# Accepted documents in Africa

Source: https://help.didit.me/documents-coverage/document-coverage-africa
Updated: 2026-11-09

Every country in Africa where Didit accepts ID documents, with the passports, ID cards, licenses and permits it reads there and which support NFC.

Didit accepts identity documents from 57 countries and territories in Africa.
Find the country below to see which document types are accepted there and which
of them can also be read by NFC chip. Your own workflow decides which of these
your users can actually use.

This page lists the countries in Africa. For every other region, see [Accepted documents in each country](https://help.didit.me/documents-coverage/document-coverage-by-country).

## How to read the table

- **Code** is the three-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3) Didit uses across the API. A few territories without an ISO code use Didit's own code.
- **Accepted documents** are the document types Didit can read for that country. Each type can have several official versions, called **subtypes**; see the [document subtypes reference](https://docs.didit.me/core-technology/id-verification/document-subtypes-id-verification) for the full list.
- **NFC chip reading** lists the document types whose chip can be read with a phone, available in 141 countries and territories. NFC needs a native SDK and a phone with NFC; see [NFC chip verification](https://help.didit.me/documents-coverage/nfc-chip-verification) and the [NFC supported documents table](https://docs.didit.me/core-technology/nfc-verification/supported-documents-nfc-verification).
- A document listed here is supported, not automatically allowed. Each workflow sets which countries and document types it accepts; if a listed document is rejected, check the accepted types and subtypes on the workflow's ID Verification step, as explained in [Supported documents and countries](https://help.didit.me/documents-coverage/supported-documents-and-countries).

## Countries A to Z

### A

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Algeria | DZA | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Health insurance card | Passport, ID card |
| Angola | AGO | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Tax card, Social security card | Not available |

### B

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benin | BEN | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Passport, ID card |
| Botswana | BWA | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Passport |
| Burkina Faso | BFA | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Burundi | BDI | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |

### C

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cameroon | CMR | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Passport, ID card |
| Cape Verde | CPV | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| Central African Republic | CAF | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Chad | TCD | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Comoros | COM | Passport, ID card, Residence permit | Not available |
| Congo - Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) | COG | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| Congo - Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | COD | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | CIV | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card | Passport, ID card |

### D

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Djibouti | DJI | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |

### E

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | EGY | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| Equatorial Guinea | GNQ | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| Eritrea | ERI | Passport, ID card | Not available |
| Eswatini (Swaziland) | SWZ | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Ethiopia | ETH | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Tax card | ID card |

### G

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gabon | GAB | Passport, ID card, Residence permit, Health insurance card | Not available |
| Gambia | GMB | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card | Passport, ID card, Residence permit |
| Ghana | GHA | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card, Social security card | ID card |
| Guinea | GIN | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| Guinea-Bissau | GNB | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |

### K

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | KEN | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Passport, ID card |

### L

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lesotho | LSO | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Liberia | LBR | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Libya | LBY | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |

### M

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Madagascar | MDG | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| Malawi | MWI | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| Mali | MLI | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Health insurance card | Not available |
| Mauritania | MRT | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| Mauritius | MUS | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Morocco | MAR | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Passport |
| Mozambique | MOZ | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Passport |

### N

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Namibia | NAM | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Passport |
| Niger | NER | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Nigeria | NGA | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Passport |

### R

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rwanda | RWA | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Passport |

### S

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | STP | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Senegal | SEN | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Passport, ID card |
| Seychelles | SYC | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Passport |
| Sierra Leone | SLE | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Social security card | Passport, ID card |
| Somalia | SOM | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| Somaliland | RSL | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Not available |
| South Africa | ZAF | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| South Sudan | SSD | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |
| St. Helena | SHN | Passport | Passport |
| Sudan | SDN | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card | Passport |

### T

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tanzania | TZA | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card, Social security card | Passport |
| Togo | TGO | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card | Passport |
| Tunisia | TUN | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit | Not available |

### U

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uganda | UGA | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Passport |

### W

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Western Sahara | ESH | Passport, ID card | Not available |

### Z

| Country | Code | Accepted documents | NFC chip reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zambia | ZMB | Passport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card | Not available |
| Zimbabwe | ZWE | Passport, ID card, Driver's license | Passport |