Africa
Country/region | De jure | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Drinking age | Purchase age | ||
Algeria | 18 | ||
Angola | 18 | ||
Botswana | 18 | ||
Burundi | 18 | No limit if accompanied by parents. | |
Cameroon | 18 | 21 | 18 on the premises, 21 off the premises |
Cape Verde | 18 | ||
Central African Republic | 18 | ||
Comoros | None | ||
Egypt | 18 (beer), 21 (wine/spirits) | ||
Equatorial Guinea | None | ||
Eritrea | 18 | ||
Ethiopia | 18 | ||
Gabon | 18 | Illegal for Muslims | |
Gambia | 18 | Illegal for Muslims | |
Ghana | 18 | ||
Guinea-Bissau | None | ||
Kenya | 18 | ||
Lesotho | 18 | ||
Libya | Illegal | ||
Malawi | 18 | ||
Mauritius | 18 | ||
Morocco | None | 16 | |
Mozambique | 18 | ||
Namibia | 18 | ||
Niger | 18 | ||
Nigeria | 18 | ||
Republic of the Congo | 18 | ||
Rwanda | 18 | ||
Seychelles | 18 | ||
South Africa | 18 | The parent, adult guardian of a minor or a person responsible for administering a religious sacrament, may on occasion supply to that minor a moderate quantity of liquor to be consumed by the minor in the presence and under the supervision of that parent, guardian or other person. | |
South Sudan | 18 | ||
Swaziland | None | 18 | |
Sudan | Illegal | ||
Tanzania | 18 | ||
Togo | None | ||
Uganda | 18 | ||
Tunisia | 18 | ||
Zambia | 18 | ||
Zimbabwe | 18 |
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