77 Best Internet Providers in Africa, List of ISPs and their Coverage

The list of internet providers in Africa is becoming longer even as digital spaces continue to expand. This article explores various ISPs connecting homes and businesses across the 54 countries. We can only appreciate their services, coverage in the continent, and role in shaping the future.

Featured in our list are multistate internet companies which have established successful mobile broadband, fiber optic, and satellite connectivity. Access to rural and urban areas is imminent despite poor infrastructure.

77 Best Internet Providers in Africa

Explosion of social media and e-commerce are the leading factors behind the ongoing digital revolution in the continent.

Which are the leading ISPs in Africa?

1. MTN Group

MTN Group is a transcontinental South African ISP with operations in Asia and over 20 countries in Africa.

It enjoys excellent mobile and broadband coverage in regional states such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda.

Telephone	+27119123000
Email	[email protected]

Selling points include affordability and stability of online connectivity.

2. Vodacom Group

Vodacom Group is yet another South African telecommunications with more than 130 million subscribers across the continent.

The ISP offers 4G and fiber-optic broadband services in homes and business.

Telephone	+2782135
Email	[email protected]

Widely covered states include Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa.

3. Airtel Africa Plc

Airtel Africa is a British telecommunication with extensive coverage in 14 countries among them Congo, Gabon, DRC, Chad, Malawi, and Zambia.

The ISP specializes in mobile data services and fixed broadband with operations under the parent company Bharti Airtel.

Telephone	+2348021921500
Email	[email protected]

Besides Airtel is accessible in the UK, India, Netherlands, and the United Arabs Emirates.

Full list of ISPs in Africa

1. Airtel
2. Orange
3. Telkom
4. Safaricom
5. Zain
6. Glo
7. Tigo
8. FibreCo
9. Celtel
10. Liquid Telecom
11. Rain
12. Mweb
13. MTN Uganda
14. iWayAfrica
15. Telesom
16. Ghana Telecom
17. Swazi MTN
18. Telkom Kenya
19. Africell
20. Econet Wireless
21. Nedcom
22. KDN
23. Benin Telecoms
24. Fastrack Africa
25. Rural Telecom
26. Zamtel
27. Orange Egypt
28. Telecel
29. Airtel Tanzania
30. Jumia Internet
31. FiberCo
32. Zain South Sudan
33. MTN Cameroon
34. Du
35. True African Networks
36. Tigo Ghana
37. Benin Telecom
38. Siyaya Broadband
39. Localnet
40. Kakira Telecom
41. Liquid Telecom
42. Excitel
43. Shadhoud Networks
44. SkyNet
45. 4G LTE Ghana
46. Sankore Telecom
47. Telesom
48. Sure Telecom
49. Fastrack Networks
50. Cebus Networks
51. Gigafast
52. Dream Internet

Internet coverage across African countries

No	Countries	Population
1	Algeria	47 million
2	Angola	39 million
3	Benin	15 million
4	Botswana	2.5 million
5	Burkina Faso	24 million
6	Burundi	14 million
7	Cabo Verde	527k
8	Cameroon	30 million
9	Central African Republic	5.5 million
10	Chad	21 million
11	Comoros	882k
12	Congo	6.5 million
13	Côte d’Ivoire	33 million
14	Djibouti	1.2 million
15	DR Congo	113k
16	Egypt	118k
17	Equatorial Guinea	1 million
18	Eritrea	3.6 million
19	Eswatini	1.3 million
20	Ethiopia	135 million
21	Gabon	2.5 million
22	Gambia	2.8 million
23	Ghana	35 million
24	Guinea	15 million
25	Guinea-Bissau	2 million
26	Kenya	58 million
27	Lesotho	2.4 million
28	Liberia	5.8 million
29	Libya	7.5 million
30	Madagascar	33 million
31	Malawi	22 million
32	Mali	25 million
33	Mauritania	5.4 million
34	Mauritius	1.3 million
35	Morocco	38 million
36	Mozambique	35 million
37	Namibia	3 million
38	Niger	28 million
39	Nigeria	237 million
40	Rwanda	15 million
41	Sao Tome & Principe	240k
42	Senegal	19 million
43	Seychelles	132k
44	Sierra Leone	9 million
45	Somalia	20 million
46	South Africa	65 million
47	South Sudan	12 million
48	Sudan	52 million
49	Tanzania	71 million
50	Togo	10 million
51	Tunisia	12 million
52	Uganda	51 million
53	Zambia	22 million
54	Zimbabwe	17 million

The enlisted internet providers in Africa represent a fraction of telecommunications giants across the continent. Locals are optimistic of even cheaper and more reliable options with continued infrastructural development.