Local rules, everywhere
Country-specific tax, social security and labour rules are built in and maintained locally. When the law changes, your calculation has already changed with it, in the right currency and language.
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Run payroll across Africa, from one platform.
Popay covers payroll in 40+ countries across the continent: local rules, local currencies, local experts. Pick a country on the map to see how we handle payroll there.
Explore our coverage below.
See every country Popay supports in the list underneath.
See every country Popay supports in the list underneath.
40+ countries · payroll active Hover a country · click to open its payroll page
Pan-African payroll, without the patchwork.
One platform, every entity
Run all your African entities from a single system of record. Consolidated reporting across countries, no more reconciling a dozen disconnected providers.
Local network behind your payroll
Our payroll specialists draw on a local network in each market: people who speak the language and know the authorities. With 20+ years in HR, we've built the relationships that keep payroll moving.
All countries, one click away.
Pick a country on the map to see how Popay handles local payroll, compliance and contact details, or talk to us about one that's coming soon.
Algeria 
Angola 
Benin 
Botswana 
Burkina Faso 
Burundi 
Cameroon 
Central African Republic 
Chad 
Congo 
Djibouti 
DR Congo 
Egypt 
Equatorial Guinea 
Ethiopia 
Gabon 
Gambia 
Ghana 
Guinea 
Guinea-Bissau 
Ivory Coast 
Kenya 
Liberia 
Madagascar 
Malawi 
Mali 
Mauritania 
Mauritius 
Morocco 
Mozambique 
Namibia 
Niger 
Nigeria 
Rwanda 
Senegal 
Seychelles 
South Africa 
Tanzania 
Togo 
Tunisia 
Uganda 
Zambia 
Zimbabwe We run it for you, or you run it on Popay.
We run payroll for you
- A local specialist network in every market
- Statutory filings & social declarations handled
- One point of contact, one consolidated report
- Payslips in local language & currency
Managed Payroll Services: outsource end-to-end payroll to Popay. You send the inputs; we handle the calculations, the statutory filings and the payment file, in every country you operate. You stay in control of the payment itself.
You run it, we power it
- One system for all your African entities
- Country-specific rules maintained for you
- Real-time dashboards, approvals & reporting
- Connects to your HR, finance & ERP stack
HR & Payroll Platform: manage payroll and HR in one cloud platform, with country rules built in. Full control, real-time visibility and a single source of truth for every entity.
Local compliance, handled for you.
Statutory rules maintained locally
Tax, social security and labour-law changes are applied per country, on time, every cycle.
Multi-currency, multi-language payslips
Employees are paid and informed in their own currency and language, automatically.
Secure data, to local & EU standards
Payroll data is hosted and handled to local regulation and EU GDPR principles, with role-based access and a clear audit trail.
More than payroll: one platform for HR.
Beyond payroll: recruitment, contracts, leave, performance and employee records in one all-in-one HR & payroll suite, built for Africa and integrated with your existing ERP.
What teams ask us about Africa.
Which African countries does Popay cover?
Popay covers payroll in 40+ countries across Africa: from Senegal, Morocco and Ivory Coast to Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and beyond. Use the map or the country list above to find yours; markets marked "coming soon" can be set up on request.
Do you handle local tax and social-security filings?
Yes. Each country's statutory tax, social-security and labour rules are built into the platform and maintained locally. With Managed Payroll Services, our payroll teams prepare and submit the declarations for you, drawing on local specialists where a market calls for it.
Are payslips produced in local currency and language?
Yes. Payslips are generated in the local currency and language of each country, so employees get clear, compliant pay information wherever they are.
Managed service or platform, which is right for us?
If you want to hand payroll off entirely, choose Managed Payroll Services: our experts run it end to end. If you want control and visibility in-house, run it yourself on the Popay platform. Many groups mix both across markets, and the same local expertise sits behind each.
Can Popay consolidate payroll across several countries?
Yes. All your entities live in one system of record, so you get consolidated, group-level reporting and a single point of contact, instead of reconciling a different provider in every country.
Is our payroll data secure and compliant?
Payroll data is hosted and processed to local regulatory requirements and EU GDPR principles, with role-based access and a clear audit trail across every market.
Are you a local payroll provider?
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Ready to streamline payroll across Africa?
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