LA Layby Africa Atlas
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Live · Updated 19 May 2026

The current state of Africa's layby infrastructure.

One country live. Eleven in the strategic next ring. Six on the second-wave roadmap. Built by Layby Africa.

Countries live
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Zimbabwe · since May 2026
Merchants on platform
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live retailers · A&H · S&C · Restapedic
Items held in layby
—
— customers · — active laybys
Target markets
17
SADC + top African economies
The map

Where layby happens — and where it should.

Africa's retailers run layby on paper. We're rebuilding it as software. Hover any country to see its status in our rollout.

Country pipeline

Where we go, and when.

Three tiers. Clear timelines. SADC first because of geographic + regulatory proximity; broader Africa second.

Live

1
Operating since May 2026
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Phase 2

6
2027 onwards
Nigeria Egypt Kenya Ghana Ethiopia Morocco
Recent activity

Platform pulse.

A rolling log of what's happening across the Layby Africa network.

19 May 2026 🎯 Restapedic onboarded — 43 products imported from their April 2026 price list. Mattresses, bedsets, pillows, converters. Merchant #3 in Zimbabwe.
17 May 2026 📈 Sofa & Couch Centre joined as Zimbabwe merchant #2. Brown-themed customer portal live within 4 days.
15 May 2026 📲 WhatsApp Cloud API live — 10 customer-journey templates approved by Meta. Reminders, receipts, payment confirmations now flow on the channel Zimbabweans actually use.
10 May 2026 🌍 Unified customer portal at zimlayby.com/me — one account spanning every merchant a customer ever lays-by with. Stripe/Amazon model for African retail.
May 2026 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe live. First country on Layby Africa. Appliance & Home operating as merchant zero — 7 years of retail layby experience translated into rails.

Your country, next.

If you're a retailer in any of the 17 target markets, or a partner who wants to bring Layby Africa to a country we haven't reached yet — we want to hear from you.

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