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1 ISGF AFRICA REGION The 5th Africa Regional Conference took place from 24 February to 1 March 2017 in the capital Ouagadougou of Burkina Faso. The host committee and the Africa Page 1

2 Regional Team worked very hard to ensure a varied program for further development of the ISGF Africa Region. 10 National Scout and Guide Fellowships: Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo (DROC), Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia 13 Central Branch countries: Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo and Zimbabwe. Informations sur la région Afrique: 10 Bourses nationales scoutes et guides: Bénin, Burkina Faso, Congo (DROC), Gambie, Ghana, Côte d'ivoire, Nigéria, Sénégal, Ouganda et Zambie 13 pays de la Branche Centrale: Botswana, Burundi, Cameroun, Cap-Vert, Congo, Kenya, Libéria, Malawi, Rwanda, Afrique du Sud, Tanzanie, Togo et Zimbabwe A NEW REGIONAL COMMITTEE WAS ELECTED A NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED Page 2

3 AT the 27 th ISGF WConf, IN Sydney (Australia) /10/ Mr Mathius LUKWAGO from Uganda was elected World Committee member Page 3

4 AFRICA CONTINENT Africa Region consists of the countries of the African Continent that are Full, Associated (AMO) or Central Branch (CB) Members of ISGF, except for the Countries of Maghreb ( Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya and in the future Mauritania) as well as Egypt and Sudan, which belong to the Arab Region. FULL MEMBERS BENIN, CONGO, (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF), GAMBIA, GHANA, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, UGANDA AMO BURKINA FASO, IVORY COAST, ZAMBIA CB Members BOTSWANA, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, CONGO, KENYA, RWANDA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, TANZANIA, TOGO, ZIMBABWE. LIBERIA, MALAWI, Page 4

5 EASTERN AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA WESTERN AFRICA AFRICA SUB-REGIONS BURUNDI KENYA RWANDA TANZANIA UGANDA BOTSWANA MALAWI SOUTH AFRICA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE BENIN BURKINA FASO CAMEROON CAPE WERDE GAMBIA GHANA IVORY COAST LIBERIA NIGERIA SENEGAL TOGO HISTORY: At the 26 th World Conference in Como, Burkina Faso and Zambia became Associated members (AMO). At the 4th ISGF African Gathering held from 20th to 25th January in South Africa, the ISGF African Region was officially set up by the approval of its Constitution and the election of its Regional Committee Page 5

6 CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS : Page 6

7 AFRICA REGIONAL COMMITTEE 2 ND AFRICA REGIONAL COMMITTEE From left to right : Hussain Iddriss : Vice Chair (GHANA) Henry Lukwele : Chairman (ZAMBIA) Pierre Damien BABO : Secretary General (BENIN) Jean-Paul THIBAULT : SENEGAL Deputy Secretary General Susan ABALO : Treasurer (UGANDA) 1 st Africa Region Committee (-2017) Henry Lukwele (Chairman) Zambia Sabine Zigani (Vice-Chairman) Burkina Faso (Mr Demba Dia passed away last December) Richard Kaggwa (Secretary) Uganda Janet Akinwunmi (Treasurer) Nigeria FULL AND AMO MEMBERS Page 7

8 Country /admission ISGF/ Flag 1.Benin 2002 COUNTRIES /MEMBERSHIP/COMMUNICATION Logo/Structure /status Full name/abbreviation Sub Region Language/ communication Population/ Membership 9,212,000 Census West Africa Porto-Novo Association French Burkina Faso 15,730,977 Association West Africa Ouagadougou (AMO) French Congo (Dem Rep) ,507,308 Central Africa Page 8

9 Kinshasa 4.Gambia 1996 Association French ,782, Association West Africa Banjul English Ghana Association West Africa Accra English Ivory Coast ,400,835 West Africa Yamoussoukro Association French Page 9

10 Nigeria ,800,000 Abuja Association West Africa English Senegal 1996 Association West Africa French 12,861, Dakar Uganda ,873,253 Kampala Association Independent East Africa English Page 10

11 10. Zambia 14,309,466 Lusaka Association (AMO) South Africa English COUNTRY/ Flag/ Capital CENTRAL BRANCH SUB REGION LANGUAGE POPULATION MEMBERSHIP CENSUS ISGF January 2017 WOSM WAGGGS 1. BOTSWANA South English 2,155,784 Individuals Gaborone 2. BURUNDI East French 8,749,000 Individuals Bujumbura 3. CAMEROON West French 20,549,221 Individuals Page 11

12 Yaoundé 4. CAPE VERDE West French 531, Praia 5. CONGO Central French 4,366,266 Individual Brazzaville 6. KENYA East English 44,037,656 TREFOIL GUILD GROUP 25 Nairobi NYERI GUILD GROUP 16 Individual 3 7. LIBERIA West English 4,128,572 GROUP Monrovia 8. MALAWI (Rep of) South English 16,407,000 GROUP Page 12

13 Lilongwe 9. RWANDA (Rep of) East French 12,012,589 (Association des Rwanda Anciens Scouts et Guides de l AISG (ARASG) Group Kigali 10. South Africa South English 52,981, Trefoil Guild Group 27 Pretoria NSGF-ZA Group Tanzania(Unit ed Rep of) East English 44,928,923 Group ,940 Dodoma 12. Togo (Togolese Republic) West French 6,780,000 Group ,150 Page 13

14 Lomé 13. Zimbabwe (Republic of) South English Individual ,458 Harare Page 14

15 AFRICA REGION GATHERINGS From the 4th and onwards Conferences Year Venue Country Date Kampala Uganda September Participan ts 44 Moto Accra 2-9 November 28 Ghana Lusaka August 66 ADDING VALUE TO LIFE IN TODAY S WORLD Zambia 4 Johannesburg January Creating New Networks and Friendships in Africa South Africa Page 15

16 Ouagadougou 24Febr-1 March Burkina Faso Sub-Regional Gatherings Eastern Africa Sub-Regional gatherings: Year Venue Country Date Participan ts Theme Uganda 1-5 September 35 Fostering ISGF development in the region Kampala Kenya The 1st ISGF Gathering of Eastern Africa sub-region was hosted by the National Scout and Guide Fellowship Uganda, at JEVINE HOTEL in Kampala, Uganda Page 16

17 Southern Africa Sub-Regional gatherings: Year Venue Country Date Participa nts Theme Lusaka Zambia June 28 Growth that strengthens regional membership 2 The 1st Southern Africa Sub-Regional Gathering took place in Gossner Mission Centre, IBEX Hill Road 43A, Lusaka, Zambia. Page 17

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