Africa

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

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Horn of Africa

Chad
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Somalia
Sudan

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Southern Africa

Angola
Kingdom of Eswatini
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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Western Africa

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

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Stories From URI Africa

Mussie Hailu joins World Public Forum

Ambassador Mussie Hailu, Regional Director of URI Africa, attended the 11th annual session of the World Public Forum’s “Dialogue of Civilization” in Rhodes, Greece October 2-6.

URI Africa Condemn Terrorist Attack in Kenya

United Religions Initiative Africa condemns the despicable and heinous terrorist attack against defenseless civilians, including innocent children, at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

URI Africa joins the United Nations Information Centre to celebrate IDP

URI Africa, in partnership with United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), is celebrating the 2013 International Day of Peace (IDP)

URI Africa Signs Agreement with UN-Habitat to Promote World Urban Campaign

URI Africa supports the urban development movement by signing an agreement with UN-Habitat and becoming an associate partner of World Urban Campaign.

Women's Initiative Program Comes to Kenya

Despina Namwembe, the Women’s Initiative Coordinator for Africa, travelled to Kenya as part of URI’s Women’s Initiative, a pilot program launched in March this year.

URI Expands Into New Countries

This month, URI welcomes CCs from Togo and Djibouti - two African countries that are new to the URI community - thus bringing the number of countries in which URI operates to 86.

URI Africa Moves Forward in Promoting Peace Education in Africa

URI Africa’s continuous advocacy for peace education in Africa finally makes headway with URI Africa’s participation at the International Expert Meeting.

In Japan, Amb. Mussie Hailu Joins Worldwide Call for Peace

Ambassador Mussie Hailu, URI’s Continental Coordinator for Africa, took part in the 2013 Symphony of Peace Prayers at the Mt. Fuji Sanctuary in Japan.

URI Youth Organize ‘Trash Mob’ to Clean Kampala Streets

URI’s young leaders in Uganda participated in a “trash mob,” a citywide clean-up exercise, in Kampala as part of Global Youth Service Day.

New Partnership to Promote Cultural Diversity and Inclusion

New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation CC is pleased to announce its new partnership with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), in launching the world campaign “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion”, aimed at engaging people around the world to Do One Thing to support Cultural Diversity and Inclusion.

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