Hemp health and wellness covers products made from hemp such as CBD oils, natural extracts, skin care formulas, supplements, and relaxation aids.
These products help with sleep, stress balance, pain relief, and general wellbeing. Across Africa, only a few licensed and credible companies are producing safe and regulated hemp wellness products.
The sector is still young, but these leaders are showing the continent what quality, compliance, and science backed production should look like.
Here are the Top 5 Hemp Health and Wellness Companies in Africa:
— Cilo Cybin. South Africa: A licensed medical cannabis and hemp producer offering GMP certified CBD oils, capsules, tinctures, and therapeutic extracts for everyday wellness.
— VitaCann Pharm. South Africa: Formerly HempVest Africa. Operates across cultivation, extraction, and formulation to produce high quality CBD wellness oils, balms, and nutraceutical products for both local use and export.
— The Pharma Hemp Co. Zimbabwe: Specialises in organic CBD extraction and supplies therapeutic grade hemp extracts to wellness brands in Zimbabwe as well as international buyers.
— African Green Organics. Lesotho: A licensed cultivator and processor producing premium CBD oils and full spectrum hemp extracts known for strict compliance and export level quality.
— Green Gold Africa. Lesotho and South Africa: Produces hemp derived extracts and cannabinoid ingredients used in pain relief, skincare, and natural health formulations across Africa.
Africa’s hemp wellness industry is still developing, but these companies stand out for licensed cultivation, clean extraction methods, consistent quality control, and wellness products trusted across local and international markets.
They represent the continent’s strongest foundation for a regulated and reliable hemp health sector.
This ranking is based on companies actively producing hemp derived wellness products, verified through licensing documents, company publications, public records, and industry reports as of Q4 2025.
Evaluation focused on operational scale, regulatory compliance, extraction technology, product quality, and direct relevance to the health and wellness market.
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