About · Leadership
Servant leaders, a continental team.
MANI is coordinated by a Continental Coordinator, regional coordinators and network facilitators, supported by an international advisory team.
Continental Coordinator
Rev. Peter Oyugi
Rev Peter Oyugi serves as the Continental Coordinator for the Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI) which exists to encourage missions efforts to places that remain least reached by the gospel of Christ. In this pivotal role, he dedicates much of his time to catalysing, mobilising, and mentoring individuals for global missions.
Additionally, Rev Oyugi contributes his expertise as a member of the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission Steering Group. His prior experience includes serving as a Pastor in the UK for 10 years, as a Director of a mission agency, and working as a student worker with FOCUS-Kenya. More recently he has been engaged in supporting church planting efforts in least reached parts of Africa.
With gratitude: Rev. Dr. Reuben Ezemadu
Served as MANI’s pioneer Continental Coordinator for twenty years, to the leadership transition at the Abidjan 2026 consultation. Founding Director of the Christian Missionary Foundation (Nigeria) and former General Coordinator of the Third World Missions Association.
Ministry networks
Network facilitators
Each strategic network is led by a facilitator who carries the vision into a particular sphere.
Regional coordinators
Coordinators across the continent
Titles and names are drawn from the current MANI directory and will be confirmed with each region before launch.
Anglophone West Africa
- Region 2 (Nigeria): Emmanuel (EmmaJoe) Nwachukwu
- Region 1: coordinator to be confirmed
Francophone Africa
- Central: David Emmanuel Mbas Ngan
- West: Raphael Saki
East Africa & the Horn
- Horn of Africa: Dr Samuel Kebreab
- East Africa: coordinator to be confirmed
Southern & Portuguese-speaking Africa
- Southern Africa: Peter Vumisa
- Portuguese-speaking: coordinator to be confirmed
Indian Ocean Islands
- Dinah Ratsimbajaona
- Rev. Dr. Mario Li Hing (Advisory)
Diaspora
- Europe: Peter Oyugi
- North America: Lloyd Chinn
- Caribbean / Central America: Dominique Dick
- Australasia: Daniel Mpondo
The team
Leadership through the years
Advocacy & advice
International liaison and advisory team
Serving as a coordinator
Roles and selection criteria
What do coordinators do?
Continental and regional coordinators function together as a team: catalysing and keeping the MANI vision; planning and facilitating the MANI process; developing policies and codes of practice; providing and requiring accountability; encouraging national coordinators; facilitating regional consultations; and liaising with global and continental networks.
Selection criteria
Credibility · Experience · Bridge-building · Spiritual maturity · Vision for the evangelisation of the region or country · Team player · Leadership with organisational support · Faith to trust God for resources · Ability to communicate in the regional language and respond within 72 hours · A proactive spirit.
Regional coordinator job description
Cast and stimulate the MANI vision across the region; facilitate ongoing national initiatives and see new ones launched; mentor national coordinators and network leaders; coordinate regional programmes; generate resources and keep accurate accounts; identify credible leaders; and provide liaison between national initiatives and the continent.
National coordinator job description
Cast the vision in the country; facilitate national and state or provincial initiatives; encourage network coordinators; coordinate national activities; remain accountable to the regional coordinator; and communicate MANI’s objectives upward to the regional and continental levels.