Google Street View in Africa
Presently, in Africa, Google Street View can be seen in parts of Botswana,[1] Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, eswatini, Lesotho, Senegal, Ghana, Tunisia, Nigeria, the Canary Islands of Spain, and Egypt's landmarks.[2]
Background
On September 1, 2009, Google announced that it started collecting images in South Africa for Google Maps Street View.[3] Google is currently driving around South Africa in Toyota Priuses, taking photographs of locations in the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and East London. Google Trikes are also being used for the first time to map popular tourist destinations, such as the scenic Chapman's Peak Drive and Table Mountain in Cape Town, Soccer City in Johannesburg, and the new Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Images of South Africa were made available on Google Street View on June 8, 2010.
On December 8, 2010, more locations in South Africa were added. These were mostly rural and main roads, as well as a much larger coverage of the Limpopo province. After the update, the borders of South Africa's neighboring countries could be reached.
On November 27, 2012, Botswana was added.
On March 18, 2013, Tanzania was added.
On April 23, 2013, Lesotho was added.
On September 20, 2013, eSwatini was added.
On April 21, 2014, more locations in Lesotho and Botswana were added.
On September 9, 2014, landmarks in Egypt were added.
On February 18, 2014, more locations in South Africa were added.
On May 6, 2015, Madagascar was added.
On September 15, 2015, landmarks in Kenya were added.
On October 8, 2015, Uganda was added.
On February 8, 2017, Ghana, Senegal and landmarks in Uganda were added.
On March 18, 2017, Tunisia was added.
On July 27, 2017, Nigeria was added.
On July 25, 2018, landmarks in Nigeria were added.
On October 4, 2018, Kenya was added.
On July 24, 2019, more locations in Nigeria were added.
Introductions by date
Monday, November 9, 2009 |
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010 | ![]() |
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 | ![]() |
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 | ![]() |
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 | ![]() |
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 | ![]() |
Tuesday, March 18, 2013 | ![]() |
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 | ![]() |
Friday, September 20, 2013 | ![]() |
Monday, April 21, 2014 | ![]() More locations in: |
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 | ![]() |
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 | ![]() |
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 | ![]() |
Monday, April 20, 2015 | ![]() |
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | ![]() |
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 | ![]() |
Thursday, October 8, 2015 | ![]() |
Friday, November 27, 2015 | ![]() |
Thursday, December 17, 2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thursday, February 25, 2016 | ![]() |
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 | ![]() |
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Saturday, March 18, 2017 | ![]() |
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | ![]() |
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 | ![]() |
Friday, October 4, 2018 | ![]() |
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | ![]() |
Areas included
Reference:[14]
Botswana

District | Most coverage[15] | Some coverage[16] | Very limited coverage[17] |
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Central | Letlhakane, Palapye | Bobonong, Mahalapye, Selibe Phikwe, Serowe | |
Kweneng | Gabane | Molepolole, Thamaga | |
North-East | Francistown | ||
North-West | Maun | ||
Southern | Jwaneng, Kanye | ||
South-East | Gaborone, Ramotswa, Tlokweng | Lobatse |
Egypt

Landmarks in Egypt including Pyramids of Giza, Cairo Citadel, Saqqara, Monastery of Saint Mina, Citadel of Qaitbay and more
Ghana

Main roads and several cities throughout the country
Kenya

District | Most coverage[15] | Some coverage[16] | Very limited coverage[17] |
---|---|---|---|
Central | Nairobi, Thika | Machakos, Athi River | |
Coast | Mombasa | kilifi, Malindi | |
Rift Valley | Nakuru | Naivasha, Narok | |
Nyanza | Kisumu |
Samburu National Reserve, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, parts of Marania Farm near Mount Kenya
Madagascar

Cities: Antananarivo, Morondava, Ambanja, Tulear, Belo sur Mer
Landmarks and water views of Barren Isles, Nosy Komba, Sambirano River, Ambalahonko, Velondriake, Avenue of the Baobabs, and the Sacred Forest
Nigeria

Abuja, Benin City, Enugu, Gwagwalada, Ibadan, Lagos and surroundings and roads between
Portugal

In Madeira (which geographically belongs to Africa according to geographical definitions: closest mainland), most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads are covered.
In the Azores (which have a location with little more unclear connection to a continent), the islands of São Miguel Island and Terceira Island have good coverage.
South Africa

Senegal

Main roads and several cities throughout the country
Spain

The Canary Islands do geographically belong to Africa according to geographical definitions (closest mainland).
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads in the Canary Islands are covered. Ceuta and Melilla have some coverage.
eSwatini

Most cities and roads.
Tanzania

- Uhuru Peak and some nearby spots and Gombe national park
Saint Helena

Some walk paths around Sandy Bay are covered by Street View.
There are dense sequences of photo spheres along main roads, similar to full Street View coverage
Namibia

Namibia views of some highways and the central business district in Windhoek and Swakopmund.
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe. Views of some highways and the central business districts of Harare, Chegutu, Rusape, Masvingo and two United Nations World Heritage Sites: Great Zimbabwe National Monument and Victoria Falls. The first instances of Google Street View in Zimbabwe were contributed by photographer Tawanda Kanhema.
Notes
- "Street View comes to beautiful Botswana". google-africa.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- "Egypt Highlights". google.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- "Google to begin collecting images in South Africa for Google Maps Street View". TheMarketingSite.com. September 1, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- David Smith. "Google Street View gives virtual tour of Mandela's ex-prison on Robben Island". the Guardian.
- "Google Street View goes off-road in Madagascar". Blue Ventures.
- "Christmas Gift of Google Street View – Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport". Goo.gl. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- "Street View comes to Réunion - Google Earth Blog". February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- the-mzansi-experience-discover-south.html
- "Google Street View takes you on a South African safari". Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- "Making internet work better everyone Africa".
- "Google Street View is available in Nigeria starting with Lagos".
- "Google Maps". Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- Settlement has most or all roads mapped
- Settlement has many roads covered, but some areas still missing
- Settlement has only a few roads mapped, for example only the main street