Konexium
Every African market keeps a national register of incorporated companies — but they sit behind 54 different authorities, and most are not searchable online. This is the full list: who holds the register, and how you can reach it.
| Market | Registry authority | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | National Centre of the Commercial Register (CNRC) | Written request to the authority |
| Angola | Guiche Unico da Empresa | Written request to the authority |
| Benin | Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEx) | Written request to the authority |
| Botswana | Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) | Written request to the authority |
| Burkina Faso | Business Formalities Centre (CEFORE) | Written request to the authority |
| Burundi | Burundi Development Agency | Written request to the authority |
| Cameroon | Business Creation Formalities Centre (CFCE) | Written request to the authority |
| Cape Verde | Casa do Cidadao business registry services | Written request to the authority |
| Central African Republic | Single Window for Business Formalities | Written request to the authority |
| Chad | National Investment and Export Agency (ANIE) | Written request to the authority |
| Comoros | National Investment Promotion Agency (ANPI) | Written request to the authority |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Investment Promotion Centre in Cote d’Ivoire (CEPICI) | Written request to the authority |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Single Window for Business Creation (GUCE) | Written request to the authority |
| Djibouti | Djibouti Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (ODPIC) | Written request to the authority |
| Egypt | General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) | Written request to the authority |
| Equatorial Guinea | Ministry of Commerce business registry | Written request to the authority |
| Eritrea | Ministry of Trade and Industry business registry | Written request to the authority |
| Eswatini | Companies and Intellectual Property Office | Written request to the authority |
| Ethiopia | Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration | Written request to the authority |
| Gabon | National Investment Promotion Agency (ANPI-Gabon) | Written request to the authority |
| Gambia | Registrar General business registry | Written request to the authority |
| Ghana | Office of the Registrar of Companies | Written request to the authority |
| Guinea | Private Investment Promotion Agency (APIP) | Written request to the authority |
| Guinea-Bissau | Business Formalization Centre | Written request to the authority |
| Kenya | Business Registration Service | Online portal (sign-in) |
| Lesotho | One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre | Written request to the authority |
| Liberia | Liberia Business Registry | Written request to the authority |
| Libya | Commercial Registry Authority | Written request to the authority |
| Madagascar | Economic Development Board of Madagascar | Written request to the authority |
| Malawi | Registrar General | Written request to the authority |
| Mali | Investment Promotion Agency of Mali | Written request to the authority |
| Mauritania | Single Window for Business Creation | Written request to the authority |
| Mauritius | Corporate and Business Registration Department | Written request to the authority |
| Morocco | Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) | Written request to the authority |
| Mozambique | One-Stop Service Desk business registration | Written request to the authority |
| Namibia | Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) | Written request to the authority |
| Niger | Enterprise Centre business formalities desk | Written request to the authority |
| Nigeria | Corporate Affairs Commission | Official API |
| Republic of the Congo | Congolese Agency for Business Creation (ACPCE) | Written request to the authority |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Development Board | Written request to the authority |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Single Window for Business Creation | Written request to the authority |
| Senegal | APIX Business Creation Support Office | Written request to the authority |
| Seychelles | Registrar of Companies | Written request to the authority |
| Sierra Leone | Office of the Administrator and Registrar General | Written request to the authority |
| Somalia | Ministry of Commerce and Industry business registry | Written request to the authority |
| South Africa | Companies and Intellectual Property Commission | Online portal (sign-in) |
| South Sudan | Ministry of Justice company registry | Written request to the authority |
| Sudan | Commercial Registrar General | Written request to the authority |
| Tanzania | Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) | Written request to the authority |
| Togo | Business Formalities Centre (CFE) | Written request to the authority |
| Tunisia | National Register of Enterprises (RNE) | Written request to the authority |
| Uganda | Uganda Registration Services Bureau | Written request to the authority |
| Zambia | Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) | Written request to the authority |
| Zimbabwe | Companies and Other Business Entities Registry | Written request to the authority |
Only the portals we have opened and confirmed carry a link. Where a market is marked “written request”, the authority is correct but we have not verified a public search tool — treat the name as the starting point, not a promise that the register is online.
A company that exists on paper exists in its national register. That is why Konexium builds from these authorities outward instead of scraping a directory and hoping — and why we publish the list rather than treating it as a trade secret. If you only need to check one company today, use the table above. If you need verified companies and decision-makers at scale, that is what we do.