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

Pillars of Hope

The Justice Desk Cooperation Circle in South Africa through the iNtsika yeThemba project organized a session with youth and guided them to increase their self-awareness by recognizing their emotions, thoughts, and how certain behaviors impacted their feelings.

Strengthening Collaborations to End Religiously Motivated Violence

URI SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL ASSEMBLY

The URI Southern Africa Assembly, held in Johannesburg from November 7th to 10th, 2023, brought together diverse Cooperation Circles spanning Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.

Strategies for Interrupting Hate Speech Online

On the 25th and 30th of October 2023, young members of the URI Network gathered for the monthly URI Youth Connection Cafe to share their perspectives and experiences on the topic of interrupting harm and hate speech in an online context.

URI Strengthening Partnerships in the Horn of Africa

URI strengthening partnerships in the Horn of Africa.

Building Safe Spaces for Girls

930 adolescent girls and young women have been able to access these safe spaces, an initiative implemented by AFFCAD Cooperation Circle in the Great Lakes region.