Eastlink Africa review

Eastlink Africa runs on revshare, so you earn a share of what customers spend rather than a fixed bounty. The rate is not uniform: each campaign sets its own figure through the merchant. Plan your income around customer spending that continues after the first order, not around a set payment per signup.

The window is 30 days, the same median length seen across networks here. Credit runs through unique tracking links, and a click that converts inside the window still counts for you. A customer who returns after the window closes is not credited, so shorter buying cycles convert most reliably.

Payouts go to M Pesa, Airtel Money and bank transfer, which covers the mobile money accounts many East African publishers hold. Bank transfer is there for anyone with a standard account. Check that your own payout route appears on the list before you start promoting, since those are the methods given.

The Starter plan adds 5% platform fee on Starter plan on top of your commission. It applies regardless of how much you promote, so it matters at small volumes more than at high ones. Run your expected sales through the rate for your campaign first, then decide whether the plan pays for itself.

The programme is listed as global, so you are not locked to a single market, and it is based in Tanzania. What shapes your reach in practice is payouts rather than eligibility, since money moves through mobile money and bank transfer rather than one global option.

Eastlink Africa lists 109 publishers, a small roster against a site median of 30,000. Fewer publishers means the same offer pages face less competition, though you also have fewer peers to ask about a campaign. Offers still come from the merchants themselves.

Each partner gets unique tracking links, and the 30 day cookie decides how long a click stays credited to you. Because offers are direct from the merchant, reporting follows your link rather than a coupon code. Keep one link per placement so you can see which source actually converts.