, reciprocated learning and knowledge and a common project between Catalans and Africans.
AFRICAT wants to be a tool for the diffusion of new attitudes and understanding in "the gaze towards the other" between Africa and Europe, contributing to international co-operation as well as through the promotion of Catalan and African culture (music, literature, cinema, languages, cooking, history… etc) both in Africa and Catalonia.