Real-time insights on African currencies & markets
Official, bank, fintech & parallel rates today — compared side by side.
Rates vary by channel because banks, fintechs, and street markets each set their own margins, refreshed directly from each provider's feed — see how in our
methodology.
| Currency | Official | Banks | Fintechs | Parallel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AOA
Kwanza Angola |
913.00 ▼ | 913.00–998.32 4 banks |
916.40–1176.92 2 apps |
1225.04 street
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BIF
Franc Burundi |
3010.00 ▲ | 2926.76–3038.29 3 banks |
– 0 app |
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BWP
Pula Botswana |
13.77 ▲ | 12.82–14.77 2 banks |
12.91–13.76 3 apps |
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CDF
Franc Democratic Republic of the Congo |
2320.00 ▲ | – 0 bank |
2121.01–2608.98 5 apps |
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CVE
Escudo Cabo Verde |
99.40 ▲ | 94.16–102.43 2 banks |
– 0 app |
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DJF
Franc Djibouti |
175.70 ▼ | 177.50–177.75 1 bank |
– 0 app |
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DZD
Dinar Algeria |
136.40 ▲ | 1.00–141.30 3 banks |
254.32–254.32 1 app |
243.00 street
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EGP
Pound Egypt |
53.82 ▼ | 53.77–54.77 7 banks |
50.16–53.90 5 apps |
54.10 street
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ERN
Nakfa Eritrea |
15.00 ● | – 0 bank |
– 0 app |
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ETB
Birr Ethiopia |
164.12 ▼ | 159.96–163.76 5 banks |
145.00–180.20 5 apps |
194.84 street
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GHS
Cedi Ghana |
11.69 ▲ | 11.42–12.12 8 banks |
11.10–25.50 18 apps |
12.09 street
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GMD
Dalasi Gambia |
74.50 ● | 72.00–74.00 1 bank |
68.31–87.22 4 apps |
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GNF
Franc Guinea |
8857.50 ▼ | 8822.51–8822.51 1 bank |
8798.09–9953.11 4 apps |
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KES
Shilling Kenya |
129.95 ▲ | 125.00–1356.00 7 banks |
0.00–135.13 18 apps |
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KMF
Franc Comoros |
442.00 ▲ | – 0 bank |
434.26–435.53 2 apps |
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LRD
Dollar Liberia |
170.30 ▲ | 169.33–171.38 1 bank |
179.65–179.65 1 app |
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LSL
Loti Lesotho |
16.60 ▲ | 16.46–16.46 1 bank |
– 0 app |
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LYD
Dinar Libya |
6.43 ▲ | 6.39–6.42 1 bank |
– 0 app |
9.92 street
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MAD
Dirham Western Sahara, Morocco |
9.77 ▲ | 8.98–10.44 1 bank |
9.54–9.70 3 apps |
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MGA
Ariary Madagascar |
4543.69 ▲ | 4113.69–4799.31 2 banks |
4388.80–4426.00 3 apps |
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MRU
Ouguiya Mauritania |
40.25 ▼ | 40.38–40.38 1 bank |
39.60–39.99 2 apps |
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MUR
Rupee Mauritius |
47.03 ● | 46.33–47.73 3 banks |
– 0 app |
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MWK
Kwacha Malawi |
1737.00 ▲ | 1810.50–1864.82 2 banks |
1718.68–4500.00 6 apps |
3932.05 street
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MZN
Metical Mozambique |
63.90 ▼ | 63.25–64.57 5 banks |
64.54–73.88 3 apps |
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NAD
Dollar Namibia |
16.60 ▲ | 16.19–16.86 3 banks |
– 0 app |
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NGN
Naira Nigeria |
1347.42 ▲ | 1330.00–1365.00 4 banks |
1258.93–1472.93 32 apps |
1411.67 street
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RWF
Franc Rwanda |
1475.92 ▲ | 1474.00–1484.00 3 banks |
1438.14–1557.75 8 apps |
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SCR
Rupee Seychelles |
13.93 ▼ | 14.17–15.30 2 banks |
– 0 app |
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SDG
Pound Sudan |
601.50 ● | – 0 bank |
– 0 app |
7500.00 street
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SLE
Leone Sierra Leone |
22.91 ● | 22.86–22.86 1 bank |
22.89–24.53 3 apps |
31.19 street
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SOS
Shilling Somalia |
571.45 ▼ | – 0 bank |
– 0 app |
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SSP
Pound South Sudan |
130.26 ● | – 0 bank |
– 0 app |
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STN
Dobra Sao Tome and Principe |
21.93 ▲ | 21.83–22.16 1 bank |
– 0 app |
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SZL
Lilangeni Eswatini |
16.56 ▲ | 16.55–16.55 1 bank |
16.16–16.16 1 app |
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TND
Dinar Tunisia |
2.99 ▲ | 2.94–3.04 6 banks |
2.94–3.32 3 apps |
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TZS
Shilling Tanzania |
2642.50 ▼ | 2600.00–2680.00 2 banks |
2507.40–2728.76 11 apps |
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UGX
Shilling Uganda |
4089.80 ▲ | 3877.97–4321.53 2 banks |
3950.33–4286.11 11 apps |
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XAF
CFA Franc Central African Republic, Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad |
588.69 ▲ | 581.75–586.75 1 bank |
0.00–654.79 10 apps |
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XOF
CFA Franc Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo |
588.69 ▲ | 583.75–590.75 1 bank |
0.00–626.55 11 apps |
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ZAR
Rand South Africa |
16.56 ▲ | 16.33–16.75 1 bank |
0.00–18.11 12 apps |
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ZMW
Kwacha Zambia |
20.32 ▲ | 20.12–20.65 2 banks |
19.67–21.16 8 apps |
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ZWG
ZiG Zimbabwe |
26.69 ● | 25.88–27.21 2 banks |
– 0 app |
33.00 street
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