From: Critical evaluation of seismic activities in Africa and curtailment policies – a review
S/N | Country | Code/Standard | Seismic Code? |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Egypt | Egyptian Code 201 2008-draft (ECP201, 2008-draft) (Serror et al. 2010) | Yes |
2 | Algeria | RPA99/Version 2003 (CGS, 2003) (Zermout et al., 2008) | Yes |
3 | Cameroon | None | No |
4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | None Exists | No |
5 | Ethiopia | Ethiopia Building Code Standard (EBCS) 1995, Volume 8 Seismic. (Lubkowski et al. 2014) | Yes |
6 | South Sudan | No code exists | No |
7 | Uganda | US 319:2003,Ugandan Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban (Zajac and Davies, 2015) | Yes |
8 | Rwanda | Building Regulations Manual (2009) from the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA). (Lubkowski et al. 2014) | Yes |
9 | Burundi | Not Known | No |
10 | Kenya | Kenyan Code (1973) (Worku 2014) | Yes |
11 | Tanzania | Not known. | No |
12 | Malawi | Various Malawi Standards including for building materials and construction practices. (Lubkowski et al. 2014) | No |
13 | Djibouti | Not known. | No |
14 | Mozambique | A version of the Portuguese Code from the colonial era (Bommer 2010). | No |
15 | South Africa | The South African Code – SANS 10160–4:2011 (Roth and Gebremeskel 2017) | No |
16 | Ghana | The Ghanaian Code – 1990 (Worku 2014) | Yes |
17 | Nigeria | Nigeria National Building Code (NBC, 2006) (Ogunbiyi 2014) | No |
18 | Sierra Leone | Not Known | No |