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 |