Queen Elizabeth I once said ''Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor''. If this were anything to go by, then conversely it would mean that men who are slow to anger might give the impression of being coldly unflappable, but are fortunately on their way to wealth. One man of this ilk, is Joseph Kulali, who in his own words admits to being jovial and slow to anger.

In an unprecedented style, ARO staff organized a 2-day retreat in the beautiful Burch's Camp, in Kenya's Rift Valley Province between the 27th and 28th June 2007.

With the aim of commemorating a 100 years of world Scouting, a team of Scouts from Mauritius, St Jean, Quatre Bornes conducted an expedition of 100 hours – to symbolize the 100 years of the movement – from 16 to 19 april 2007, covering the distance of Alexandra Falls, Bel Ombre and La Prairie.

South Africa – The Greening the Future initiative is impressed by South Africa Scouts Association(SASA)'s project on climate change. SASA's programme aims to encourage the youth to become « change agents for climate change education and action ».

In 2005 , a severe drought and a rare invasion of locusts wiped out much of Niger's food crop and led to the start of a famine. This led to a serious shortage of cereals (a deficit of 450 200 tons). The crisis impacted adversely on the socio-economic life of Niger: A big part of agricultural areas ended up with no supplies of cereals: Niger's staple meal. There was also an outbreak of malnutrition among infants and children.

The World Scout Bureau, Africa Regional Office launched the Africa Scout Media Awards (ASMEA) on Friday, 8th June 2007. Some of the winners of the awards included BBC Africa, Reuters, PanAfrican News Agency and national media houses.

Elzette Balgobin is the new Unit Manager, Indian Ocean of the Africa Scout Region. In her own words, she introduces herself:

On Thursday 24th May, eight ARO staff members officially joined the Scouting fraternity. The ceremony was held at the ARO Boardroom and was officiated by Jonathan Omondi, the Area Commissioner, Lang'ata.

Tuesday, the 17th of April, was a happy day for the Africa Regional Office Director, Ms. Rubina M. Haroon and to the Scouting fraternity for receiving a new member. On this day, she underwent an investiture ceremony that saw her join the worldwide scout fraternity. In her homeland Seychelles, the Regional Director went through the ceremony at the main Catholic Cathedral in Victoria, Mahe.

Friday 18th May marked the beginning of an informed weekend at ARO. The Africa Regional Office had the honour of hosting a conference on Human Rights. Under the banner, "Building a Better World with Human Rights", the event was held at the Regional Office, in Nairobi, Kenya.