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Find African embassies and high commissions, health and family organisations and local projects.

African Embassies & High Commissions

  • Algerian embassy

    London

    • 6 Hyde Park Gate
    • London
    • Mr Omar Djamel-Eddine Bennaoum, Head of Mission
    • SW7 5EW
  • Egyptian Embassy

    London

    • 26 South Street
    • Westminster
  • The Tanzania High Commission

    London

    • Tanzania House
    • 3 Stratford Place
    • W1C 1AS
  • South African High Commission

    London

    • Trafalgar Square
  • High Commission for the Republic of Cameroon

    London

    • 84 Holland Park
    • Mr Samuel Libock Mbei, Head of Mission
    • W11 3SB
  • Embassy of the Republic of Angola

    • 22 Dorset Street
    • Senhor Antonio DaCosta Fernandes, Head of Mission
    • W1U 6QY
  • Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde

    Liverpool

    • 18-20 Stanley Street
    • Liverpool
    • Mr Joao Roberto, Cape Verde Honorary Consul
    • L1 6AF
  • Embassy of the Central African Republic

    Paris

    The CAR's Ambassador in Paris is accredited to the UK.

    • 30 Rue des Perchamps
    • 75016 Paris
  • The Embassy of the Republic of Chad

    Brussels

    • Boulevard Lambermont 52
    • 1030 Brussels
    • Monsieur Abderahim Yacoub Ndiaye, Head of Mission
  • COMOROS

    London

    • Flat 6 24-26 Avenue Road
    • London
    • Mr Khaled Chehabi, Head of Mission
    • NW8 6BU
  • Embassy of the Republic of Congo (Brazaville)

    Paris

    • 37 bis Rue Paul Valery
    • Paris
    • Monsieur Henri Marie Joseph Lopes, Head of Mission
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)

    London

    • 281 Gray's Inn Road
    • London
    • Mr Henri N'Swana, Head of Mission
    • WC1X 8QF
  • Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti

    Paris

    • 26 Rue Emile Ménier
    • 75116 Paris
    • Monsieur Mohamed Gomaneh Guirreh, Head of Mission
  • Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

    Paris

    • 29 Boulevard de Courcelles
    • 75008 Paris
    • Mr Eduardo Ndong Elo Nzang, Head of Mission
  • Embassy of the State of Eritrea

    London

    • 96 White Lion Street
    • London
    • Mr Negassi Sengal Ghebrezghi, Head of Mission
    • N1 9PF
  • Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm/ Consular: Mon-Fri: 9am - 4pm

    • 17 Prince's Gate
    • London
    • Mr Fisseha Adugna, Head of Mission
    • SW7 1PZ
  • Embassy of the Republic of Gabon

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm

    • 27 Elvaston Place
    • London
    • Mr Alain Mensah-Zaguelet, Head of Mission
    • SW7 5NL
  • The Gambia High Commission

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 9.30am - 5pm; Fri: 9.30am - 1pm

    • 57 Kensington Court
    • London
    • Mr Gibril Seman Joof, Head of Mission
    • W8 5DG
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Ghana

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.30am - 5.30pm

    • 13 Belgrave Square
    • London
    • Mr Isaac Osei, Head of Mission
    • SW1X 8PN
  • Embassy of the Republic of Guinea

    London

    • 83 Victoria Street
    • London
    • Mr Lansana Keita, Head of Mission
    • SW1H 0HW
  • Embassy of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

    Kent

    • 94 Rue St Lazare
    • Paris 9
    • Mabel Figueiredo da Fonseca Smith, Honarary Consul
  • Embassy of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

    London

    Office Hours:Mon-Fri: 9.30am - 5.30pm

    • 2 Upper Belgrave Street
    • London
    • Mr Youssoufu Bamba, Head of Mission
    • SW1X 8BJ
  • Kenya High Commission

    London

    Office Hours:Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm

    • 45 Portland Place
    • London
    • Mr Joseph Kirugumi Muchemi, Head of Mission
    • W1N 4AS
  • High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am - 4pm

    • Chesham Place, Belgravia
    • London
    • Miss Lebohang Ramohlanka
    • SW1 8HN
  • Embassy of the Republic of Liberia

    London

    Mon-Fri: 9.30am - 4.30pm; Visa Section: Mon-Thurs:10.30am - 3pm

    • 23 Fitzroy Square
    • London
    • Mr Jeff Gongoer Dowana Sr, Head of Mission
    • W1 6EW
  • The People's Bureau of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

    London

    • 61-62 Ennismore Gardens
    • London
    • Mr Mohamed Abu AlQassim Azwai, Head of Mission
    • SW7 1NH
  • Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar

    London

    • 118 Piccadilly, Mayfair
    • London
    • Mr Guy Rakotomena, Head of Mission
    • W1J 7NW
  • High Commission of the Republic of Malawi

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.30am - 4pm

    • 33 Grosvenor Street
    • London
    • Mr Ibrahim Laston Bwanausi, Head of Mission
    • W1K 4QT
  • Embassy of the Republic of Mali

    London

    • Avenue Moliere 487
    • 1050 Brussels
    • Monsieur Ibrahim Bocar Ba, Head of Mission
  • Malta High Commission

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm

    • Malta House, 36-38 Piccadilly
    • London
    • Mr Gawdenz Galea, Head of Mission
    • W1V 0PQ
  • Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

    London

    • 8 Carlos Place, Mayfair
    • London
    • Dr Diagana Youssouf, Head of Mission
    • W1K 3AS
  • Mauritius High Commission

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.30am - 5pm

    • 32/33 Elvaston Place
    • London
    • Mr Jaynarain Meetoo, Head of Mission
    • SW7 5NW
  • Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco

