World Heritage List
| Year | Name of the property | Country | Type | Region | Property (ha) | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Virunga National Park # | CD | N | AFR | 800,000 | 63 |
| 1981 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | SN | N | AFR | 913,000 | 153 |
| 1984 | Lake Malawi National Park | MW | N | AFR | 9,400 | 289 |
| 1984 | Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas | ZW | N | AFR | 676,600 | 302 |
| 1985 | Royal Palaces of Abomey | BJ | C | AFR | 48 | 323 |
| 1987 | Dja Faunal Reserve | CM | N | AFR | 526,000 | 407 |
| 1988 | Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park | CF | N | AFR | 1,740,000 | 475 |
| 1991 | Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | NE | N | AFR | 7,736,000 | 573 |
| 1996 | Okapi Wildlife Reserve | CD | N | AFR | 1,372,625 | 718 |
| 1997 | Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest | KE | N | AFR | 202,334 | 800 |
| 2004 | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba * | BJ | C | AFR | 271,826 | 1140 |
| 2004 | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba * | TG | C | AFR | 271,826 | 1140 |
| 2004 | Tomb of Askia | ML | C | AFR | 4 | 1139 |
| 2007 | Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda | GA | M | AFR | 491,291 | 1147 |
| 2012 | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | CI | C | AFR | 110 | 1322 |
| 2014 | Okavango Delta | BW | N | AFR | 2,023,590 | 1432 |
#: As for 19 Natural and Mixed Properties inscribed for geological values before 1994, criteria numbering of this property has changed. See Decision 30.COM 8D.1
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