WEST-CENTRAL AFRICA DIVISION
Organized 2003; reorganized 2013
Territory: Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo ; comprising the Eastern Nigeria, Northern Ghana, Northern Nigeria, Southern Ghana, and Western Nigeria Union Conferences; and Cameroon, Central African, Eastern Sahel, West African, and Western Sahel Union Missions.
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Editor's Note: Credentialed Employees are not being listed in the 2024 Yearbook for divisions, unions, conferences, missions/fields, regions, or field stations.
Statistics (June 30, 2023): Churches, 5,210; membership, 959,849; population, 504,952,000 (online statistics).
Telecommunications:
Telephone: 225 (27) 2244-0097, 2244-0615, 2244-64-85.
Website: wad.adventist.org.
Facebook: facebook.com/wadventist
facebook.com/wadventistfr
Media/Streaming: youtube.com/@wadventist
TikTok : tiktok.com/@wadventist
Instagram : instagram.com/wadnewshope
instagram.com/wadnewshope_fr
Twitter : twitter.com/wadventist
Address:
Street: Cocody Ambassades, Rue du Belier, Lot 10 ; Abidjan ; Cote d'Ivoire.
Mailing : 22 Boite Postale 1764 Abidjan 22 Cote d'Ivoire.
Administration:
President, Robert Osei-Bonsu (E-mail: osei-bonsur@wad.adventist.org).
Secretary, Selom Kwasi Sessou (E-mail: selomsessou@wad.adventist.org); Associates, Frederick Oluwole Falayi, Nathan Teye Odonkor.
Treasurer, Markus Musa Dangana (E-mail: danganamk@wad.adventist.org); Associates, James Olatunde P Afolayan, Isaac Owusu-Dankwa.
Executive Committee:
Robert Osei-Bonsu, Chair;
Selom Kwasi Sessou, Secretary;
Olatunde Afolayan, Emmanuel Amegnito, Paul Amo Kyeremeh, Kwame Annor-Boahen, Michael Obeng Asa, Alfred Kwasi Asiem, Valere M Assembe, Salomon Grah Assienin, Bakari, Juvenal Balisasa, Kwame Boakye, Kwanin, Henry Afoakwa Brenya, Sule Busayo, Dang Cecile Valery epse Ndjono, Correia Danilson, Simon Adjeoda Djossou, Gillo Ebiere, Ugochukwu Elems, Michael Adam Etete, Uchopo Yohanna Harry, Bitrus Samuel Haruna, Jallah S Karbah, Jedidah James Jamo, Kofi William Koomson, Michael Saidu Koroma, Matilda Obeng Kyere, Bertin Lokossou, David Vivian Njock, Josiah Chijoke Nwarungwa, Abraham Obaya, Thomas T Ocran, Nathan Teye Odonkor, Solomon Onyedinachi Okonu, Brigitte Adoma Oppong-Mensah, Kingsley Osei, Yves Eric Ouata, Oyeleke A Owolabi, Isaac Owusu-Dankwa, Vincent Same, Paul Adu Sampah, Omobonike Sessou, Ademola Tayo, Bassey E O Udoh, Samuel Taylor Wilphred.
Other Ministries and Services:
Adventist AIDS International Ministry (Tri-division office serving the East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions).
30 Peter Place; Block B, Bryanston 2060; South Africa. Mailing: P.O. Box 1823; Cramerview 2060; South Africa. Telephone: 27 (11) 463-1804; 27 (81) 214-1666; 27 (82) 657-7547. Regional Director, Fesaha Tsegaye.
Adventist Church Management System (ACMS), Adventist Volunteer Service (AVS), and VividFaith Coordinator, Nathan Teye Odonkor. E-mail: teyeodonkor@wad.adventist.org.
Adventist World Radio. Boite Postale 1751; Abidjan 08; Cote d'Ivoire. Telephone: 225 (27) 2244-0097, 2244-0615, 2244-64-85. Assistant Director, Stella Love Drah. E-mail: sldrah@wad.adventist.org.
Adventist World Radio, Africa Region (includes East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). 1 Milbanke Court; Milbanke Way; Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1RP; England. Telephone: 44 (1344) 401-401. Fax: 44 (1344) 401-419. General Vice President, Ray Allen; Program Coordinator, Vasili Makarchuk.
Adventist-Muslim Relations, and Global Mission, Josiah Chizoke Nwarungwa; Associate for Global Mission, Koffi Alexis Kouadio.
Auditing Service: See listing under General Conference Services.
International Service Employees (ISE). 22 Boite Postale 1764; Abidjan 22; Cote d'Ivoire. Telephone: 225 (27) 2244-0097, 2244-0615, 2244-64-85. Coordinator, Frederick Oluwole Falayi. E-mail:ffalayi@wad.adventist.org.
Legal Affairs, Selom Kwasi Sessou.
Public Campus Ministries, Ugochukwu Elems.
Special Needs Ministries, Jallah Sahwo Karbah Jr.
Spirit of Prophecy, Abraham Dada Obaya.
Agency:
ADRA Africa Regional Office (Tri-division serving the East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). Magadi Road; Ongata Rongai; Nairobi; Kenya. Mailing: Private Bag; Mbagathi 00503; Nairobi; Kenya. Telephone: 254 (20) 660-3623/4/5. E-mail: adra@adra-africa.org. Director, Peter Delhove (E-mail: peter.delhove@adra.org); Finance Director, Dibden Chileya; Programmes and Planning Director, Zivayi Nengomasha; Technical Advisor, Yetunde Odeyemi; Emergency Management Coordinator, Hannah Ndung'u; Administrative Assistant, Benter Achieng Ogal; Assistant Accountant, Renah Momanyi; Communication and Marketing Manager, Joshua Safari Muhumuza.
ADRA West-Central Africa Division. Cocody Ambassades, Rue du Belier, Lot 10; Abidjan; Cote d'Ivoire. Mailing: 22 Boite Postale 1764; Abidjan 22; Cote d'Ivoire. Telephone: 225 (27) 2244-0097, 2244-0615, 2244-6485. E-mail: adra@wad.adventist.org; dodzi@adra-wad.org. Director, Kossi Dodzi Emmanuel Amegnito.
