Policy briefing paper focusing on four countries in Africa: Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda. Through policy analysis and stakeholder interviews, this report presents the operating context for the building industry in these countries and the concept of circularity through all phases of the building life cycle. Nineteen of these examples are featured as case studies in this report and provide insights to the current initiatives on circularity in buildings. Case studies featured also include projects and practices from Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa.