Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (CESA) is a diverse area, ranging from rain forests to barren deserts to modern cities and tropical islands. With more than 23 countries and 903 people groups, this ever-changing area is often plagued with civil war, disease and famine. Religions vary as much as the terrain. You can find Islam strongholds along the coastal regions while a large South Asian population adheres to Hinduism. In many villages throughout the area, African Traditional Religions rule the way people live their lives through ancestor worship and witch doctors. Christianity has made its impact in this area of the world. There are several growing and thriving churches. Church planting movements are in various stages, like in Kampala, Uganda where 16 new churches started. In other, more remote areas, there's no Christian influence and workers are concentrating on using Chronological Bible Storying to reach this oral society. Most people in the world are familiar with this area of Africa, with its beautiful wildlife, the Great Rift Valley and savannahs. The same thing that makes this land "breathtaking" also makes some areas isolated because of the extremely rough terrain. Those who have not heard the Gospel live in areas that are physically hard to reach. HIV/AIDS is also making its impact with almost 70 percent of the world's HIV/AIDS cases found in this area. It's a race against time for "Christ the hope of glory, indwelling every tribe, every tongue, and every nation." 

Source: http://cesa.imb.org/pray!.htm