Salesian missionaries first arrived on the African continent in 1896 — establishing a vocational training center for youth living in the Ennerdale township of Johannesburg, South Africa. Today, our priests, brothers and sisters work tirelessly in 44 countries to address the interconnected root causes of poverty, poor health, war, educational disparities and more.

Countries where we work in Africa

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Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi*

Cameroon

Canary Islands

Cape Verde

Central African Republic*
Chad
Democratic Republic of Congo*
Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eswatini
Ethiopia*

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Ivory Coast
Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali*

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique
Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo*

Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
South Sudan*
Sudan*
Tanzania
Togo

Tunisia

Uganda
Zambia

Zimbabwe*

Salesian Missions works in more than 130 countries around the globe

Africa

Serving in 44 countries since 1896.

Asia

Serving in 17 countries since 1906.

Middle East

Serving in nine countries since 1891.

Oceania

Serving in seven countries since 1922.

North America

Serving in three countries since 1892.

Central America

Serving in six countries since 1897.

South America

Serving in 10 countries since 1875.

Europe

Serving in 36 countries since 1846.

Caribbean

Serving in five countries since 1917.

*Any goods, services, or funds provided by Salesian Missions to programs located in this country were administered in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control.