Nomad eSIM Data Plans for Africa

Nomad does not provide any unlimited‑data eSIM plan for Africa. All plans that are available for the region have fixed data caps, with the largest ones offering 10 GB of high‑speed data for 30 days.

If you need a larger data allowance, you can choose one of Nomad’s fixed‑data plans. For example, the “Regional Africa ‑ 30 Days ‑ 10 GB” plan gives 10 GB for 30 days at $45.00 USD, and the “Africa_10GB_30DAY” plan provides the same amount of data for 30 days at $99.00 USD. Choosing a fixed data plan can be more cost effective unless you are an extremely heavy data user.

Nomad does not provide Africa eSIM plans that include a phone number or SMS capability. All available plans are data‑only, so travelers cannot receive or send text messages and cannot make inbound or outbound voice calls on a traditional cellular number.

However, users can still communicate while traveling by using popular VoIP applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, or iMessage. These apps work over the data connection provided by Nomad’s eSIM and allow voice and text communication without the need for a traditional phone number.

Nomad’s eSIM offering in Africa is split across three plan names. The “Regional Africa” plan covers Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia. The “Regional Global” plan, while also covering the same African countries, adds Cameroon, Réunion and Seychelles to its African coverage. The “Africa__” plan includes Cape Verde, Réunion again, Mauritania, Benin, Rwanda, Mozambique, Liberia, Lesotho, Guinea and Eswatini (Swaziland).