# African residential proxy FAQ > African residential proxy answers for Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Ghana: from $0.50/GB, no KYC, crypto and B2B setup. - URL: https://africaproxies.com/faq/ - Last updated: 2026-10-15 - Publisher: AfricaProxies (https://africaproxies.com) Purchase, setup and project questions for a business using Sub-Saharan African residential exits. **Quick answer — What should I know before buying African residential proxies?** AfricaProxies offers African residential proxies for authorised business checks, from $0.50/GB as of 15 October 2026, with no KYC and crypto payment. Start with the country required, verify city availability where essential, and review target permissions. Preserve marketplace currency, delivery settings, language and the observed exit before interpreting a Nigerian, Kenyan or South African result. ## Purchase and setup facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Price | From $0.50/GB | | Top-up minimum | $25 | | Identity policy | No KYC: no ID, no selfie, no documents to sign up, top up or buy. | | Country and city | Country and city targeting on every plan; in the United States also state and ZIP code; ASN targeting at no extra cost. City availability varies. | | Protocols | HTTP, HTTPS (CONNECT) and SOCKS5 | | Traffic counting | Usage counts all data sent and received through the proxy (upload and download, headers included). 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Connection attempts that fail before reaching the target are not counted. | | Sessions | Sticky sessions keep the same IP for the time you set (ttl, in minutes), up to 30 minutes. The IP can change earlier, for example if the residential device goes offline. | | Crypto | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | ## African residential proxy questions ### How much do African residential proxies cost? As of October 2026, residential traffic starts at $0.50/GB. The pricing page lists each package's total and effective rate, so compare the volume relevant to your project. A crypto top-up must be at least $25 even when the selected package costs less. ### Which African markets have detailed guides? There are 24 detailed country guides, including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Angola and Mauritius. The [country directory](/locations/) names all 49 covered countries and territories across four regions. Each guide adds local operators, retail or application context and dated primary sources; city and specific network availability varies. ### Can I select Lagos, Nairobi, Accra or Johannesburg? Country and city targeting on every plan; in the United States also state and ZIP code; ASN targeting at no extra cost. City availability varies. City availability varies, so a named city is a requested location rather than a permanent address commitment. If your test depends on that city, verify the reported location and the geolocation source before drawing a conclusion about local presentation. ### What does no KYC mean for this purchase? No KYC: no ID, no selfie, no documents to sign up, top up or buy. It is a purchase-document policy, not a promise that there are no records or obligations. Account and billing records are processed, connection metadata supports disputes and abuse handling, and your business must still comply with applicable law and target permissions. ### Which crypto payment should I choose? The service accepts BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC through the networks shown at checkout. USDT TRC-20 is one of the supported choices; use the exact network requested and compare the wallet's displayed fee. Confirm that crypto payment is permitted for you where you operate before sending funds. ### Does unused residential traffic expire? Prepaid residential and rotating-mobile traffic never expires: unused GB stay on your account until you use them. Account closure and product discontinuation follow the terms. Unused traffic and a prepaid account balance are different records, while a dedicated port runs for its purchased duration. Read the applicable product and credit rule rather than carrying one rule across all three. ### How should I choose rotating or sticky mode? Choose a mode for the test's continuity needs. Rotating mode: each new connection gets an IP from the pool, usually a different one. To get a new IP on every request, send one request per connection (turn off keep-alive). Sticky mode keeps one IP for the session time you set. A browser or client keeping a connection open can reuse that route. For a reproducible country comparison, preserve each run's settings and separate cookies; do not use rotation to continue a task after a target refuses access. ### How long can a sticky session keep an IP? Sticky sessions keep the same IP for the time you set (ttl, in minutes), up to 30 minutes. The IP can change earlier, for example if the residential device goes offline. The stated time is a ceiling, not a guarantee that a residential device remains online. A session ID is also different from a browser cookie session. Record both when testing your own application so that an address change can be diagnosed. ### Can I compare prices on Jumia, Takealot or Konga? Yes, where your access method is permitted. Match