Digital Nomads: How 5 African countries tapped into the digital nomads boom of 2020

Mauritius was Africa's first country to introduce a version of the digital nomad visa, called the Premium Visa, in October 2020. It promised remote workers a tropical work-life balance with a year-long stay and no local income tax. Cape Verde joined a few months later, in December 2020, rolling out a Remote Working Programme that targeted European and American expatriates, hoping to lure them with low living costs and visa flexibility. 

Seychelles followed in 2021 with its Workation Retreat Programme, offering similar perks under the same banner of “work in paradise.” Namibia came next in October 2022, framing its visa as a gateway to the sun's warmth, silence, space, and safaris. 

Then, in May 2024, South Africa entered the fray—later than most—launching its “Remote Work Visa” with a higher income threshold and a more formal tax framework, but with the same intent: to attract wealthy, mobile professionals whose money would linger even if they wouldn’t. 

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