Frequently Asked Questions

DI-Africa is a pan-African Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and Employer of Record (EOR) group headquartered in Mauritius, owned by Swiss holding DI-A SA.

The group specializes in international HR management, payroll compliance, work permits and immigration, international recruitment, and group health insurance for expatriates and local staff across Africa.

Regional hub: DI-AFRICA (Mauritius) Ltd (COI: 169409, Cybercity Ebène). Operational in 14 African countries as of 2025.

As of 2025, DI-Africa operates in 14 countries:

Two-tier holding structure:

• DI-A SA (Switzerland) — Ultimate parent, Swiss société anonyme
• DI-AFRICA (Mauritius) Ltd — COI: 169409, Cybercity Ebène — African regional holding
• → DI-AFRICA Gabon SA + DI-A International Services
• → DI-AFRICA Congo SA
• → DI-AFRICA Mozambique SA (Sociedade Anónima)
• → DI-Africa Human Resources Pty Ltd (Namibia)
• → DI-Africa Maroc SAS
• → DI-Africa Madagascar SA
• → DI-Africa Côte d'Ivoire SA

An Employer of Record (EOR) legally employs workers on behalf of a client company, handling all local compliance, payroll taxes, social contributions, and HR administration. The client retains full operational control.

DI-Africa acts as legal employer across 14 African countries, enabling companies to deploy staff without creating a local entity. Key features:

• Payroll in local currency (XAF, MAD, MGA, MZN, NAD…)
• Social security registration and contributions (CNSS, INSS, etc.)
• OHADA-compliant labor contracts
• Monthly social and tax declarations
• Standard deployment: D+14 business days

Standard EOR deployment: D+14 business days

• D+1–D+3: Contract drafting and signature
• D+3–D+7: Local employer registration verification
• D+5–D+10: Payroll onboarding and bank account setup
• D+7–D+12: Social security registration
• D+12–D+14: First payroll run confirmation

Work permits run in parallel (4–14 weeks by country). Express EOR can achieve D+5 start in established DI-Africa countries.

Expatriate packages use a salary split: local currency + home-country component (EUR/USD/GBP). Forex compliance managed with BEAC, BCEAO, Banco de Moçambique, Bank Al-Maghrib.

• Work permit applications and renewals (all categories)
• Residence permit / carte de séjour
• Business visa facilitation and invitation letters
• Document legalization, apostille, consular certification
• Local staff quota compliance (OHADA rules)
• Family member and dependent permits
• Real-time regulatory monitoring across 14 countries

Average processing: Morocco 4–8 weeks · Gabon 6–12 weeks · Ivory Coast 6–10 weeks · Mozambique 8–14 weeks

DI-Africa's immigration specialists are based in-country for direct access to local authorities.

DI-Africa recruits expatriate and local talent in 14 African countries, specialized in oil & gas, mining, construction, FMCG, financial services, NGOs.

• Competency-based job profiling and description drafting
• Multilingual sourcing (French · English · Portuguese for Mozambique)
• DI-Africa's proprietary African talent database
• Structured interviews and reference checks
• Local compensation benchmarking per country
• Candidate onboarding and expatriate integration support

Combined Recruit + EOR deployment: D+14 business days after candidate acceptance.

International group health insurance in partnership with International SOS and April International:

• Medical evacuation and worldwide repatriation
• Hospitalization with direct billing (private clinic)
• Outpatient, specialist, and diagnostic care
• Dental and optical coverage (by plan)
• Maternity coverage
• 24/7 multilingual medical assistance hotline
• Coverage across all 14 DI-Africa countries + worldwide emergency

Plans for 5 to 500+ insured. Quotes within 48 hours.

Email: contact@di-africa.com
Response time: Within 24 business hours
HQ: DI-AFRICA (Mauritius) Ltd, Cybercity, Ebène, Mauritius

Bilingual (FR/EN) team, Portuguese handled for Mozambique. Dedicated account manager per client.

For urgent deployments: include "URGENT EOR REQUEST" in subject line.