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Africa Internet Atlas · live data
The African internet, in numbers
Refreshed 3 Jun 2026 · 07:48 UTC
2,891
African networks tracked
54
countries mapped
328k
IP prefixes verified
69
Internet exchanges
201
data centres
167
MANRS-compliant networks
36
RIPE Atlas anchors
272
measurement probes
Built from AFRINIC · ARIN · RIPE NCC · APNIC stats · MANRS · RouteViews · Cloudflare Radar · MaxMind GeoLite2 · OONI · APNIC Labs · RIPE Atlas mesh
Where the African internet stands today
composite weighted across 10 measured signalsConnectivity composite
Bandwidth · latency · IPv6 capability · DNSSEC validation · clean traffic · network density · prefix count · intra-Africa mesh latency. 54 countries scored.
- 1South Africa14.3 Mbps · 855 networks · 16ms intra-Africa+2.07
- 2Senegal6.0 Mbps · 23 networks · 33% IPv6 capable+0.64
- 3Morocco10.4 Mbps · 37 networks+0.54
- 4Tunisia8.3 Mbps · 29 networks+0.52
- 5Kenya5.3 Mbps · 270 networks · 17ms intra-Africa+0.49
Africa at a glance
Median across 54 countries, last 7 days.
3.3%
IPv6 capability
Range 0.8% – 14.6%
4.3 Mbps
Bandwidth (p50)
ZA leads at 14.3 Mbps
57%
Mobile share of traffic
vs 43% desktop
26%
HTTP/3 adoption
measured on Cloudflare edge
Intra-Africa connectivity, observed
RIPE Atlas anchoring mesh, 7-day windowFastest pairs
Where intra-African links live up to the geography.
- MZZA12 ms4 hops
- TGNG15 ms5 hops
- KETZ15 ms10 hops
Slowest pairs
Where paths likely traverse Europe and add round-trip penalty.
- DJGH483 ms16 hops
- GHDJ483 ms18 hops
- DJGH483 ms16 hops
Where our measurement is thinnest
honesty over coverage-pride41
African countries have zero RIPE Atlas anchor
17
countries with no active measurement probe
10
countries tracked via fewer than 10 networks