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World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa

Under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), there are 70 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in African states as of 2016. These are distributed across 28 countries. While biosphere reserves in West African, East African, Central African and Southern African countries are organised in the AfriMAB regional network, biosphere reserves in Northern African countries are organised in the ArabMAB, UNESCO's regional MAB network.

The list
Below is the list of biosphere reserves in Africa, organized by country/territory, along with the year these were designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. BeninPendjari (1986) • 'W' Region (2002, together with Burkina Faso and Niger) • Mono River (2017, shared with Togo) Burkina FasoMare aux Hippopotames (1986) • 'W' Region (2002, together with Benin and Niger) CameroonWaza (1979) • Benoué (1981) • Dja (1981) Central African Republic • Basse-Lobaye (1977) • Bamingui-Bangoran (1979) CongoOdzala-Kokoua National ParkDimonika (1988) Côte d'IvoireTaï (1977) • Comoé (1983) Democratic Republic of the CongoYangambi (1976) • Luki (1976) • Lufira (1982) EgyptOmayed (1981, extension 1998) • Wadi Allaqi (1993) EthiopiaKafa(2010) • Yayu (2010) • Lake Tana (2015) • Majang Forest (2017) RwandaVolcans (1983) São Tomé and PríncipeIsland of Príncipe (2012) SenegalSamba Dia (1979) • Delta du Saloum (1980) • Niokolo-Koba (1981) • Sénégal River Delta (2005, together with Mauritania) • Ferlo (2012) South AfricaKogelberg Nature Reserve (1998) • Cape West Coast (2000) • Waterberg (2001) • Kruger to Canyons Biosphere (2001) • Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve (2007) • Vhembe Biosphere Reserve (2009) (ref Vhembe) • Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (2015) • Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve (2015) • Garden Route (2017) • Marico Biosphere Reserve (2018) SudanDinder (1979) • Radom (1979) • Jebel Dair (2017) TogoOti-Keran / Oti-Mandouri (2011) • Mono River (2017, shared with Benin) UgandaQueen Elizabeth (Rwenzori) (1979) • Mount Elgon (2005) TanzaniaLake Manyara (1981) • Serengeti-Ngorongoro (1981) • East Usambara (2000) • Jozani-Chwaka Bay (2016) ZimbabweMiddle Zambezi (2010) ==References==
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