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The '''Missionaries of Africa''' ({{lang-la|Missionarii Africae}}), commonly known as the '''White Fathers''' is a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[society of apostolic life]]. Founded in 1868 by then [[Archbishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Algiers|Algiers]] [[Charles Lavigerie|Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie]].<ref>Gcatholic, Missionaries of Africa (M.AFR) White Fathers (2021) <http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/030.htm >[accessed 15 November 2021]. </ref> The society focuses on [[evangelism]] and [[education]], mostly in Africa. In 20202021, there were 12471428 members of the Missionnaires of Africa, of 36 Nationalities, working in 42 Countries, in 217 communities.<ref name=blanc/>Its members add the nominal letters '''M.Afr.''' after their names to indicate that they are members of the congregation.