Associação de Escuteiros de Angola
The Associação de Escuteiros de Angola (AEA, Scout Association of Angola), the national Scouting organization of Angola, was founded in 1994 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on June 13, 1998, and was officially welcomed into WOSM at the World Scout Conference in South Africa in July 1999. The association is a member of the Comunidade do Escutismo Lusófono (Community of Lusophone Scouting).
| Associação de Escuteiros de Angola | |||
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Scout Association of Angola | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Founded | December 3, 1994 | ||
| Membership | 29,086 | ||
| Chefe Nacional | António Silvestre Alves Sardinha | ||
| Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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| Website http://www.aeascout.com/ | |||
The coeducational Associação de Escuteiros de Angola has 29,086 members as of 2021, in 54 groups spread over the country. Angola is the ninth and newest member of the Southern Zone of the Africa Region. Although Scouting is growing, the country is plagued by years of civil war and political unrest, and this is hindering development, especially in rural areas.