product, seller, delivery region, currency and timestamp across the observations. Use an official API or authorised data route when required, and stop on refusal. An IP country alone cannot make different product offers into a valid price comparison. ### Can I automate local Google search collection? Use the search service's authorised data route for automated collection and respect its published access rules. A proxy changes the network route; it does not confer permission. For a small manual location check, review the browser settings and record country, language and query separately. ### Which setup guide should a team use? Use the Python guide for a scripted authorised check and the browser guide for a manual review or your own application QA. Username and password on every plan, or an IP allowlist (up to 10 IPs). Sub-users with their own credentials and traffic cap. API keys you can revoke at any time. Redact credentials in shared examples, and start with a small control request before a larger multi-country run. ### What happens if the plan does not suit the project? Within 72 hours of purchase, a residential or rotating-mobile plan is credited back to your balance if you used less than 20% of its traffic and no more than 1 GB. A plan that does not work, and that support cannot fix within 24 hours, is credited back in full. Top-ups are credited to your balance and are not paid back, except where the law requires it. See the [refund policy](/refunds/) for dedicated-port conditions. ### How do I send the crypto top-up? Send the exact amount using the coin, network and address displayed on your current invoice, then click “I’ve sent the payment”. The transfer is matched by its exact amount and credited once confirmed. Keep the invoice reference and transaction ID for reconciliation; neither the selected exit country nor a wallet estimate determines confirmation time. ### Can an optional email recover a lost account number? Your account number is your login: save it somewhere safe. Add an email (optional) if you want a way to recover it. Without an email, a lost account number cannot be recovered. For an agency, keep the email under business control and store the number in a password manager. A payment transaction ID is public evidence of a transfer, so it cannot by itself authorise account access or a change of account ownership. ### How is proxy traffic counted? Usage counts all data sent and received through the proxy (upload and download, headers included). 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Connection attempts that fail before reaching the target are not counted. A saved HTML file is therefore not a complete billing measurement. For a Nigerian or South African price study, measure a small permitted sample and include image loading and other resources in the project budget rather than estimating usage from the visible text alone. ### Can my team use separate credentials and traffic caps? Username and password on every plan, or an IP allowlist (up to 10 IPs). Sub-users with their own credentials and traffic cap. API keys you can revoke at any time. Assign a separate sub-user to an authorised African client project and keep the main login private. A traffic cap is a budget control; it does not establish permission to collect information from a target or replace an agreed project scope. ### Can I authenticate without putting a password in a script? Username and password on every plan, or an IP allowlist (up to 10 IPs). Sub-users with their own credentials and traffic cap. API keys you can revoke at any time. With an allowlist, review which source IPs your organisation controls and remove obsolete entries when a workstation or server changes. Protect account access and API keys separately; an allowlisted connection is still subject to the same purchase, traffic and acceptable-use rules. ### Do you offer fixed residential IPs for an entire day? Sticky sessions keep the same IP for the time you set (ttl, in minutes), up to 30 minutes. The IP can change earlier, for example if the residential device goes offline. This is a rotating residential product with a session ceiling. If a business application test needs continuity beyond that ceiling, design a restartable test and preserve application state independently. A requested sticky session is not a permanent residential IP allocation. ### Does closing a browser tab always select a new IP? Rotating mode: each new connection gets an IP from the pool, usually a different one. To get a new IP on every request, send one request per connection (turn off keep-alive). Sticky mode keeps one IP for the session time you set. Browser tabs, application sessions and transport connections are different objects. A browser can keep connections open or share them between requests. Use the generated mode settings and verify the observed exit when your African test requires a documented location or session boundary. ### Can a country pack reserve a specific telecom network? A residential traffic pack supplies volume rather than a reserved address on every local operator. Country and city targeting on every plan; in the United States also state and ZIP code; ASN targeting at no extra cost. City availability varies. An ASN selector and a network name in local research do