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Table 7 Seismic Code and Standards in African Countries which are prone to seismic activities

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