Leadership assignments for 2020–2021, effective August 1, 2020, have recently been announced by the First Presidency.
Changes include a division of the Africa Southeast Area into the Africa South and new Africa Central areas, Church News reported. Headquarters for the new Africa Central Area will be in Nairobi, Kenya.
Recent changes to leadership assignments will impact the Presidency of the Seventy and Area Presidencies. Eight new Area Presidents have been called, while four outgoing presidents will be serving as counselors in other Area Presidencies, Church News reported.
Additionally, two Area Presidency counselors are Area Seventies, and three counselors were sustained during April 2020 general conference as new General Authority Seventies. Of the 22 Church Area Presidencies, four received no changes.
SEE PHOTOS OF THE 2020–2021 LEADERSHIP AT thechurchnews.com.