Country-Code Domains in Africa

Updated October 2026

59 country-code extensions belong to Africa. Here they are with their registries and a summary of who can register.

Country codes in Africa

Africa has more than fifty country-code domains, run by everything from national regulators and universities to commercial operators. Some, such as .za (South Africa) and .ng (Nigeria), serve large local markets; a few, such as .ly, .so and .cd, are also known for word play. Many African ccTLDs register names mainly under second-level endings like .co.za or .com.ng.

Open worldwide25

Local presence required13

Restricted2

Not open1

Check with registry18

Extension	Country or territory	Who can register	Registry
.ac	Ascension Island	Open worldwide	Internet Computer Bureau Limited
.ao	Angola	Check with registry	Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technologies (MTTI)
.bf	Burkina Faso	Check with registry	Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP)
.bi	Burundi	Open worldwide	Centre National de l'Informatique
.bj	Benin	Check with registry	Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste du Benin (ARCEP BENIN)
.bw	Botswana	Check with registry	Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA)
.cd	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Open worldwide	Office Congolais des Postes et Telecommunications - OCPT
.cf	Central African Republic	Not open	Societe Centrafricaine de Telecommunications (SOCATEL)
.cg	Republic of the Congo	Check with registry	Interpoint Switzerland
.ci	Côte d'Ivoire	Open worldwide	Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI)
.cm	Cameroon	Open worldwide	Agence Nationale des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (ANTIC)
.cv	Cabo Verde	Check with registry	Agência Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia (ARME)
.dj	Djibouti	Open worldwide	Djibouti Telecom S.A.
.dz	Algeria	Local presence required	NIC-DZ (CERIST)
.eg	Egypt	Restricted	Egyptian Universities Network (EUN), Supreme Council of Universities
.er	Eritrea	Check with registry	Eritrea Telecommunication Services Corporation (EriTel)
.et	Ethiopia	Local presence required	Ethio telecom
.ga	Gabon	Check with registry	ANINF (Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences)
.gh	Ghana	Local presence required	Network Computer Systems Limited (NCS)
.gm	Gambia	Local presence required	GM-NIC (Gambia Telecommunications Company)
.gn	Guinea	Check with registry	Agence Nationale de Digitalisation de l'Etat (ANDE)
.gq	Equatorial Guinea	Check with registry	GETESA
.gw	Guinea-Bissau	Open worldwide	ARN (Autoridade Reguladora Nacional) with Associação DNS.PT
.io	British Indian Ocean Territory	Open worldwide	Internet Computer Bureau (ICB)
.ke	Kenya	Open worldwide	Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC)
.km	Comoros	Check with registry	Comores Telecom (registry operated by VeriSign)
.lr	Liberia	Local presence required	PSGnet
.ls	Lesotho	Open worldwide	Lesotho Network Information Centre (LsNIC)
.ly	Libya	Open worldwide	LYNIC (Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Company)
.ma	Morocco	Local presence required	ANRT (Agence nationale de réglementation des télécommunications)
.mg	Madagascar	Check with registry	Network Information Center Madagascar (NIC-MG)
.ml	Mali	Open worldwide	AGETIC (Agence des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication)
.mr	Mauritania	Local presence required	NIC-Mauritanie (University of Nouakchott)
.mu	Mauritius	Open worldwide	MUNIC (Mauritius Network Information Centre)
.mw	Malawi	Open worldwide	Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme
.mz	Mozambique	Check with registry	Centro de Informática da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
.na	Namibia	Open worldwide	NA-NiC (Namibian Network Information Centre)
.ne	Niger	Check with registry	Niger Telecoms (formerly SONITEL)
.ng	Nigeria	Open worldwide	Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA)
.re	Réunion	Local presence required	AFNIC
.rw	Rwanda	Check with registry	Rwanda Internet Community and Technology Alliance (RICTA)
.sc	Seychelles	Open worldwide	VCS (Pty) Limited
.sd	Sudan	Open worldwide	Sudan Internet Society
.sh	Saint Helena	Open worldwide	NIC.SH (Internet Computer Bureau)
.sl	Sierra Leone	Check with registry	AFCOM SL (sponsored by Sierratel)
.sn	Senegal	Restricted	NIC Senegal
.so	Somalia	Local presence required	Somalia National Communications Authority (dotSO)
.ss	South Sudan	Check with registry	ssNIC (Government of South Sudan)
.st	São Tomé and Príncipe	Open worldwide	Bahnhof ST Registry
.sz	Eswatini	Local presence required	Eswatini ISP Association (SISPA)
.td	Chad	Check with registry	NIC.td (Chadian Network Information Center)
.tg	Togo	Open worldwide	C.A.F.E. Informatique et Telecommunications
.tn	Tunisia	Local presence required	Agence Tunisienne d'Internet
.tz	Tanzania	Open worldwide	TCRA (Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority)
.ug	Uganda	Open worldwide	Uganda Online Ltd.
.yt	Mayotte	Local presence required	AFNIC
.za	South Africa	Open worldwide	ZA Central Registry (ZACR)
.zm	Zambia	Local presence required	ZICTA (Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority)
.zw	Zimbabwe	Open worldwide	Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ)