Power plugs & voltage in Africa

Across Africa's 54 countries, the most common socket standard is Type E (17 countries). Here is every one, color-coded by the plug it uses. Most also accept the Type C Europlug.

Mains voltage in Africa

Africa is mixed: 53 countries run on 230 V (220-240) and 1 on 120 V (100-127). Single-voltage devices need a converter where it differs from home.

Every country in Africa

• Algeria Type C/F · 230/400 V
• Angola Type C/F · 220/380 V
• Benin Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Botswana Type D/G/M · 230/400 V
• Burkina Faso Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Burundi Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Cameroon Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Cape Verde Type C/F · 220/400 V
• Chad Type C/D/E/F · 220/380 V
• Djibouti Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Egypt Type C/F · 220/380 V
• Equatorial Guinea Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Eritrea Type C/L · 230/400 V
• Eswatini Type M · 230/400 V
• Ethiopia Type C/E/F/L · 220/380 V
• Gabon Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Ghana Type D/G · 230/400 V
• Guinea Type C/F/K · 220/380 V
• Guinea-Bissau Type C/E/F · 220/380 V
• Ivory Coast Type C/E · 230/400 V
• Kenya Type G · 240/415 V
• Lesotho Type M · 220/380 V
• Liberia Type A/B · 120/208 V
• Libya Type C/F/L · 230/400 V
• Madagascar Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Malawi Type G · 230/400 V
• Mali Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Mauritania Type C/E/F · 220 V
• Mauritius Type C/E/G · 230/400 V
• Morocco Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Mozambique Type C/F/M · 220/380 V
• Namibia Type D/M · 220/380 V
• Niger Type A/B/C/D/E/F · 220/380 V
• Nigeria Type D/G · 230/400 V
• Rwanda Type C/E/G · 230/400 V
• Sao Tome and Principe Type C/F · 230 V
• Senegal Type C/D/E/K · 230/400 V
• Sierra Leone Type D/G · 230/400 V
• Somalia Type C/G · 220/380 V
• South Africa Type C/M/N · 230/400 V
• South Sudan Type C/D/G · 230 V
• Sudan Type C/D/F/G · 230/400 V
• Tanzania Type D/G · 230/400 V
• the Central African Republic Type C/E · 220/380 V
• the Comoros Type C/E · 220/380 V
• the Democratic Republic of the Congo Type C/E · 220/380 V
• the Gambia Type G · 230/400 V
• the Republic of the Congo Type C/E · 230/400 V
• the Seychelles Type G · 240 V
• Togo Type C/E · 220/380 V
• Tunisia Type C/E · 230/400 V
• Uganda Type G · 240/415 V
• Zambia Type C/D/G · 230/400 V
• Zimbabwe Type D/G · 220/380 V