List of Masonic Grand Lodges Africa explained

This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in Africa.

A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit). Some are large, with thousands of members divided into hundreds of subordinate lodges, while others are tiny, with only a few members split between a handful of local lodges. Sometimes there will only be one Grand Lodge in a given area, but the majority of the time there will be at least two. More often, there will be several competing Grand Lodges claiming the same jurisdictional area, or claiming overlapping areas. This fact leads to debates over legitimacy: Not all Grand Lodges and Grand Orients recognize each other as being legitimate. However, such recognition is not relevant to this list, yet recognition is foundational within the fraternal order. Inclusion in this list only requires the establishment of a physical (as opposed to a virtual, or online) presence, and lodges (regular, unrecognized or clandestine) which acknowledge their governance.

Membership numbers are subject to change; for current figures, check the sources which are indicated in the reference section.

Africa

Jurisdictional area Name Founded Lodges Members Notes - Benin Grand Bénin de la République du Bénin [GBRB] (Great Benin of the Republic of Benin)[1] [2] 1967[3] - Grande Loge du Bénin (Grand Lodge of Bénin)[4] [5] 1995[6] [7] 17 450[8] - Burkina Faso Grande Loge du Burkina Faso (Grand Lodge of Burkina Faso)[9] 1997 10 375 - Cameroon Grande Loge Nationale du Cameroun (National Grand Lodge of Cameroon)[10] 2001 4 222 - Grande Loge Féminine de France[11] [12] 1GLFF
Grand Loge Unie du Cameroun (United Grand Lodge of Cameroon)[13] Formerly Grand Orient et Loge Unie du Cameroon, an alliance of former Grand Orient and Grande Loge de France lodges. CLIPSAS
Congo, Democratic Republic ofGrande Loge Nationale du Congo du Rite Ancien et Primitif Memphis-Misraim[14] [15] 19863
Grande Loge de FranceGrande Loge de France, District Congo (Grand Lodge of France, Congo District)[16] [17] 4REHFRAM
Grand Orient du Congo (Grand Orient of the Congo)[18] 19733CLIPSAS
Congo, Republic ofGrande Loge du Congo[19]
Grands Orient & Loge Associés du Congo (Associated Grand Orient and Lodge of the Congo)[20] CLIPSAS
GabonGrande Loge du Gabon (Grand Lodge of Gabon)[21] 198314
Grande Loge Symbolique du Gabon (Symbolic Grand Lodge of Gabon)[22] [23] 197514
Grande Loge Féminine de FranceGLFF
GhanaDistrict Grand Lodge of Ghana, English Constitution[24] 181057
Grand Lodge of Ghana[25] 200949
GuineaLe Droit Humain – Jurisdiction de la Guinée Conackry[26] [27] DH Fédération Ouest Africaine
Ivory CoastGrande Loge de Côte d'Ivoire (Grand Lodge of the Ivory Coast)[28] 1989271,000
Le Droit Humain – Jurisdiction de la Côte d'IvoireDH Fédération Ouest Africaine
LiberiaGrand Lodge of the Republic of Liberia[29] 1867
MadagascarGrande Loge Traditionnelle et Symbolique de Madagascar [GLTSM][30] 1997
Le Droit Humain – Jurisdiction de Madagascar (Le Droit Humain, Madagascar Jurisdiction)[31] [32] 6DH
Grande Loge Nationale de Madagascar (National Grand Lodge of Madagascar)[33] 19969232
Grand Rite Malgache[34] CLIPSAS
MaliLe Droit Humain – Jurisdiction de Mali (Le Droit Humain, Mali Jurisdiction)[35] 1DH Fédération Ouest Africaine
Grande Loge Nationale Malienne (National Grand Lodge of Mali)[36]
MauritiusGrand Lodge of Mauritius[37] 200515 389
Le Droit Humain – Jurisdiction de la Ile Maurice (Le Droit Humain, Mauritius Jurisdiction)[38] 1DH
MoroccoGrande Loge du Maroc[39] 1964CLIPSAS CPMAM, UMM
Grande Loge unie du Maroc (United Grand Lodge of Morocco)[40] 2005580GLUDE[41]
Grande Loge Féminine du Maroc (Women's Grand Lodge of Morocco)[42] 20083
Grande Loge Régulière du Royaume du Maroc [GLRRM] (Regular Grand Lodge of the Kingdom of Morocco)[43] 20007
NigeriaDistrict Grand Lodge of Nigeria (UGLE)[44] [45] 180635
Grand Lodge of Nigeria[46] 2012
SenegalLe Droit Humain – Jurisdiction de SénégalDH Fédération Ouest Africaine
Grand Lodge of Senegal[47] 199312
Grande Loge Féminine de FranceGLFF
South AfricaGrand Lodge of South Africa[48] 196164[49] 3300[50]
South African Federation, The International Order of Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain [51] 19124DH
TogoGrande Loge Nationale Togolaise (National Grand Lodge of Togo)[52] 1992481,500
Le Droit Humain – Jurisdiction de Togo (Le Droit Humain, Togo Jurisdiction)DH Fédération Ouest Africaine
Jurisdictional areaNameFoundedLodgesMembersNotes

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  37. http://www.glmasonica.com/ GL of Mauritius
  38. http://www.glmasonica.com/history_glm.php?l=fr Grande Loge de Maurice, Histoire de la GLM
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  51. http://www.droit-humain.org/southafrica/ SAF- Droit Humain
  52. http://www.glnt.org/ Grande Loge Nationale Togolaise

See also

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