DZ
Kernel active
Algeria
Alger
- Currency
- DZD · Algerian dinar
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
Continental coverage
Present across the 54 African countries.
A precise map, country-by-country data, on-the-ground teams who speak the right languages. Kernel makes the African continent accessible to any company that wants to hire there.
54
countries covered
the entire continent
40+
local currencies
multi-currency payroll
6
working languages
fr, en, ar, pt, sw, es
6
time zones
GMT-1 to GMT+4
Kernel coverage at a glance.
Click any dot to view country details: currency, languages, time zone and capital. The map is a glimpse; the promise is continental.
Kernel active
54 countries, interactive map
Each country, its specifics.
Currency, official languages, time zone, capital. All useful data to understand your future country of hire, on the continent that counts 54 distinct markets.
54 countries shown
North Africa
7 countries shown
EG
Kernel active
Egypt
Le Caire
- Currency
- EGP · Egyptian pound
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
LY
Kernel active
Libya
Tripoli
- Currency
- LYD · Libyan dinar
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- GMT+2
MR
Kernel active
Mauritania
Nouakchott
- Currency
- MRU · Ouguiya
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- GMT
MA
Kernel active
Morocco
Rabat
- Currency
- MAD · Moroccan dirham
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
SD
Kernel active
Sudan
Khartoum
- Currency
- SDG · Sudanese pound
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
TN
Kernel active
Tunisia
Tunis
- Currency
- TND · Tunisian dinar
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
West Africa
15 countries shown
BJ
Kernel active
Benin
Porto-Novo
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc (BCEAO)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
BF
Kernel active
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc (BCEAO)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT
CV
Kernel active
Cape Verde
Praia
- Currency
- CVE · Cape Verdean escudo
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- GMT-1
CI
Kernel active
Côte d’Ivoire
Yamoussoukro
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc (BCEAO)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT
GM
Kernel active
Gambia
Banjul
- Currency
- GMD · Dalasi
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT
GH
Kernel active
Ghana
Accra
- Currency
- GHS · Ghanaian cedi
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT
GN
Kernel active
Guinea
Conakry
- Currency
- GNF · Guinean franc
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT
GW
Kernel active
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc (BCEAO)
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- GMT
LR
Kernel active
Liberia
Monrovia
- Currency
- LRD · Liberian dollar
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT
ML
Kernel active
Mali
Bamako
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc (BCEAO)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT
NE
Kernel active
Niger
Niamey
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc (BCEAO)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
NG
Kernel active
Nigeria
Abuja
- Currency
- NGN · Nigerian naira
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+1
SN
Kernel active
Senegal
Dakar
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc (BCEAO)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT
SL
Kernel active
Sierra Leone
Freetown
- Currency
- SLL · Sierra Leonean leone
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT
TG
Kernel active
Togo
Lomé
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc (BCEAO)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT
Central Africa
9 countries shown
AO
Kernel active
Angola
Luanda
- Currency
- AOA · Kwanza
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- GMT+1
CM
Kernel active
Cameroon
Yaoundé
- Currency
- XAF · CFA franc (BEAC)
- Languages
- French, English
- Time zone
- GMT+1
CF
Kernel active
Central African Republic
Bangui
- Currency
- XAF · CFA franc (BEAC)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
TD
Kernel active
Chad
N’Djamena
- Currency
- XAF · CFA franc (BEAC)
- Languages
- French, Arabic
- Time zone
- GMT+1
CG
Kernel active
Congo
Brazzaville
- Currency
- XAF · CFA franc (BEAC)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
CD
Kernel active
DR Congo
Kinshasa
- Currency
- CDF · Congolese franc
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
GQ
Kernel active
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
- Currency
- XAF · CFA franc (BEAC)
- Languages
- Spanish, French, Portuguese
- Time zone
- GMT+1
GA
Kernel active
Gabon
Libreville
- Currency
- XAF · CFA franc (BEAC)
