The 13th Pan African Assembly was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 10th to 16th December 2022, under the theme of “Celebrating the journey of IMCS in youth transformation and innovation across Africa within the context and impact of Covid-19 Pandemic”. Assembly was participated by delegates from more than 30 countries of the African region as well as former regional coordinators, former national leaders, international chaplain Fr. Jojo Fung SJ, Asia Pacific coordinator William Nokrek and International President Ravi Tissera.
The International President and Asia Pacific coordinator contributed to the session as speakers of a panel discussion under the theme of “Youth Leadership in Africa: Youth and SDGS” and they brought the perspectives from their respective offices to the discussion. International chaplain shared his expertise through a session under the topic of “Environment, Common Home and Mother Earth: Leveraging on social platforms for a good cause and impact”. Following the statutes of IMCS Pan Africa, an election was held to elect new coordinators for the region.
Pardington Nhundu from NMCS Zimbabwe was elected as the anglophone coordinator and Dr Stanislas Kpatcha N’djao was elected as the francophone coordinator for the mandate of 2023 – 2026.