UnderUNESCO’sMan and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), there are 70biosphere reserves recognized as part of theWorld Network of Biosphere Reserves inAfrican states as of 2016. These are distributed across 28 countries. While biosphere reserves inWest African,East African,Central African andSouthern 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 (seeWorld Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States for reserves in these countries).
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.
