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Data
50GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$110.22
$110.22
$110.22
$2.20/GB
$7.35/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$110.22
$110.22
$110.22
$2.20/GB
$7.35/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$66.69
$66.69
$66.69
$2.22/GB
$2.22/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$66.69
$66.69
$66.69
$2.22/GB
$2.22/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$66.69
$66.69
$66.69
$2.22/GB
$4.45/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$66.69
$66.69
$66.69
$2.22/GB
$4.45/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$66.69
$66.69
$66.69
$2.22/GB
$3.33/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$66.69
$66.69
$66.69
$2.22/GB
$3.33/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
25 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$66.69
$66.69
$66.69
$2.22/GB
$2.67/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
25 days
Price
$66.69
$66.69
$66.69
$2.22/GB
$2.67/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$44.47
$44.47
$44.47
$2.22/GB
$2.22/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$44.47
$44.47
$44.47
$2.22/GB
$2.22/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$44.47
$44.47
$44.47
$2.22/GB
$2.96/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$44.47
$44.47
$44.47
$2.22/GB
$2.96/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
25 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$44.47
$44.47
$44.47
$2.22/GB
$1.78/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
25 days
Price
$44.47
$44.47
$44.47
$2.22/GB
$1.78/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$44.47
$44.47
$44.47
$2.22/GB
$1.48/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$44.47
$44.47
$44.47
$2.22/GB
$1.48/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$111.16
$111.16
$111.16
$2.22/GB
$5.56/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$111.16
$111.16
$111.16
$2.22/GB
$5.56/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$111.16
$111.16
$111.16
$2.22/GB
$3.71/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$111.16
$111.16
$111.16
$2.22/GB
$3.71/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
25 days
Network
Airtel Congo (DRC)
Price
$111.16
$111.16
$111.16
$2.22/GB
$4.45/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
25 days
Price
$111.16
$111.16
$111.16
$2.22/GB
$4.45/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Network: Airtel Congo (DRC)
Speed: 4G
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
30 days
Network
ZAIN Congo RDC
Price
$138.19
$138.19
$138.19
$2.76/GB
$4.61/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$138.19
$138.19
$138.19
$2.76/GB
$4.61/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
15 days
Network
ZAIN Congo RDC
Price
$138.19
$138.19
$138.19
$2.76/GB
$9.21/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$138.19
$138.19
$138.19
$2.76/GB
$9.21/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
30 days
Network
ZAIN Congo RDC
Price
$83.15
$83.15
$83.15
$2.77/GB
$2.77/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$83.15
$83.15
$83.15
$2.77/GB
$2.77/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
15 days
Network
ZAIN Congo RDC
Price
$83.15
$83.15
$83.15
$2.77/GB
$5.54/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$83.15
$83.15
$83.15
$2.77/GB
$5.54/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
15 days
Network
ZAIN Congo RDC
Price
$55.62
$55.62
$55.62
$2.78/GB
$3.71/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$55.62
$55.62
$55.62
$2.78/GB
$3.71/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Network
ZAIN Congo RDC
Price
$55.62
$55.62
$55.62
$2.78/GB
$1.85/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$55.62
$55.62
$55.62
$2.78/GB
$1.85/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: ZAIN Congo RDC
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$174.38
$174.38
$174.38
$3.49/GB
$11.63/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$174.38
$174.38
$174.38
$3.49/GB
$11.63/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$181.33
$181.33
$181.33
$3.63/GB
$9.07/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$181.33
$181.33
$181.33
$3.63/GB
$9.07/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
25 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$112.63
$112.63
$112.63
$3.75/GB
$4.51/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
25 days
Price
$112.63
$112.63
$112.63
$3.75/GB
$4.51/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$112.63
$112.63
$112.63
$3.75/GB
$5.63/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$112.63
$112.63
$112.63
$3.75/GB
$5.63/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$112.63
$112.63
$112.63
$3.75/GB
$7.51/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$112.63
$112.63
$112.63
$3.75/GB
$7.51/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
30GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$112.63
$112.63
$112.63
$3.75/GB
$3.75/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$112.63
$112.63
$112.63
$3.75/GB
$3.75/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$187.73
$187.73
$187.73
$3.75/GB
$6.26/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$187.73
$187.73
$187.73
$3.75/GB
$6.26/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
50GB
Validity
25 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$187.73
$187.73
$187.73
$3.75/GB
$7.51/day
0% off applied
Data
50GB
Validity
25 days
Price
$187.73
$187.73
$187.73
$3.75/GB
$7.51/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$75.09
$75.09
$75.09
$3.75/GB
$5.01/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$75.09
$75.09
$75.09
$3.75/GB
$5.01/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$75.09
$75.09
$75.09
$3.75/GB
$2.50/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$75.09
$75.09
$75.09
$3.75/GB
$2.50/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$75.09
$75.09
$75.09
$3.75/GB
$3.75/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$75.09
$75.09
$75.09
$3.75/GB
$3.75/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
25 days
Network
Safaricom
Price
$75.09
$75.09
$75.09
$3.75/GB
$3.00/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
25 days
Price
$75.09
$75.09
$75.09
$3.75/GB
$3.00/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Safaricom
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
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Staying connected in Africa
A quick look at what the eSIM plans for Africa in our index offer, plus a few practical essentials for your trip.
Networks the plans use
Airtel
3G / LTE / 4G / 5G
AirtelTigo
3G
DJEZZY|Orascom
LTE
Etisalat
5G
Mascom
3G
MTN
3G / 4G / 5G
Ooredoo
5G
Orange
3G / 4G / 5G
Safaricom
3G / LTE / 4G
Telekom
4G
Vodacom
4G / 5G
Vodafone
4G
Zain
3G / LTE / 4G
Based on the plans currently listed for Africa in our index. Network details are provided by suppliers and may change.
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Read guide →abestesim eSIM plans for Africa
abestesim offers 253 eSIM plans for Africa, with data from 1GB up to 50GB, plus an unlimited data option. Prices range from £2.51 to £226.45. Validity runs from 1 to 30 days. All abestesim plans for Africa are travel eSIMs, so you can install before you fly and activate on arrival, with no physical SIM and no roaming charges.
Provider
abestesim
Plans for Africa
253
From
£2.51
Data
1GB to 50GB + unlimited
Validity
1 to 30 days
Compare every abestesim plan for Africa by data, validity and price. Install your eSIM before you travel, then activate it when you arrive.
abestesim Africa eSIM: common questions
abestesim currently offers 253 plans for Africa, including plans from 1GB up to 50GB, plus an unlimited option. Prices start from £2.51.
The lowest priced abestesim plan for Africa starts at £2.51. Larger data allowances and longer validity options cost more, so you can pick the plan that fits your trip.
abestesim plans for Africa range from 1 to 30 days of validity, so you can match the plan to how long you are travelling. Validity usually begins when the eSIM first connects to a network, but check the individual plan details to be sure.
Yes, abestesim offers at least one unlimited data plan for Africa. Unlimited plans may apply a fair use policy on high speed data, so it is worth checking the plan details.
After buying, you install the abestesim eSIM on a compatible, network unlocked phone, usually by scanning a QR code or through an app. Install before you travel, then it activates when you arrive in Africa. No physical SIM is needed.