Sub-Saharan Africa

Due to low economic development across much of the region, UAS policy is generally lacking.  Most countries have ill-defined regulatory frameworks or use aviation rules as ad hoc stand-ins for unmanned aerial system regulations.

However, some countries such as Rwanda have used their unique geographical conditions to provide a broad-spectrum testing environment in hopes of tying the growth of the UAS field to their developing economies.

Country

Region

Regulatory Status

Angola Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Benin Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa Prohibited
Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Cape Verde Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Chad Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa Restricted
Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Côte D’Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Equatorial Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa Prohibited
Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa Unregulated
Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa Restricted
Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Restricted
Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa Unregulated
Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa Restricted
Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Mali Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Mayotte Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa Restricted
Niger Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa Restricted
Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa Cautious
Saint Helena Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa Cautious
Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Open
South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Swaziland Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa Restricted
Togo Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown
Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa Cautious
Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown

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