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

Short answer

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.

#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 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 and the NFC supported documents table.
  • 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.

#Countries A to Z

#A

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
AlgeriaDZAPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Health insurance cardPassport, ID card
AngolaAGOPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Tax card, Social security cardNot available

#B

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
BeninBENPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitPassport, ID card
BotswanaBWAPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitPassport
Burkina FasoBFAPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
BurundiBDIPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available

#C

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
CameroonCMRPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitPassport, ID card
Cape VerdeCPVPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
Central African RepublicCAFPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
ChadTCDPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
ComorosCOMPassport, ID card, Residence permitNot available
Congo - Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)COGPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
Congo - Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)CODPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)CIVPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance cardPassport, ID card

#D

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
DjiboutiDJIPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available

#E

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
EgyptEGYPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
Equatorial GuineaGNQPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
EritreaERIPassport, ID cardNot available
Eswatini (Swaziland)SWZPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
EthiopiaETHPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Tax cardID card

#G

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
GabonGABPassport, ID card, Residence permit, Health insurance cardNot available
GambiaGMBPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance cardPassport, ID card, Residence permit
GhanaGHAPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card, Social security cardID card
GuineaGINPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
Guinea-BissauGNBPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available

#K

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
KenyaKENPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitPassport, ID card

#L

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
LesothoLSOPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
LiberiaLBRPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
LibyaLBYPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available

#M

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
MadagascarMDGPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
MalawiMWIPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
MaliMLIPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Health insurance cardNot available
MauritaniaMRTPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
MauritiusMUSPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
MoroccoMARPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitPassport
MozambiqueMOZPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitPassport

#N

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
NamibiaNAMPassport, ID card, Driver's licensePassport
NigerNERPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
NigeriaNGAPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitPassport

#R

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
RwandaRWAPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitPassport

#S

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
São Tomé & PríncipeSTPPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
SenegalSENPassport, ID card, Driver's licensePassport, ID card
SeychellesSYCPassport, ID card, Driver's licensePassport
Sierra LeoneSLEPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Social security cardPassport, ID card
SomaliaSOMPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
SomalilandRSLPassport, ID card, Driver's licenseNot available
South AfricaZAFPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
South SudanSSDPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available
St. HelenaSHNPassportPassport
SudanSDNPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance cardPassport

#T

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
TanzaniaTZAPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance card, Social security cardPassport
TogoTGOPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance cardPassport
TunisiaTUNPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permitNot available

#U

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
UgandaUGAPassport, ID card, Driver's licensePassport

#W

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
Western SaharaESHPassport, ID cardNot available

#Z

CountryCodeAccepted documentsNFC chip reading
ZambiaZMBPassport, ID card, Driver's license, Residence permit, Health insurance cardNot available
ZimbabweZWEPassport, ID card, Driver's licensePassport

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