10 best english-speaking cities in Africa

Where you can land tomorrow and start working the day after.

Ranked by climate, cost of living, language access, safety, and lifestyle fit. Personalize this →

#1
Cape Town, South Africa
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Where a flat-topped mountain drops into two oceans. Few cities marry nature and city this well.
#2
Nairobi, Kenya
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Africa's Silicon Savannah. National park inside the city limits, English-speaking tech hub.
#3
Accra, Ghana
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West Africa's friendliest capital. Coastal, anglophone, with a growing creative and tech scene.
#4
Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Spice island in the Indian Ocean. Stone Town's twisted alleys, reefs offshore, slow days.
#5
Lagos, Nigeria
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Nigerias commercial engine. Afrobeats was born here, Africas biggest tech ecosystem grew here.
#6
Kigali, Rwanda
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Land of a Thousand Hills. Clean, organized, and one of Africas most ambitious tech and startup policies.
#7
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Cape wine country university town. Oak-lined streets, granite mountains, world-class vineyards.
#8
Lamu, Kenya
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Swahili island town with no cars, only donkeys. Coral-rag mosques, dhow harbour, deeply slow.

Cape Town, South Africa