Africa
On the weekend of 30 April – 01 May 2011, the ICMYO Task Force met at the World Scout Bureau in Geneva, Switzerland. The members of the Task Force are a group of organisations of ICMYO who volunteer their efforts in service to ICMYO to plan the...
Gilbert Mussumba is a member of the Regional Committee of the Africa Scout Region and is the Project Manager of Amahoro Amani. He is from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is currently based in Bujumbura, the capital city of Burundi where...
Astronaut and scout master Mike Fossum is planning to participate in JOTA from the International Space Station. His schedule is somewhat flexible on the weekends but will not be available for every pass. The typical crew work periods are 0800-1930...
The environment is our playground and we are sharing with the tens of thousands of international non-governmental and governmental delegates at the event how scouting has always cared for the planet, not because we had to, but rather, simply that we...
From 26 to 28 November, youth leaders from African and European Youth Organisations met in Tripoli, Libya, to advise the Heads of States of the African Union and the European Union. Over a period of three days they worked together and produced a...
The African University on Youth and Development (AUYD) took place from 4 to 12 July in Cape Verde and brought together approximately 150 Youth leaders, mainly from Africa and Europe. The University, organised by the North-South Centre of the Council...
Through its Invitation Programme which promotes international understanding and friendship among the participants, the Scout Association of Japan invited a team of two Scouts and one leader from 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region for the 15th...
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...
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...
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...