not establish that matching exits are online at your required time. Check the observed network during the permitted test. ### Are mobile per-GB packages the same as residential traffic? They are different products with separate allowances. Rotating mobile (per GB): country-level targeting on every plan. An African residential coverage statement does not confirm the same country in the rotating-mobile pool. Choose the product that matches your authorised test, check its available country selection and keep the product recorded beside the observation. ### Does a dedicated mobile port guarantee an African carrier? Dedicated ports are subject to stock per country and carrier; the checkout lists the carriers in stock. If we cannot deliver your port within 24 hours, its full price goes back to your balance. A residential country guide is not a dedicated-port inventory list. Check the port product and country in the client area before allocating a carrier-specific test, and do not infer mobile availability from a local telecom name included as market context. ### What data allowance applies to a dedicated port? Unlimited data on your dedicated port, under fair use: the carrier may slow or pause very heavy use. This billing model differs from a residential traffic package. Choose it only for an authorised carrier-network test whose available country fits the brief, and preserve the purchased duration and product type so a project report does not confuse time billing with volume billing. ### Do dedicated ports include SMS or phone calls? Proxy (data) access only: no SMS, no calls, and no direct access to the SIM card or the device. The service provides proxy data access for an authorised network test. It does not provide a telephone number, messaging inbox or direct control of a carrier account, and a local residential country page should not be interpreted as offering any of those services. ### Can I share a dedicated port with another company? Use your port from several of your own devices and tools at the same time; bandwidth is shared between them. Reselling or sharing access with third parties is not allowed. For an agency project, distinguish staff and tools using the customer’s own port from providing access to an unrelated party. A client deliverable can contain the approved test evidence without distributing the account login or port credentials. ### Can I move a dedicated port to another country? Need another country? Ask support: if a port is in stock there, we move your remaining days to it and settle the price difference through your balance (one move per billing period). The request concerns remaining purchased days rather than a new residential allowance. Explain which country your authorised application test requires, and confirm the replacement availability before scheduling the next observation; a public regional hub does not establish replacement stock. ### How can I check a country geolocation disagreement? Record one observed exit address, the requested country, timestamp and the two lookup sources. Compare that same address rather than letting each detector observe a new rotating connection. Pause location-sensitive conclusions while the difference is unresolved. The Python guide describes this method for Nigerian, Kenyan, Ghanaian and South African checks. ### Should an ad-verification test click a live paid ad? Use the advertising platform’s preview and diagnosis interface first, then inspect a campaign destination that you are authorised to test. Avoid manufacturing impressions or clicks. A Lagos or Nairobi exit can supply a network viewpoint for a landing page, but it does not establish campaign eligibility, budget or every user’s ad delivery. ### Can I pay using a local bank, card or M-Pesa? The published payment methods are BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. A bank transfer, card or M-Pesa integration is not offered by this purchase flow. Local payment names in African market research describe the market rather than a supported deposit route. Use the exact method and network displayed on your current invoice. ### Why do some countries remain inside regional hubs? A useful country page needs distinct, sourced local facts and an actual business workflow. A hub can document a location while that evidence is incomplete. AfricaProxies does not create a dedicated page merely to repeat the same continent-level advice with another country name; residential country coverage and editorial page depth are separate questions. ## How can an agency keep African observations comparable? An agency should use one documented brief per market: country and city requirement, permitted target, product variant, language, currency, delivery setting and collection time. Keep the source observation beside the conclusion so a reader can understand why a Nigerian offer differs from a South African one. Separate transport diagnosis from market interpretation. A correct exit country does not establish a local delivery fee, a user's language or the target's permission for collection. The [pricing page](/pricing/) answers purchase costs, while the setup guides explain connection handling. --- AfricaProxies: AfricaProxies is a residential proxy provider for sub-Saharan Africa, paid in crypto with no ID upload.