Africa eSIM Guides
All 40 Africa guides in one index: 10 countries, 10 cities, 10 airports and the local SIM card options for each, grouped so you can plan a whole route rather than one stop.
Coverage across Africa is a city and highway story. The networks in Cairo, Nairobi, Cape Town and Casablanca are fast and cheap, and they thin out quickly once you leave the main corridors, which matters most on safari and in the Sahara. Local prepaid data is a fraction of travel eSIM pricing almost everywhere here, but registration is strict and slow: most countries require a passport and a form at a staffed counter, and some capture biometrics.
Country eSIM Guides
EgyptVodafone
GhanaMTN
KenyaSafaricom
Mauritiusmy.t / Emtel
MoroccoMaroc Telecom
NamibiaMTC
SeychellesCable & Wireless
South AfricaVodacom
TanzaniaVodacom
TunisiaOoredoo
City Guides
CairoEgypt
AccraGhana
NairobiKenya
Port LouisMauritius
MarrakechMorocco
WindhoekNamibia
VictoriaSeychelles
Cape TownSouth Africa
ZanzibarTanzania
TunisTunisia
Airport Guides
Cairo AirportEgypt
Accra AirportGhana
Nairobi AirportKenya
Mauritius AirportMauritius
Menara AirportMorocco
Windhoek AirportNamibia
Seychelles AirportSeychelles
Cape Town AirportSouth Africa
Zanzibar AirportTanzania
Tunis AirportTunisia
SIM Card Guides
EgyptLocal SIMs, Vodafone
GhanaLocal SIMs, MTN
KenyaLocal SIMs, Safaricom
MauritiusLocal SIMs, my.t / Emtel
MoroccoLocal SIMs, Maroc Telecom
NamibiaLocal SIMs, MTC
SeychellesLocal SIMs, Cable & Wireless
South AfricaLocal SIMs, Vodacom
TanzaniaLocal SIMs, Vodacom
TunisiaLocal SIMs, Ooredoo
Planning a route across Africa?
The local SIM is far cheaper and the queue is the cost. An eSIM for the first day and a local card afterwards is usually the right combination.
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