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What is JESAM all about?

J E S A M stands for Jesuit Superiors of Africa and Madagascar. It is an interprovincial organisation at the service of Jesuits of Africa and Madagascar for the management of the African Assistancy's common houses of Jesuits in formation. There are currently three such houses, namely, Arrupe College Jesuit School of Philosophy and Humanities in Harare, Zimbabwe; Hekima College Jesuit School of Theology in Nairobi, Kenya; and Institut de Théologie de la Compagnie de Jésus, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

The current moderator of JESAM is Rev. Fr. Fratern Masawe, SJ. Click here for the administrative organisation of JESAM.

SJ Africa News: Issue no.12
January - February 2010

At the beginning of this new year 2010 we received the news that Father General,
Adolfo Nicolás, has decided, after hearing from the Provincial of Portugal, Fr. Nuno da Silva Gonçalves and from the Provincial of Central Africa, Fr. Ntima Nkanza, to transfer the mission of Angola from Portugal (POR) to the Province of Central Africa (ACE). The mission of Angola will officially become part and parcel of the Province of Central Africa at all levels as of the 2 August 2010 at a ceremony of transfer which will take place in Luanda the day we dedicate to the blessed Peter Favre. Click on the image below to read more

SJ Africa News: Special Edition on Fr. General's visit to SAF, AOR, and ZIM
December 2009

During his third visit to the African assistancy, Father General, Adolfo Nicolas, visited the South Africa region, the Eastern Africa Province and the Province of Zimbabwe. Read more