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AFRICA
69 biosphere reserves in 30 countries
Complete list of biosphere reserves available here

(Last updated: 20 September 2007)

Countries	Date of approval	Extension
ALGERIA
Tassili N'Ajjer	1986
El Kala	1990
Djurdjura	1997
Chrea	2002
Taza	2004
Gouraya	2004

BENIN
Pendjari	1986
'W' Region (see BEN/BFA/NER)

BENIN/BURKINA FASO/NIGER
'W' Region	2002	Région "W" du Niger established 1996, extensions in Benin and Burkina Faso as a TBR in 2002

BURKINA FASO
Mare aux hippopotames	1986
'W' Region (see BEN/BFA/NER)

CAMEROON
Waza	1979
Benoué	1981
Dja	1981

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Basse-Lobaye	1977
Bamingui-Bangoran	1979

CONGO
Odzala	1977
Dimonika	1988

DEMOCRATIC REP.OF CONGO
Yangambi	1976
Luki	1976
Lufira	1982

CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Taï	1977
Comoé	1983

EGYPT
Omayed	1981	Extension 1998
Wadi Allaqi	1993

GABON
Ipassa-Makokou	1983

GHANA
Bia	1983

GUINEA
Mont Nimba	1980
Massif du Ziama	1980
Badiar	2002
Haut Niger	2002

GUINEA-BISSAU
Boloma Bijagós	1996

KENYA
Mount Kenya	1978
Mount Kulal	1978
Malindi-Watamu	1979
Kiunga	1980
Amboseli	1991
Mount Elgon	2003

MADAGASCAR
Mananara Nord	1990
Sahamalaza-Iles Radama	2001
Littoral de Toliara	2003

MALAWI
Mount Mulanje	2000
Lake Chilwa Wetland	2006

MALI
Boucle du Baoulé	1982

MAURITANIA
Delta du Fleuve Sénégal (see MRT/SEN)

MAURITANIA/SENEGAL
Delta du Fleuve Sénégal	2005

MAURITIUS
Macchabee/Bel Ombre	1977

MOROCCO
Arganeraie	1998
Oasis du sud marocain	2000

NIGER
Aïr et Ténéré	1997
'W' Region (see BEN/BFA/NER)

NIGERIA
Omo	1977

RWANDA
Volcans	1983

SENEGAL
Samba Dia	1979
Delta du Saloum	1980
Niokolo-Koba	1981
Delta du Fleuve Sénégal (see MRT/SEN)	2005

SOUTH AFRICA
Kogelberg	1998
Cape West Coast	2000	Extension 2003
Waterberg	2001
Kruger to Canyons	2001
Cape Winelands	2007

SUDAN
Dinder	1979
Radom	1979

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Lake Manyara	1981
Serengeti-Ngorongoro	1981
East Usambara	2000

TUNISIA
Djebel Bou-Hedma	1977
Djebel Chambi	1977
Ichkeul	1977
IIes Zembra et Zembretta	1977

UGANDA
Queen Elizabeth	1979
Mount Elgon	2005

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