The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the calling of 188 new mission leaders worldwide. This includes 55 mission leaders for missions recently announced earlier this year. The dedicated couples will begin their three-year service in July 2026.
Mission Leader Appointments in Africa
A total of 36 new mission presidents and their companions have been called to serve in Africa. Brief biographies and photos for these couples will be published in Church News in the coming months.
Africa Central Area
The following couples have been assigned to missions in the Africa Central Area:
- Cameroon Yaoundé: Kelly L. and Maria Stotts
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga: Pierrot and Frida Kabunda
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East: Tonga J. and Dorothee G. Sai
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa North: Junior and Annie Banza
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Mwene-Ditu: Vally and Christine Tshimanga
- Ethiopia Addis Ababa: Alexander and Phyllis Tandoh
- Kenya Kisumu: Hans and Annie Peterson
- Republic of Congo Brazzaville: Victor and Edvige Mbengue
- Tanzania Dar es Salaam: Philip R. and Alice O. Huber
- Uganda Kampala East: Lauriano P. Balilemwa and Happiness Kagemulo
Africa South Area
The following couples have been assigned to missions in the Africa South Area:
- Angola Luanda North: Odair and Edileude Lira
- Madagascar Antananarivo South: Rob and Ruth Campbell
- Malawi Lilongwe: Nathan N. and Shannon W. Savage
- Mozambique Maputo: Tyler C. and Karen E. Sorenson
- Mozambique Nampula: Solomon and Amalia Dickie Malidadi
- South Africa Cape Town: Reginald and Vuyo Moyo
- South Africa East London: Glenn and Kathy Seninger
- South Africa Johannesburg: Shawn K. and Beth M. Jones
- South Africa Pretoria: Kuviwe and Thobeka Mahlangabeza
- Zimbabwe Harare West: To be announced
Africa West Area
The following couples have been assigned to missions in the Africa West Area:
- Benin Cotonou: Matt and Kim Osborne
- Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan East: Brandon L. and Jennifer M. Taylor
- Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan North: Paul and Alison Brown
- Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan South: Michael A. and Corrie Call
- Cote d’Ivoire Daloa: Benjamin W. and Emily LeSueur
- Ghana Accra East: Johnny and Terri-Dawn Ek
- Ghana Accra South: Nathan A. and Amy K. Craig
- Ghana Sunyani: James T. and Gina K. Anderson
- Liberia Monrovia West: Marc and Cammy Fuller
- Nigeria Aba: Ikechukwu J. and Freda O. Ibe
- Nigeria Abuja: Aoydele Orimisan and Olubukola Abiodun Ojulari
- Nigeria Port Harcourt South: Gordon and Rose Ondiek
- Senegal Dakar: David James and Staccie Williams
- Togo Lomé: Kristopher A. and Amy Bailey
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