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States Parties: Ratification Status

States Parties are countries which have adhered to the World Heritage Convention.They thereby agree to identify and nominate properties on their national territory to be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List. When a State Party nominates a property, it gives details of how a property is protected and provides a management plan for its upkeep. States Parties are also expected to protect the World Heritage values of the properties inscribed and are encouraged to report periodically on their condition.

State Party Date Type of instrument
Angola 07/11/1991 R
Benin 14/06/1982 R
Botswana 23/11/1998 Ac
Burkina Faso 02/04/1987 R
Burundi 19/05/1982 R
Cameroon 07/12/1982 R
Cape Verde 28/04/1988 Ac
Central African Republic 22/12/1980 R
Chad 23/06/1999 R
Comoros 27/09/2000 R
Congo 10/12/1987 R
Côte d'Ivoire 09/01/1981 R
Democratic Republic of the Congo 23/09/1974 R
Djibouti 30/08/2007 R
Eritrea 24/10/2001 Ac
Ethiopia 06/07/1977 R
Gabon 30/12/1986 R
Gambia 01/07/1987 R
Ghana 04/07/1975 R
Guinea 18/03/1979 R
Guinea-Bissau 28/01/2006 R
Kenya 05/06/1991 Ac
Lesotho 25/11/2003 Ac
Liberia 28/03/2002 Ac
Madagascar 19/07/1983 R
Malawi 05/01/1982 R
Mali 05/04/1977 Ac
Mauritius 19/09/1995 R
Mozambique 27/11/1982 R
Namibia 06/04/2000 Ac
Niger 23/12/1974 Ac
Nigeria 23/10/1974 R
Rwanda 28/12/2000 Ac
Sao Tome and Principe 25/07/2006 R
Senegal 13/02/1976 R
Seychelles 09/04/1980 Ac
Sierra Leone 07/01/2005 R
South Africa 10/07/1997 R
Swaziland 30/11/2005 R
Tanzania, United Republic of 02/08/1977 R
Togo 15/04/1998 Ac
Uganda 20/11/1987 Ac
Zambia 04/06/1984 R
Zimbabwe 16/08/1982 R

Date of deposit of ratification (R), acceptance (Ac), accession (A) or of the notification of succession (S)1

Notes

The symbol ** designates those States for whom, in accordance with Article 33, the Convention has not yet entered into force.

  1. This Convention entered into force on 17 December 1975. It subsequently entered into force for each State three months after the date of deposit of that State's instrument, except in cases of declarations of succession (indicated by the letter (S)), where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed responsibility for conducting its international relations.