General Authorities

Below are past and present Africans who have served as Church leaders outside of the stake level.

Ahadjie, Richard K.

2007, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Ahadjie is from Accra, Ghana.

Bricknell, Colin H.

2008, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Bricknell is from Krugersdorp, South Africa.

Chukwurah, Christopher N.

1997, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Chukwurah is from Lagos, Nigeria.

Davis, M.T. Ben

2013, called as area seventy. Edler Davis is from Ghana.

Dub, Edward

2013, called to First Quorum of the Seventy. Elder Dube is from Zimbabwe and had been previously called as an area seventy.

Eka, David W.

1997, Called as Area Authority Seventy within the Africa Area. In 1998, he was assigned to the newly created Africa West Area. Elder Eka had served as a Regional Representative from 1990 until his call to be an Area Authority Seventy. Incidentally, Elder Eka was the first stake president of the Aba Nigeria Stake, the first black African stake and the first West African stake, created in 1998.

Ekong, Ini B.

2010, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Ekong is from Etigan, Nigeria.

Giddey, Mervyn C.

2013, called as area seventy. Elder Giddey is from South Africa.

Golden, Christoffel

2001, Called to the First Quorum of the Seventy. 1997, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Golden is from Krugersdorp, South Africa, and serves in the Africa Southeast Area presidency.

Hill, Garith C.

2007, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Hill is from Hillcrest, South Africa.

Ihesiene, Frederick C.

2007, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Ihesiene is from Aba, Nigeria.

Inyon, Aniefiok Udo

Called as an area seventy. Elder Inyon is from Uyo, Nigeria. (April 2012 General Conference)

Kissi, Emmanuel A.

2002, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Kissi is from Accra, Ghana. He was released in 2007.

Kola, Kapumba T.

2002, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Kola is from Kinshasa, Congo.

Koranteng, John A.

2013, called as area seventy. Elder Koranteng is from Ghana.

Mabaya, L. Jean Claude

Called as an area seventy. Elder Mabaya is from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. (April 2012 General Conference)

Madu, Declan O.

2008, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Madu is from Owerri, Nigeria.

Mensah, Freebody A.

2009, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Mensah is from Takoradi, Ghana.

Mkhabela, T. Jackson

2010, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Ekong is from Gauteng, South Africa.

Odume, Alexander A.

2003, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Odume is from Benin City, Nigeria.

Ojediran, Adeyinka A.

Called as an area seventy. Elder Ojediran is from Lagos, Nigeria. (April 2012 General Conference)

Olukanni, Adesina J.

2003, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Olukanni is from Ikeja, Nigeria.

Opare, Emmanuel O., Sr

2000, Called to serve in the Africa West Area Presidency. 1997, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy.  Elder Opare is from Accra, Ghana.

Ounleu, Norbert K.

2008, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Ounleu is from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Sitati, Joseph W.

2004, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. 2009, April, called to the First Quorum of the Seventy. Elder Sitati is from Nairobi, Kenya.

Usi, Hesbon O.

2009, April, Called as an Area Authority Seventy. Elder Usi is from Nairobi, Kenya.

Yirenya-Tawiah, Daniel

Called as an area seventy. Elder Yirenya-Tawaiah is from Tema, Ghana. (April 2012 General Conference)