diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/build-tools/aws-entities.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/build-tools/aws-entities.ts
index 18a351892e6ed..1588af66c6384 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/build-tools/aws-entities.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/build-tools/aws-entities.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const AWS_REGIONS = [
   'us-gov-west-1',
   'us-iso-east-1',
   'us-isob-east-1',
+  'af-south-1',
   'ap-east-1',
   'ap-south-1',
   'ap-northeast-2',
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export const AWS_REGIONS = [
   'eu-west-2',
   'eu-west-3',
   'eu-north-1',
+  'eu-south-1',
   'me-south-1',
   'sa-east-1',
 ].sort();
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/build-tools/fact-tables.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/build-tools/fact-tables.ts
index 4e7ee6eee1261..7b474c6042723 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/build-tools/fact-tables.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/build-tools/fact-tables.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const AWS_CDK_METADATA = new Set([
   // 'us-gov-west-1',
   // 'us-iso-east-1',
   // 'us-isob-east-1',
+  // 'af-south-1',
   'ap-south-1',
   'ap-east-1',
   // 'ap-northeast-3',
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export const AWS_CDK_METADATA = new Set([
   'eu-west-2',
   'eu-west-3',
   'eu-north-1',
+  // 'eu-south-1',
   'me-south-1',
   'sa-east-1',
 ]);
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ export const ROUTE_53_BUCKET_WEBSITE_ZONE_IDS: { [region: string]: string } = {
   'us-west-2': 'Z3BJ6K6RIION7M',
   'us-gov-east-1': 'Z2NIFVYYW2VKV1',
   'us-gov-west-1': 'Z31GFT0UA1I2HV',
+  'af-south-1': 'Z11KHD8FBVPUYU',
   'ap-east-1': 'ZNB98KWMFR0R6',
   'ap-south-1': 'Z11RGJOFQNVJUP',
   'ap-northeast-3': 'Z2YQB5RD63NC85',
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/test/__snapshots__/region-info.test.js.snap b/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/test/__snapshots__/region-info.test.js.snap
index 48b108e2f7967..1ec9c0064af08 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/test/__snapshots__/region-info.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/region-info/test/__snapshots__/region-info.test.js.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@
 
 exports[`built-in data is correct 1`] = `
 Object {
+  "af-south-1": Object {
+    "cdkMetadataResourceAvailable": false,
+    "domainSuffix": "amazonaws.com",
+    "partition": "aws",
+    "s3StaticWebsiteEndpoint": "s3-website.af-south-1.amazonaws.com",
+    "servicePrincipals": Object {
+      "application-autoscaling": "application-autoscaling.amazonaws.com",
+      "autoscaling": "autoscaling.amazonaws.com",
+      "codedeploy": "codedeploy.af-south-1.amazonaws.com",
+      "ec2": "ec2.amazonaws.com",
+      "events": "events.amazonaws.com",
+      "lambda": "lambda.amazonaws.com",
+      "logs": "logs.af-south-1.amazonaws.com",
+      "s3": "s3.amazonaws.com",
+      "sns": "sns.amazonaws.com",
+      "sqs": "sqs.amazonaws.com",
+      "states": "states.af-south-1.amazonaws.com",
+    },
+    "vpcEndPointServiceNamePrefix": "com.amazonaws.vpce",
+  },
   "ap-east-1": Object {
     "cdkMetadataResourceAvailable": true,
     "domainSuffix": "amazonaws.com",
@@ -222,6 +242,26 @@ Object {
     },
     "vpcEndPointServiceNamePrefix": "com.amazonaws.vpce",
   },
+  "eu-south-1": Object {
+    "cdkMetadataResourceAvailable": false,
+    "domainSuffix": "amazonaws.com",
+    "partition": "aws",
+    "s3StaticWebsiteEndpoint": "s3-website.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com",
+    "servicePrincipals": Object {
+      "application-autoscaling": "application-autoscaling.amazonaws.com",
+      "autoscaling": "autoscaling.amazonaws.com",
+      "codedeploy": "codedeploy.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com",
+      "ec2": "ec2.amazonaws.com",
+      "events": "events.amazonaws.com",
+      "lambda": "lambda.amazonaws.com",
+      "logs": "logs.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com",
+      "s3": "s3.amazonaws.com",
+      "sns": "sns.amazonaws.com",
+      "sqs": "sqs.amazonaws.com",
+      "states": "states.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com",
+    },
+    "vpcEndPointServiceNamePrefix": "com.amazonaws.vpce",
+  },
   "eu-west-1": Object {
     "cdkMetadataResourceAvailable": true,
     "domainSuffix": "amazonaws.com",