African Indigenous Architecture Digital Archive
A digital repository of indigenous African architecture, preserving cultural heritage through community contributions.
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East African Architecture
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda, Djibouti, Comoros, Eritrea, Seychelles, Mauritius, South Sudan, Réunion, Mayotte, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Central African Architecture
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo – the Democratic Republic, Sao Tome and Principe
West African Architecture
Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin, Liberia, Ghana, The Gambia, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Guinea, Togo, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Cabo Verde, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
South African Architecture
South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Malawi, Madagascar
North African Architecture
Algeria, Egypt, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Sudan,
African Architecture In Other Territories
Showcase how African Traditional Architecture has influenced spaces globally, and far beyond the continent, not only through the African diaspora and migration, but also through cultural adaptation, resistance, and memory.
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