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
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

The World of URI: International Day of Peace 2015

See how the URI family is celebrating the International Day of Peace 2015 around the world.

Africa Women's Meeting

URI Africa took part in a meeting organized for women to reflect on the issue of peace, dignity and human trafficking challenge in Africa.

Welcome Address at the National Summit on Education for Peace and Development

Emmanuel Ivorgba hosted a first-of-its-kind National Summit on Education for Peace and Development in Nigeria. Read his welcome address.

URI-Africa Signs Agreement with Soto Koto Media Entertainment, Ltd

Taking into consideration on the important role of arts as a critical mobilizer of transformation and the largest medium of communication to channel a message of peaceful co-existences, harmony, building national cohesion, unity and reconciliation, URI-Africa signed an agreement with Soto Koto Media Entertainment, Ltd.

Mussie Hailu: URI-Africa partners with IDEA

URI-Africa signed memorandum of understanding with the Institute for Democracy & Leadership in Africa (IDEA) to join forces on mutual organizational objectives.

Golden Women Vision Uganda: Why This Project

We started this project with a group of 5 social workers serving 84 beneficiaries: formerly abducted women, and young boys and girls born into captivity.

URI Pastor and Imam Featured on Oprah's BELIEF Series

Oprah's new television series "BELIEF" shares personal stories of believers from many traditions around the world. The episode "Belief: Love's Story," airing Monday, October 19, will feature Christian Pastor James Wuye and Muslim Imam Muhammad Ashafa, members of the United Religions Initiative Interfaith Mediation Centre Cooperation Circle.

URI Represented at 13th World Public Forum: Dialogue of Civilizations

United Religions Initiative was represented at the 13th World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” held in Rhodes, Greece from October 8 to 12, 2015. This year’s overarching theme was “The World Beyond Global Disorder”.

AFCOPB to host the 2nd Africa Peace Conference in October 2015

The 2nd Africa Peace Conference is being organized by the Africa Center for Peace Building, Ghana in collaboration with the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and supported by Teachers Without Borders, Global Educators for All Initiative, Passion House International and Senyo Global Group.

World Kindness Liberia Cooperation Circle Activities Report

Learn about recent activities of World Kindness Liberia, which include caring for children left without parents after Ebola outbreaks.

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