Legal Drinking Age - Africa

Africa

Country/region De jure Notes
Drinking age Purchase age
Algeria 18
Angola 18
Botswana 18
Burundi 18 No limit if accompanied by parents.
Cameroon 18 21 18 on the premises, 21 off the premises
Cape Verde 18
Central African Republic 18
Comoros None
Egypt 18 (beer), 21 (wine/spirits)
Equatorial Guinea None
Eritrea 18
Ethiopia 18
Gabon 18 Illegal for Muslims
Gambia 18 Illegal for Muslims
Ghana 18
Guinea-Bissau None
Kenya 18
Lesotho 18
Libya Illegal
Malawi 18
Mauritius 18
Morocco None 16
Mozambique 18
Namibia 18
Niger 18
Nigeria 18
Republic of the Congo 18
Rwanda 18
Seychelles 18
South Africa 18 The parent, adult guardian of a minor or a person responsible for administering a religious sacrament, may on occasion supply to that minor a moderate quantity of liquor to be consumed by the minor in the presence and under the supervision of that parent, guardian or other person.
South Sudan 18
Swaziland None 18
Sudan Illegal
Tanzania 18
Togo None
Uganda 18
Tunisia 18
Zambia 18
Zimbabwe 18

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