Provinces and Regions

Jesuits are working in 30 African countries. They are members of 7 Provinces and 3 Regions.

CENTRAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of Congo
NORTH-WEST AFRICA: Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone
WEST AFRICA: Benin, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Togo
EASTERN AFRICA: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
MADAGASCAR: Madagascar
ZAMBIA-MALAWI: Zambia and Malawi
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe
RWANDA-BURUNDI REGION: Rwanda and Burundi - Independent Region
MOZAMBIQUE REGION: Mozambique - Region dependent on Portugal
SOUTH AFRICA REGION: South Africa - Region dependent on Great Britain

 

Some communities of Jesuits are based in Africa but depend on Provinces outside Africa

France for Algeria and Morocco
Portugal for Angola
Near-East for Egypt

 

For more details concerning the number of Jesuits in each Province or Region click here