Official Submissions for 2022- Koutammakou, the land of the Batammariba [extension] (Benin)
- Odzala-Kokoua Forest Massif (Congo)
*potential 2nd inscription- The Gedeo Cultural landscape (Ethiopia)
- The Dry Forests of Andrefana [extension] (Madagascar)
Projected for 2023 (subject to change)- Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia)
*potential 10th inscription, tied for most WHS in African RegionProjected for 2024 (subject to change)- Ambodifotatra Catholic Church of Sainte Marie (Madagascar)
*potential first new inscription in 15+ years- Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda)
*potential 1st inscription- Gola-Tiwai Complex (Sierra Leone)
*potential 1st inscriptionBy the next WHC the African Region will likely surpass 100 inscriptions for the first time
(there are 41 additional WHS in Northern Africa, included in the "Arab States" region). Gabon published a new Tentative inventory/list of 6 nominations this past January (2022). Togo published a new Tentative inventory/list of 4 nominations this past December (2021). Cameroon published an extensive tentative list (15) in early 2018, with 3 additional nominations added in 2020.
IUCN Report Lists as Priority RegionIn Gabon: Equatorial Atlantic Coastal Forests
- Moukalaba-Doudou National Park (TWHS)
- Loango National Park (TWHS)
In Madagascar: Madagascar Dry Forests
- The Dry Forests of Andrefana [extension] (TWHS)
During discussions around top missing in the African Region (2020) we developed a rather lengthy list. There has been some developments regarding a handful of sites users proposed.
- Sudanese-style mosques (Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana)
*inscribed only in Cote d'Ivoire 2021- Lake Tana Church Forests (Ethiopia)
*added to tentative list in 2021- Parc national d'Ivindo (Gabon)
*inscribed in 2021- Loango National Park (Gabon)
*added to tentative list in 2022- The Dry Forests of the West (Madagascar)
*officially submitted for 2022- Gola Rainforest National Park (Sierra Leone)
*projected for 2024- Nok Caves (Togo)
*added to tentative list in 2021