The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the appointment of 188 new mission leaders worldwide, including 55 newly created mission leaders for the newly announced missions earlier this year, 36 will be in Africa. These dedicated couples will commence their three-year service in July, 2026.
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The First Presidency has called new mission leaders for 188 missions worldwide, including 55 newly created missions. These couples will begin their three-year service on or about July 1, 2026. Graphic courtesy of Church News.Copyright 2026 Deseret News Publishing Company.In Africa, 36 new mission presidents and their companions have been called. Their names and assignments are detailed below.
Links to the couples’ brief biographies and photos will be added as they are published in the Church News in the coming months.
Africa Central Area
Mission Showing President and Companion
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
Mission Showing President and Companion
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
Mission Showing President and Companion
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 - AbaIkechukwu 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
*New Mission
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