Africa

Africa - peace through sports

URI Africa is divided into four zones: Southern Africa, Great Lakes, West Africa, and the Horn of Africa.

URI member groups are present in the following countries in these zones:

Great Lakes 

  • Burundi 
  • Congo
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • South Sudan
  • Uganda
  • United Republic of Tanzania

Send an email to the URI staff in the Great Lakes


Horn of Africa     

  • Chad
  • Djibouti 
  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia
  • Sudan

Send an email to the URI staff in the Horn of Africa


Southern Africa

  • Angola 
  • Kingdom of Eswatini
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe 

Send an email to the URI staff in Southern Africa


Western Africa

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Nigeria 
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo

Send an email to the URI staff in Western Africa

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The Power to Change the World

Meet URI's new Executive Director, Karen Volker - As I step into my new role as URI’s first woman Executive Director, I want to acknowledge and highlight that I have joined a movement filled with remarkable individuals and organizations that harness collective strength to create meaningful impact—from local communities to the global stage.