Google Street View in Africa

Presently, in Africa, Google Street View can be seen in parts of Botswana,^[1] Uganda, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, 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 September 9, 2014, landmarks in Egypt were added.

In 2016 the coverage of Senegal and Ghana is planned.

Introductions by date

Monday, November 9, 2009	Islands of Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain
Tuesday, June 8, 2010	South Africa: Johannesburg, Soweto, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp, Randfontein, Kempton Park, Benoni, Vosloorus, Katlehong, Centurion, Pretoria, Bronkhorstspruit, Midrand, Middelburg, Vanderbijlpark, Sasolburg, Heidelberg, Kroonstad, Welkom, Kimberley, Pietermaritzburg, Mbombela, Ermelo, Pinetown, Kingsburgh, Mdantsane, King William's Town, Port Alfred, Grahamstown, Cape Town, Kuils River, Mitchells Plain, Fish Hoek, Somerset West, Durbanville, Kraaifontein, Stellenbosch, Melkbosstrand, Kleinmond, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Nelspruit, Rustenburg, Johannesburg Zoo, Apartheid Museum, Boulders Beach, Company's Gardens, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, World Cup 2010 Venues
Wednesday, December 8, 2010	More locations in South Africa
Wednesday, June 29, 2011	More locations in South Africa Lanzarote, Fuerteventura in Spain
Tuesday, December 13, 2011	La Gomera, El Hierro islands in Spain
Tuesday, November 27, 2012	Botswana: Gaborone, Francistown, Maun, Molepolole, Kasane, Serowe, Lobatse, Tlokweng, Ramotswa, Kanye, Selebi-Phikwe, Mahalapye, Bobonong, Thamaga, Letlhakane, Palapye
Tuesday, March 18, 2013	Tanzania:Uhuru Peak, Lava Tower, Moir hut, Arrow Glacier camp, Lemosho-clearings, Shira Camp, Gombe National Park
Tuesday, April 23, 2013	Lesotho: Maseru, Roma, Mafeteng, Mohale's Hoek and other locations in Lesotho.
Friday, September 20, 2013	Swaziland: Mbabane, Manzini, Mhlume, Big Bend and other locations in Swaziland
Monday, April 21, 2014	Teyateyaneng, Butha-Buthe, Hlotse, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek and more locations in Lesotho. More locations in:  Botswana
Tuesday, September 9, 2014	Egypt: Landmarks including Pyramids of Giza, Cairo Citadel, Saqqara, Monastery of Saint Mina, Citadel of Qaitbay and more
Tuesday, October 21, 2014	Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania
Wednesday, February 18, 2015	Update and more locations in South Africa
Monday, April 20, 2015	Robben Island Museum, in South Africa[4]
Wednesday, May 6, 2015	Locations in Madagascar including some streets of Antananarivo, Morondava, Ambanja, Tulear, Belo sur Mer more other landmarks and water views of Barren Isles, Nosy Komba, Sambirano River, Ambalahonko, Velondriake[5]
Tuesday, September 15, 2015	Samburu National Reserve, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Marania Farm and Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Kenya
Thursday, October 8, 2015	Kampala, Entebbe and more locations in Uganda.
Friday, November 27, 2015	Parc Lalla Hasna in Marrakech, in Morocco
Thursday, December 17, 2015	Interior views of some aircraft in Air Namibia's fleet and apron views of Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, in Namibia,[6] Catamaran Charters Check-in Point in Walvis Bay, Namibia[7] Parc Issil, in Morocco Mystique Events, in Zimbabwe[8]
Thursday, February 25, 2016	Saint-Denis and more locations in Réunion[9]
Tuesday, March 8, 2016	Kruger National Park in South Africa[10][11]

Areas included

Reference:^[12]

 Botswana

District	Most coverage[13]	Some coverage[14]	Very limited coverage[15]
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

 France

Most roads in Réunion.

 Lesotho

Western half of the country: Maseru and major roads.

 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

 Kenya

Samburu National Reserve, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, parts of Marania Farm near Mount Kenya

 Portugal

Madeira geographically belongs to Africa according to geographical definitions (closest mainland). Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads are covered.

The Azores have a location with little more unclear connection to a continent. Anyway, the islands of São Miguel Island and Terceira Island have good coverage.

