Africa. Public registers of companies.

In the world of business, information is the key to success. For traders engaged in the wholesale supply of industrial raw materials, reliable data on partners and counterparties is crucial. One of the most reliable sources of such information is the government’s public company registers. These registers provide access to crucial data on registered companies, allowing you to verify their legitimacy, check their financial stability and avoid possible risks.

This article is intended to be an indispensable aid for business people in the Africa region. We have compiled for you a database of all official government public registers of companies available in Africa. With the help of this article, you can easily find a link to the registry you are looking for, quickly access information on any company you are interested in and use this data to make informed business decisions.

Whether you are working with local partners in Africa or transacting internationally, our article will help you stay ahead of the curve by ensuring you have access to reliable information. Use this article as a visual aid in your work so that you can always be confident in the reliability of your business partners and counterparties.

List of all publicly available public registers of businesses and organisations in the Africa region:

  1. Algeria
  • Registry Name: Centre National du Registre de Commerce
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://sidjilcom.cnrc.dz/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://sidjilcom.cnrc.dz/web/cnrc/accueil?p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&saveLastPath=false&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Flogin&p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&_58_redirect=%2Fweb%2Fcnrc%2Frepertoire-des-commercants-detaille
  1. Angola
  • Registry Name: Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.ine.gov.ao
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.ine.gov.ao/pedido-de-dados/criar
  1. Benin
  • Registry Name: Centre de Formalités des Entreprises du Bénin
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.gouv.bj
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://monentreprise.bj/
  1. Botswana
  • Registry Name: Companies and Intellectual Property Authority
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.cipa.co.bw
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.cipa.co.bw/ng-cipa-master/ui/XP-SYjF5zdU8HvEjE7diEQqpfMMQbTe07BX11r7BFJ4-bMAOdMQR0b6dwUMTzb4eVgTpicfJKpeoywLiOT6Ni4xh69suWzHYA_c_Ui8ct5f2XU-SS
  1. Burkina Faso
  • Registry Name: Centre de Promotion des Investissements
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.cci.bf
  1. Burundi
  • Registry Name: Office de la Registraire des Entreprises et des Associations
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.investburundi.bi
  1. Gambia
  • Registry Name: Companies House
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.moj.gm
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.moj.gm/companies-division
  1. Ghana
  • Registry Name: Registrar General’s Department
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.rgd.gov.gh
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://egovonline.gegov.gov.gh/RGDPortalWeb/portal/RGDHome/eghana.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=home#wlp_home
  1. Guinea
  • Registry Name: Centre de Formalités des Entreprises
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://apip.gov.gn/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://synergui.apipguinee.com/fr
  1. Djibouti
  • Registry Name: Centre de Formalités des Entreprises
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.egouv.dj
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.egouv.dj/sousmenu/sousmenu_selected_article/143/11/2
  1. Egypt
  • Registry Name: General Authority for Investment and Free Zones
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.gafi.gov.eg
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.gafi.gov.eg/English/eServices/Pages/Services.aspx?DepartmentID=1
  1. Zambia
  • Registry Name: Patents and Companies Registration Agency
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.pacra.org.zm
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://portal.pacra.org.zm/signin
  1. Zimbabwe
  • Registry Name: Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://cipz.pfms.gov.zw/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://cipz.pfms.gov.zw:8090/Home/Index
  1. Cape Verde
  • Registry Name: Instituto de Registos e Notariado
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.rni.cv
  1. Cameroon
  • Registry Name: Centre de Formalités des Entreprises
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.minfi.gov.cm
  1. Kenya
  • Registry Name: Registrar of Companies
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.ecitizen.go.ke
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://accounts.ecitizen.go.ke/en/login?redirect=%2Fen%2Fauthorize%3Freturn_url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fbrs.ecitizen.go.ke%2Fauth%2Fsso-authorize
  1. Comoros
  • Registry Name: Direction Générale des Impôts et des Domaines
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://dgi.gouv.km/fr/index.php
  1. Côte d’Ivoire
  • Registry Name: Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d’Ivoire
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.cepici.gouv.ci
  1. Lesotho
  • Registry Name: Lesotho Revenue Authority
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.rsl.org.ls
  1. Liberia
  • Registry Name: Liberia Business Registry
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.lbr.gov.lr
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://application.lbr.gov.lr/
  1. Libya
  • Registry Name: Commercial Register
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.ejraat.gov.ly
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://ejraat.gov.ly/procedure/45?l=ar
  1. Mauritius
  • Registry Name: Registrar of Companies
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://companies.govmu.org/Pages/default.aspx
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://onlinesearch.mns.mu/
  1. Mauritania
  • Registry Name: Centre de Formalités des Entreprises
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://apim.gov.mr/fr/le-guichet-unique/
  1. Madagascar
  • Registry Name: Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Foncier
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.rcsmada.mg
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.rcsmada.mg/index.php?pgdown=recherche&pgmenu=Services%20Propos%C3%A9s
  1. Malawi
  • Registry Name: The Registrar General
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.registrargeneral.gov.mw
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://mbrs.gov.mw/
  1. Morocco
  • Registry Name: Registre de Commerce, Ministère de l’Industrie, du Commerce, de l’Économie Verte et Numérique
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.mcinet.gov.ma
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.equipement.gov.ma/ministere/e-services/pages/recherche-dossier.aspx
  1. Mozambique
  • Registry Name: Registo Eletrónico de Entidades Comerciais, Instituto Nacional de Empreendedorismo.
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.portaldogoverno.gov.mz
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://utente.srn.gov.mz/utente/homecl
  1. Namibia
  • Registry Name: Namibian Company Registration
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.bipa.na
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.bipa.na/search/
  1. Niger
  • Registry Name: Entreprises et entrepreneurs
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.cnsp.ne
  1. Nigeria
  • Registry Name: Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.cac.gov.ng
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://search.cac.gov.ng/home
  1. Rwanda
  • Registry Name: National Identification Agency (NIDA)
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.nida.gov.rw
  1. Togo
  • Registry Name: Registre de Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://rccm.tg/
  1. Tunisia
  • Registry Name: Registre de Commerce
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.registre-entreprises.tn
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.registre-entreprises.tn/rne-public/#/recherche-pm
  1. Uganda
  • Registry Name: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://ursb.go.ug/
  1. Equatorial Guinea
  • Registry Name: Registro Mercantil
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://boe.gob.gq/
  1. Republic of South Africa (RSA)
  • Registry Name: Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.cipc.co.za

Countries where we are not aware of open public registers of enterprises: Chad, Chad, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Congo, Mali, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, CAR, Eritrea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan.

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