Africa's stunning new UNESCO World Heritage Sites

By Chris Giles, CNN

Updated 9:18 PM ET, Wed July 12, 2017

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Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, has become the country's first UNESCO World Heritage site. Its modernist architecture, built mostly between 1935-1941 under an Italian colonial government, gave it its nickname "La Piccola Roma." The Fiat Tagliero, a disused car service station, is probably the city's most famous building.
Photos: Exploring Africa's new UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Asmara, Eritrea – Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, has become the country's first UNESCO World Heritage site. Its modernist architecture, built mostly between 1935-1941 under an Italian colonial government, gave it its nickname "La Piccola Roma." The Fiat Tagliero, a disused car service station, is probably the city's most famous building.
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Asmara's architecture was influenced by an Italian movement known as Futurism. Prisons, cafes and cinemas, like The Impero Cinema, drew from the modernist ideas creating a unique architectural landscape. Eritreans are proud of this heritage. In 2001 the Cultural Assets Rehabilitation Project started to document the city's buildings.
Photos: Exploring Africa's new UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Asmara, Eritrea – Asmara's architecture was influenced by an Italian movement known as Futurism. Prisons, cafes and cinemas, like The Impero Cinema, drew from the modernist ideas creating a unique architectural landscape. Eritreans are proud of this heritage. In 2001 the Cultural Assets Rehabilitation Project started to document the city's buildings.
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Located in northern South Africa, on the border with Botswana and Namibia, is a large terrain which has evidence of human occupation from the Stone Age to the present day. The area is home to the Khomani San people who are known for their unique cultural practices arisen from the geography of the region.