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT+1
ST
Kernel active
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé
- Currency
- STN · Dobra
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- GMT
East Africa
18 countries shown
BI
Kernel active
Burundi
Gitega
- Currency
- BIF · Burundian franc
- Languages
- French, Swahili
- Time zone
- GMT+2
KM
Kernel active
Comoros
Moroni
- Currency
- KMF · Comorian franc
- Languages
- French, Arabic
- Time zone
- GMT+3
DJ
Kernel active
Djibouti
Djibouti
- Currency
- DJF · Djiboutian franc
- Languages
- French, Arabic
- Time zone
- GMT+3
ER
Kernel active
Eritrea
Asmara
- Currency
- ERN · Nakfa
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Time zone
- GMT+3
ET
Kernel active
Ethiopia
Addis-Abeba
- Currency
- ETB · Ethiopian birr
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+3
KE
Kernel active
Kenya
Nairobi
- Currency
- KES · Kenyan shilling
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Time zone
- GMT+3
MG
Kernel active
Madagascar
Antananarivo
- Currency
- MGA · Ariary
- Languages
- French
- Time zone
- GMT+3
MW
Kernel active
Malawi
Lilongwe
- Currency
- MWK · Malawian kwacha
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
MU
Kernel active
Mauritius
Port-Louis
- Currency
- MUR · Mauritian rupee
- Languages
- French, English
- Time zone
- GMT+4
MZ
Kernel active
Mozambique
Maputo
- Currency
- MZN · Metical
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- GMT+2
RW
Kernel active
Rwanda
Kigali
- Currency
- RWF · Rwandan franc
- Languages
- French, English, Swahili
- Time zone
- GMT+2
SC
Kernel active
Seychelles
Victoria
- Currency
- SCR · Seychellois rupee
- Languages
- French, English
- Time zone
- GMT+4
SO
Kernel active
Somalia
Mogadiscio
- Currency
- SOS · Somali shilling
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Time zone
- GMT+3
SS
Kernel active
South Sudan
Djouba
- Currency
- SSP · South Sudanese pound
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+3
TZ
Kernel active
Tanzania
Dodoma
- Currency
- TZS · Tanzanian shilling
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Time zone
- GMT+3
UG
Kernel active
Uganda
Kampala
- Currency
- UGX · Ugandan shilling
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Time zone
- GMT+3
ZM
Kernel active
Zambia
Lusaka
- Currency
- ZMW · Zambian kwacha
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
ZW
Kernel active
Zimbabwe
Harare
- Currency
- ZWL · Zimbabwean dollar
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
Southern Africa
5 countries shown
BW
Kernel active
Botswana
Gaborone
- Currency
- BWP · Pula
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
SZ
Kernel active
Eswatini
Mbabane
- Currency
- SZL · Lilangeni
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
LS
Kernel active
Lesotho
Maseru
- Currency
- LSL · Loti
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
NA
Kernel active
Namibia
Windhoek
- Currency
- NAD · Namibian dollar
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
ZA
Kernel active
South Africa
Pretoria
- Currency
- ZAR · South African rand
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- GMT+2
Bridging continents
Wherever you are in the world, hire, manage and pay employees in Africa with Kernel.
From Paris, London, New York, Dubai, Singapore or Berlin, your team manages African talents as if they were next door. Kernel handles the local complexity, in full compliance with each country’s labour law.
One single contact
Your Kernel Customer Success Manager coordinates the on-the-ground teams across all countries involved. No juggling between local providers.
One master agreement
You sign once with Kernel. We then carry the compliant local contracts in every country where you hire.
One monthly invoice
Salaries, social contributions, operational fees: everything is consolidated in a single invoice, in the currency of your choice.
One quality standard
Same compliance process, same service quality, from Cairo to Cape Town, from Dakar to Antananarivo.
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Related resources to hire, pay and run your employees across the 54 African countries.
Complete list of the 54 African countries covered by Kernel
Kernel is active in all 54 African countries, without exception. Here is the complete list: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Sudan, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini.
Coverage includes North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Sudan, Tunisia), West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo), Central Africa (Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe), East Africa (Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) and Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini).