In Africa, the age of consent is the legal age at which an individual is considered mature enough to consent to sex. Sexual relations with someone under the Age of Consent are considered statutory rape, and can result in severe punishment under local laws.
The lowest age of consent in Africa is open-ended, due to marriage laws, and the highest age of consent in Africa is 18. For more information and a map, see age of consent laws around the world. Click on any country in the table below for details on the local age of consent.
| Country | Continent | Age Of Consent | Close-In-Age Exemption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Libya | Africa | Must be married | No |
| | Sudan | Africa | Must be married | No |
| | Nigeria | Africa | 11 | No |
| | Angola | Africa | 12 | No |
| | Niger | Africa | 13 | No |
| | Comoros | Africa | 13 | No |
| Burkina Faso | Africa | 13 | No | |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Africa | 13 | No | |
| | Chad | Africa | 14 | No |
| | Malawi | Africa | 14 | No |
| | Mauritius | Africa | 14 | No |
| Cape Verde | Africa | 14 | No | |
| | Madagascar | Africa | 14 | No |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | 14 | No | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 14 | No | |
| | Guinea | Africa | 15 | No |
| | Togo | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Ghana | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Zambia | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Algeria | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Lesotho | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Namibia | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Senegal | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Botswana | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Cameroon | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Zimbabwe | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Swaziland | Africa | 16 | No |
| | Mauritania | Africa | 16 | No |
| South Africa | Africa | 16 | No | |
| Guinea Bissau | Africa | 16 | No | |
| | Mali | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Benin | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Egypt | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Gabon | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Kenya | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Gambia | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Rwanda | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Uganda | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Burundi | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Eritrea | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Liberia | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Somalia | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Tunisia | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Djibouti | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Ethiopia | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Tanzania | Africa | 18 | No |
| | Seychelles | Africa | 18 | No |
| Ivory Coast | Africa | 18 | No | |
| South Sudan | Africa | 18 | No | |
| Sierra Leone | Africa | 18 | No | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 18 | No | |
| Central African Verde | Africa | 18 | No | |
| Republic of the Congo | Africa | 18 | No | |
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