AfriqueJob, the practical guide to job searching in Africa

A guide, not a job listings site

AfriqueJob informs African candidates, the diaspora and expatriates about how to look for work on the continent. We do not publish vacancies and do not recruit for anyone: we point you towards official bodies and platforms whose activity has been verified.

Countries section: 54 national profiles

Each country has a profile bringing together minimum wage, unemployment, labour law, the public employment service, permits for foreign nationals and active job boards, with the source and date of every figure. Example: the Senegalese labour market.

Professions section: 12 cross-cutting sectors

Banking, health, humanitarian work, construction, mining and energy, digital, education, tourism, logistics, agriculture, retail and international organisations: each sector describes employers, expected skills and promising countries. Example: careers in IT and telecoms.

Informality, the dominant reality of African work

According to the ILO statistical profile published in 2025, informal employment reaches 86.3% in sub-Saharan Africa and 62.8% in North Africa. It affects 87.3% of working women compared with 80.0% of men.

Agriculture, services, industry: how jobs are distributed

According to the same source, agriculture employs 47.8% of African workers, services 38.8% and industry, which includes mining, construction and energy, 13.5%. Vacancies posted online therefore reflect only part of this labour market.

Young graduates: a bottleneck

The gap between 10 to 12 million new entrants a year and around 3 million formal jobs explains why recruiters are so selective. ILOSTAT projected for 2023 that 27% of young women and 16% of young men would be not in employment, education or training.

Job boards checked one by one

In October 2026, we checked the thirty platforms cited by the previous version of the site: activity, countries covered and target audience. The results, along with executive search firms, appear in our selection of recruitment sites.

International organisations and humanitarian work

ReliefWeb showed 824 vacancies on 9 October 2026 and NGO Jobs in Africa 408 open positions. These employers recruit national and international staff through demanding procedures, detailed in our page on NGOs and humanitarian work.

How we verify every piece of information

Every fact comes from an identified source: a ministry, a statistics office, the ILO, the AfDB, the World Bank or the business press. When a figure could not be confirmed, the profile says so clearly rather than repeating old or doubtful data.

Three languages for the same content

The site is available in French, English and Arabic, to serve candidates from French-speaking Africa, English-speaking Africa and North Africa, as well as their diasporas. The translated profiles use the same sources and the same dates.

Expatriates and diaspora: paperwork first

Visas, expatriate quotas, residence permits, legalisation of degrees: the rules vary greatly from one country to another. The national profiles summarise verified official procedures, without replacing advice from a lawyer or a consulate for a particular situation.

Protecting yourself from fraudulent offers

Fake recruiters, visa fees demanded upfront, promises of contracts abroad: scams mainly target candidates in a hurry. A legitimate employer never charges for an interview, compulsory training or a hiring file.

Verified pan-African job platforms

• JobnetAfrica: Vacancies for local and expatriate managers in several African countries, plus an executive search service.
• NGO Jobs in Africa: Site specialising in NGOs, with 408 vacancies on 9 October 2026 in around forty countries.
• ReliefWeb Jobs: Humanitarian and development vacancies filterable by country, 824 results on 9 October 2026.
• Jobberman Nigeria: Nigerian general job board, 4,212 vacancies including 148 remote roles on 9 October 2026.
• ReKrute: Recruitment of managers in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and other African countries.
• AfriCareers: East African job board with employer profiles and vacancies in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.
• Devex Jobs: International development vacancies filterable by African region, for example East Africa.
• Impactpool: United Nations, NGO and European Union positions, sorted by country and category.

Using AfriqueJob in six steps

1. Choose a target country in the Countries section and note the minimum wage, working language and rules for foreign nationals.
2. Open the profession page for your sector to identify employers and the skills in demand.
3. Select two or three verified platforms active in that country and create alerts.
4. Adapt your CV to the language and practices of the target country, highlighting concrete results.
5. Check each vacancy on the employer's official website before sending any personal documents.
6. Have your visa and work permit confirmed by the employer and the consulate before leaving.

Employment in Africa in a few figures

Useful documents for a job search in Africa

• CV adapted to the language of the target country: French, English, Arabic or Portuguese
• Legalised degrees, translated by a sworn translator where necessary
• Recent employment certificates and letters of recommendation
• Passport valid for at least six months after the planned arrival date
• Criminal record certificate, required for many work permits
• Medical certificate or vaccination record where the country requires it

Common mistakes by candidates across the continent

• Paying an intermediary to obtain a contract or a work visa: this is a classic warning sign of a scam in online adverts.
• Leaving on a tourist visa expecting to find a job on arrival, when most countries require prior authorisation.
• Sending the same CV everywhere, without adapting it to the language, format and expectations of the target country.
• Relying on undated salary or unemployment figures found online, which are sometimes several years out of date.
• Neglecting the recognition of foreign degrees, which can delay hiring in regulated professions such as health care.

Information up to date as of October 2026. AfriqueJob.com does not recruit and never asks for money: beware of offers that demand fees.