The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed 25 new properties on the World Heritage List during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee. Three of the newly inscribed sites are in Africa:
- Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the last extensive forest-savanna landscapes in Central Africa, is renowned for its rich biodiversity.
- The Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape in South Sudan comprises interconnected ecosystems that sustain one of the world’s largest terrestrial mammal migrations. Around six million White-eared Kob, Tiang and Mongalla gazelles migrate between the Boma and Badingilo national parks. UNESCO inscription also covers the surrounding floodplains and savanna.
- The village of Sidi Bou Saïd in Tunisia overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and holds cultural significance for Sufism, a mystical tradition within Islam.
The inscription recognises outstanding universal value and supports long-term protection through international cooperation and access to financial assistance from the World Heritage Committee.
