Africa News

From 19 – 23 May 2010, the Swaziland Scout Association will host a Regional Communication Forum for Anglophone NSOs (National Scout Organizations). The same NSO will also host a zonal conference for the Southern Africa sub-region. This programme aims...

PORTO-NOVO - The capital city of Benin, hosted, on Saturday March 13, 2010, the biggest Scout gathering in the country to celebrate Africa Scout Day. This event brought together over 1,500 Scouts. The celebration was marked by several activities such...

NAIROBI – At the end of a meeting that brought together all World Scout Bureau executives in Kandersteg, Switzerland, the Africa Regional Office (ARO) executives – who were at the meeting – seized this moment to conduct a planning meeting from 17 to...

ACCRA – On 13th March 2010, the Africa Scout Day was marked nationally in Ghana through three main activities: A talk show on Scouting, the signing of a partnership between the Ghana Scout Association (GSA), The Ghana Girl Guides Association (GGGA)...

LOME - As part of the celebrations of the Africa Scout Day on 13 March 2010, under thetheme "Join Scouts in Creating a Better Africa", the Scouts from the University of Lome (GSUL) with the support of Atchali Awadi, national Administration...

NIAMEY – In a bid to mark the Africa Scout Day on 13 March 2010, the Niger Scout Association, like other countries in the Africa region, organized several activities including a conference, distribution of clothes and a fair. The event was covered by...

BUJUMBURA - The Africa Scout Day, celebrated each year on 13th March was also celebrated by the Scouts of Burundi. Officials of the Association des Scouts du Burundi (ASB), at national and district level, together with members of the Scout Groups of...

NAIROBI – On Sunday 21 February 2010, Scouts assembled in Nyeri in order to celebrate the annual Founder’s Day. The ceremony was officiated by Vice President of Kenya Kalonzo Musyoka – who is the Chief Commissioner of Kenya Scouts Association – and...

ANTANANARIVO - In addition to the decentralized training programmes at district level, which is geared towards specific needs, the National Council of Trainers of Tily Eto Madagasikara organizes an annual training workshop during which all trainers...

From Wednesday 21 April to Friday 23 April 2010, the NSOs of the Indian Ocean sub-region will hold a Zonal Conference in Seychelles; the exact location will be confirmed soon. The main purpose of this Zonal Conference will be consultation and...

NAIROBI – In Nyeri, Kenya, on Sunday 21st February 2010, thousands of Scouts will gather in order to mark the Founder’s Day. Kenya is the last home of Lord Baden-Powell (BP), Founder of Scouting. The Africa Regional Office of World Scouting is also...

KINSHASA - Joseph "Pigeon" Paluku, a former International Commissioner of FESCO (Fédération des Scouts du Congo) died on Sunday, 27 December in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following a road accident. Mr. Joseph Paluku, a Trainer and...

The 5th Africa Scout Youth Forum was held at Tills No. 1 Beach Hotel in Gomoa Fetteh from 4th to 6th November, 2009. In working groups, the young participants deliberated on various themes and made several proposals that were formulated into...

Sept. 18th 2010; Mr. Osama Saraya, Edito- in chief of Al Ahram Estableshment opened the 3rd Scouting Media, Communication and Marketing Diploma which is being held during the period 18/9- 5/10/2010. The named event is organized in close cooperation...

The third Arab scouts leaders forum organized by the Arab scouts organization with the cooperation of the Arab board for child and development has ended up yesterday after discussing the role of the scouts movement in ending cruelty and harm against...