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

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Horn of Africa     

  • Chad
  • Djibouti 
  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia
  • Sudan

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Southern Africa

  • Angola 
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland 
  • 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

Supporting Girls' Social and Emotional Wellbeing

Nkhudzi Bay realized that many young girls had dropped out of school due to early child marriage or pregnancies, or lack of family support. The team of Nkhudzi Bay Utale Club CC, therefore, initiated the “Go Back to School Project” in Mwanyama village, to improve the re-enrolment and access to quality education for adolescent mothers.