 South Africa

Province	Most coverage[13]	Some coverage[14]	Very limited coverage[15]
Gauteng	Johannesburg, Dainfern, Pretoria, Benoni, Germiston, Krugersdorp, Kempton Park, Nigel, Springs, Centurion, Bronkhorstspruit, Carletonville, Westonaria, Hillshaven, Lenasia, Heidelberg, Roodepoort, Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Laudium	Chartwell, Soweto, Vosloorus	Drie Ziek, Kagiso, Katlehong, Hammanskraal
Mpumalanga	Witbank, Middelburg, Nelspruit, Ermelo	Embalenhle	Amersfoort, Secunda, Bethal, Badplaas, Balfour, Lydenburg, Malelane, Hectorspruit, Komatipoort, Machadodorp, Waterval-Boven, Hendrina, Barberton, Standerton, Volksrust
Limpopo	Polokwane		Vaalwater, Louis Trichardt, Musina, Thabazimbi, Thoyohandou, Tzaneen, Haenertsburg, Northam, Mookgopong, Modimolle, Bela-Bela, Roedtan, Settlers,
Free State	Bloemfontein, Welkom, Kroonstad, Sasolburg, Clarens, Vaalpark, Riebeekstad	Thabong, Mangaung	Koppies, Viljoenskroon, Bultfontein, Dealesville, Deneysville, Oranjeville, Villiers, Memel, Harrismith, Kestell, Bethlehem, Paul Roux, Senekal, Virginia, Hennenman, Ventersburg, Wesselbron, Odendaalsrus, Smithfield
North-West	Rustenburg, Brits, Mooinooi	Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein	Potchefstroom, Mafikeng, Bloemhof, Christiana, Stilfontein, Ventersdorp, Derby, Wolmaranstad, Modderspruit, Phokeng, Swartruggens, Zeerust, 'Ottoshoop, Geysdorp, Delareyville, Sannieshof, Coligny
KwaZulu-Natal	Durban, Newcastle, Pietermartizburg, Ladysmith, Vryheid, Chatsworth, Berea, Richard's Bay	Dundee, Paulpietersburg, Mooi River, Mpumalanga	Glencoe, Bergville, Winterton, Estcourt, Umlazi, KwaDukuza, Empangeni, Louwsburg
Western Cape	Cape Town, Mitchells Plain, Blue Downs, Heidelberg, Simon's Town, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Strand, Grabouw, Stellenbosch, Nature's Valley, Somerset-West, Worcester	Khayalitsha, Dennekruin, Paarl, Sedgefield,	Laingsburg, Prince Albert Road, Beaufort West, Hermanus, George, Kwanokuthula
Northern Cape	Kimberley		Douglas, Prieska, Strydenburg, Hopetown, Colesberg
Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth, East London, Grahamstown, Queenstown, Stutterheim, Aliwal North, Mdantsane, King William's Town, Bhisho, Middelburg, Cradock, Adelaide, Fort Beaufort, Alice, Lady Grey, Middeldrift	Elliot, Ugie, KwaNonzame, Midros, Rosmead, Lingelihle, Michausdal, Bedford, Mpolweni	Steynsburg

 Spain

The Canary Islands do geographically belong to Africa according to geographical definitions (closest mainland). Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads are covered.

 Swaziland

Most cities and roads.

 Tanzania

• Uhuru Peak and some nearby spots and Gombe national park

 Uganda

Uganda got views of most roads inside and around Entebbe and Kampala.

Future Coverage

Official announcement	Unofficial announcement
Ghana  Senegal	Mali (landmarks)[16]  Morocco

Notes

1. "Street View comes to beautiful Botswana". google-africa.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
2. "Egypt Highlights". google.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
3. "Google to begin collecting images in South Africa for Google Maps Street View". TheMarketingSite.com. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
4. David Smith. "Google Street View gives virtual tour of Mandela's ex-prison on Robben Island". the Guardian.
5. "Google Street View goes off-road in Madagascar". Blue Ventures.
6. "Christmas Gift of Google Street View – Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport". Goo.gl. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
7. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
8. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
9. Street View comes to Réunion - Google Earth Blog
10. the-mzansi-experience-discover-south.html
11. http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/08/google-street-view-south-africa-safari/
12. https://www.google.com/maps/
13. Settlement has most or all roads mapped
14. Settlement has many roads covered, but some areas still missing
15. Settlement has only a few roads mapped, for example only the main street
16. Charlie English. "War-torn Mali plans to build university in Timbuktu". the Guardian.