World Heritage List
1978
- Simien National Park (Ethiopia)
1980
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
1981
- Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (Senegal)
- Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Côte d'Ivoire) *
- Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal)
1984
- Lake Malawi National Park (Malawi)
- Salonga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
1985
- Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin)
1987
- Dja Faunal Reserve (Cameroon)
1988
- Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (Central African Republic)
- Old Towns of Djenné (Mali)
- Timbuktu (Mali)
1991
- Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (Niger)
1994
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda)
1996
- Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (Benin) *
1997
2001
- Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Uganda)
2004
- Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba (Benin) *
- Tomb of Askia (Mali)
2012
- Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (Côte d'Ivoire)
2021
- Ivindo National Park (Gabon)
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