    London

    • 49 Queen's Gate Gardens
    • London
    • Mr Mohammed Belmahi
    • SW7 5NE
  • High Commission of the Republic of Mozambique

    London

    • 21 Fitzroy Square
    • London
    • Mr Antonio Gumende, Head of Mission
    • W1T 6EL
  • High Commission for the Republic of Namibia

    London

    Office Hours: Mon–Fri: 9am - 5pm

    • 6 Chandos Street
    • London
    • Mr Ringo F Abed, Head of Mission
    • W1G 9LU
  • Embassy of the Republic of Niger

    London

    • 154 rue de Longchamp
    • 75116 Paris
    • Monsieur Adamou Seydou, Head of Mission
  • High Commission for the Federal Republic of Nigeria

    London

    • 9 Northumberland Avenue
    • London
    • Dr Christopher Olusola Kolade, Head of Mission
    • WC2N 5BX
  • Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda

    London

    • 120-122 Seymour Street
    • London
    • Mrs Rosemary K Museminali, Head of Mission
    • W1H 1NR
  • Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

    London

    • Square Montgomery, 175 Avenue de Tervuren
    • 1150 Brussels
    • Monsieur Armindo de Brito Fernandes, Head of Mission
  • Embassy of the Republic of Senegal

    London

    • 39 Marloes Road
    • London
    • General Mamadou Niang, Head of Mission
    • W8 6LA
  • High Commission for Seychelles

    Paris

    Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm

    • 51 Avenue Mozart
    • 75016 Paris
    • Callixte d'Offay, Head of Mission
  • Sierra Leone High Commission

    London

    • Oxford Circus House, 245 Oxford Street
    • London
    • Mr Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh, Head of Mission
    • W1D 2LX
  • High Commission for the Republic of South Africa

    London

    Mon-Fri: 8.30am - 5pm

    • South Africa House, Trafalgar Square
    • London
    • Dr Lindiwe Mabuza, Head of Mission
    • WC2N 5DP
  • The Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan

    London

    • 3 Cleveland Row, St James'
    • London
    • Dr Hassan Abdin, Head of Mission
    • SW1A 1DD
  • Kingdom of Swaziland High Commission

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 9am - 4pm

    • 20 Buckingham Gate
    • London
    • Mr Zwelethu Mnisi, Head of Mission
    • SW1E 6LB
  • High Commission for the United Republic of Tanzania

    London

    • 3 Stratford Place
    • London
    • Mr Hassan Omar Gumbo Kibelloh, Head of Mission
    • WIC 1AS
  • Embassy of the Republic of Togo

    Paris

    • 8 Rue Alfred-Roll
    • 75017 Paris
    • Monsieur Sotou Bere
  • Tunisian Embassy

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am - 4.30pm

    • 29 Prince's Gate
    • London
    • Mr Mohamed Ghariani, Head of Mission
    • SW7 1QG
  • Uganda High Commission

    London

    • 58/59 Trafalgar Square
    • London
    • Dr Tomasi Sisye Kiryapawo, Head of Mission
    • WC2N 5DX
  • High Commission for the Republic of Zambia

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.30am - 5pm

    • 2 Palace Gate, Kensington
    • London
    • Mr Anderson Kaseba Chibwa, Head of Mission
    • W8 5NG
  • Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe

    London

    Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm

    • 429 Strand
    • London
    • Mr Simbarashe Simbanenduku Mumbengegwi, Head of Mission
    • WC2R 0JR

Faith

  • Trinity Baptist Church

    London

    950 people attend every Sunday

    • 2 Thornlaw Rd, West Norwood
    • London
    • SE27 0SA
  • Everlasting Arms Ministries

    London

    1500 people attend every Sunday. Part of Living Hope Ministries which supports pastors and leaders in Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria in Africa as well as other countries overseas.

    • The Civic Centre, 600-608 Old Kent Road
    • London
    • Pastor K Owolabi
    • SE15 1JB
  • Jesus House

    London

    A growing Pentecostal church and a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) with a Nigerian based denomination. 1500 people attend every Sunday.

    • Brent Terrace, Brent Cross
    • London
    • NW2 1LT
  • New Wine Church

    London

    2,100 people attend every Sunday

    • Gateway House, John Wilson Street
    • Woolwich, London
    • SE18 6QQ
  • Glory House Church

    London

    Family based church in London's Docklands area.

    • 2 Tabernacle Avenue, Plaistow,
    • London
    • E13 8EG
  • Kingsway International Christian Centre

    London

    Over 12,000 members attend every Sunday. KICC offers a childrens' church, a restaurant and even a gym.

    • 57 Waterden Road, Hackney
    • London
    • E15 2EE

Organisations

  • The Black Community Development Project

    Edinburgh

    Providing advice, support, information, recreational amd educational activities to minority ethnic people of all ages in Greater Pilton, Edinburgh.

  • African Families Foundation

    London

    Pan African network of community-based organisations in the UK and Africa.

  • Black Police Association

    London

    The BPA seeks to improve the working condition of black and ethnic police officers and enhance the quality of service to black communities in London and the UK.

    • Empress State, Empress Approach, Lillie Road
    • London
    • SW6 1TR

Health

  • The African Community Involvement Association

    Surrey

    One of the largest African organisations in the UK, providing care and support for African people living with HIV/AIDS.

    • Surrey
  • Afro-caribbean Hair and Scalp Clinic

    London

    Renee Lagrange is a unique specialist in Afro-caribbean hair and scalp problems. Her clinic in London offers diagnosis, counselling and treatment for diseases and disorders associated with black hair, as well as guidance on maintenance and conditioning.

    • Harley Street
    • London
    • Renee Lagrange
    • W1G 9PF

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