Apple's availability table lists 41 African countries. In 34 of them, the Apple Podcasters Program costs 19.99 USD a year. Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Tanzania are priced in local currency.
Apple Podcasts Subscriptions let creators charge listeners for premium content. According to Apple, members of the Apple Podcasters Program can add subscription benefits to a show once they complete an agreement, and membership carries an annual fee. Apple sets out that fee country by country on its Availability of Apple Podcasts features page. Apple says the page shows "how the Apple Podcasts app presents content worldwide" and "the annual fees for the Apple Podcasters Program by country or region". The page carries no publication or update date, so the figures below are as listed on 13 October 2026.
Which African countries are listed
The page groups Africa with the Middle East and India. Airtime counted 41 African countries in that table: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
For every one of those 41 countries, the table marks free audio podcasts, free video podcasts, Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, subscription free trials and transcripts as available. It lists English as the only app language in each.
Several African countries do not appear in the table, including Ethiopia, Sudan, Togo, Lesotho and Somalia. The page does not explain why a country is absent.
What the annual fee costs
According to the table, the Apple Podcasters Program annual fee is:
- 19.99 USD in 34 of the 41 African countries, including Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal and Zambia
- 23.99 USD in Kenya and Cameroon
- 21.99 USD in Zimbabwe
- 8900 NGN in Nigeria
- 349.99 ZAR in South Africa
- 319.99 EGP in Egypt
- 45900 TZS in Tanzania
For comparison, the same table lists 19.99 USD in the United States and 17.99 GBP in the United Kingdom.
Content rules differ in some countries
The table's explicit-content column is not the same everywhere. Burkina Faso and Libya are marked "No Explicit". Algeria, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia are marked "Opt-in for Explicit". The page does not define those labels further.
How the programme works
Apple's membership page says "One person with an Admin role can enroll in the program" and that "the payment method associated with your Apple account will be charged the annual fee." It adds: "The program will automatically renew one year from the date you purchase the program."
Apple says creators must also "submit the required agreement" to sell subscriptions and receive payments from Apple. It warns that "If a subscriber is up for billing renewal while your membership is expired, their renewal will fail and a refund will be issued."
On Apple's subscription set-up page, Apple says "A monthly price is required for all subscriptions" and that "Subscriptions can be priced by territory." A free trial is optional and can run from three days to one year.
What the table does not tell you
Apple says the annual fee is charged when a creator signs up. The Apple pages cited here do not say what share of subscription revenue creators keep, how payouts reach African bank accounts, or which local payment methods listeners can use. Apple also notes that "Availability of certain Apple Podcasts features or content can vary depending on the country or region."
For context on paid video, see Airtime's earlier report that Apple plans video for Podcasts Subscriptions. Browse African podcasts in the Airtime directory.