How To Create A PayPal Account In Africa(Simple Guide)

Often time people in Africa have been left out on a lot of things. This is simply because most of the technological innovations happen in Europe with little to no penetration in Africa. And as much as payment options like mobile money do exist, there is still a need for more global payment services like PayPal.

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Countries in Africa where PayPal services work include; Algeria,Angola,Benin,Botswana,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cameroon,Cape Verde,Chad,Comoros,Cote d’lvore,Congo-Kinshasa,Djibouti,Egypt,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Gabon,Gambia,Guinea-Bissau,Kenya,Lesotho,Madagascar,Malawi,Mali,Mauritania,Mauritius,Mayotte,Morroco,Mozambique,Namibia,Niger,Nigeria,Congo-Brazzaville,Reunion,Rwanda,St Helena,Sao Tome & Principe,Senegal,Seychelles,Sierra Leaone,Somalia,South Africa,Swaziland,Tanzania,Togo,Tunisia,Uganda,Zambia,Zimbabwe

However, there are countries where PayPal doesn’t work and they include; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Saint Lucia, Sudan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote D’Ivoire(Ivory Coast), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(North Korea), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, Pakistan, Paraguay

So in this article, we shall learn how to create a PayPal account in Africa if you belong to any of the listed countries where PayPal works.

Steps to Create a PayPal Account

Go to https://www.paypal.com/ke
Select Sign Up Option
Choose the type of account you wish to sign up for that is to say Personal Account or Business Account. A Personal Account lets you shop in your country and around the world from your computer or on your smartphone without ever sharing your financial information with the sellers. A business account on the other hand lets you accept payments and send invoices to your customers. It’s easier and more secure to sell to anyone anywhere at any time.
Select your country(If listed among countries where PayPal is available)
Enter your mobile number
Confirm your phone by entering the code sent to your number
Enter your password and start configuring your account by choosing the features you want to start with you can go back, change or add to them later.
Integrate PayPal through a partner that is to say a developer or by yourself.
And you’re done