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African coffees are diverse and exciting, from the "birthplace of coffee"—Ethiopia—to the small-holder farms of Kenya. On the African continent, arabica coffee mainly comes from the nations of East Africa. Arabica has been in these forests for millennia, developing diverse species and varieties. It originated from the western forest of Ethiopia and the Boma Plateau of Sudan.

From the Kafa zone, it spread to the eastern areas of Harar in Ethiopia and across the Red Sea to Yemen. It was there where it was grown specifically for trading within the Arabic world and beyond. From Yemen, it went to Reunion Island—née Bourbon—the source of the eponymous variety. Then, bourbon coffee was planted throughout East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and beyond. Find more information on African coffee in our Coffee Library.

Origin Name Price Actions
Africa

Burundi Dry Process Kibingo

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Sorting out unripe coffee cherries by hand at the Kibingo coffee mill in Kayanza. The cherry will be sorted throughout the drying stage (roughly 30 days) and helps produce the top grades.
Burundi Dry Process Kibingo
Burundi Dry Process Kibingo

Flavor profiles shift with roast level, from fruited light roasts to downright bittersweet and silky when roasted dark. Notes of stone fruit, berry, orange, barley malt syrup, and rustic cocoa. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Africa

Ethiopia Guji Gerba Dogo

$9.15
Workers remove defective coffee as it dries on raised beds in Gerba Dogo.
Ethiopia Guji Gerba Dogo
Ethiopia Guji Gerba Dogo

A juicy coffee in terms of fruit flavors and acidity, with perfumed aromatics that bring a delicate dimension to the cup. Berry-toned, bright citrus, bittering spices, fragrant green herbs, and jasmine flower. City to Full City.

Africa

Ethiopia Uraga Gogogu

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Workers agitate the wet process coffee in washing channels to remove any remaining fruit mucilage before drying. Guji Zone, Ethiopia (not Gogogu).
Ethiopia Uraga Gogogu
Ethiopia Uraga Gogogu

Cup sweetness is fruited and bright, with perfumed floral aromatic highlights that linger in the finish. Notes of simple syrup, dried mango, lemon tea, jasmine, fresh basil, Chinese pear, tart hibiscus. Top washed Ethiopia! City to City+.

Africa

Ethiopia Uraga Haro

$9.50
Close-up photo of green coffee in its parchment layer drying on raised beds at an Uraga wet mill.
Ethiopia Uraga Haro
Ethiopia Uraga Haro

Impressive sweetness and fragrant aroma, rue, lemon basil, aromatic wood, and amber resin. Dark roasts were a surprise hit, bittersweet, jammy flavors, with whole spice. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

Africa

Kenya Muranga Kangunu Peaberry

$8.80
Wet Process coffee is first piled in the center of the beds to drip dry for a few hour before being spread to a thin layer. Kangunu Factory.
Kenya Muranga Kangunu Peaberry
Kenya Muranga Kangunu Peaberry

Sweet at its core, with an array of fruit accents, moderate tartaric/citric acidity, and ample body that deepens with roast. Hints of currant, lemon rind, peach, fruit leather, whole spice, and cocoa. City to Full City.

Africa

Rwanda Dry Process Gitwe

$9.30
Workers sort defects and unripe coffee from the cherries drying on raised beds at Gitwe, Nyamasheke, Rwanda.
Rwanda Dry Process Gitwe
Rwanda Dry Process Gitwe

Profiles of dried fruits and berries are core flavors, along with bittersweet intensity that offers a nice counterpoint to some of the wilder aspects. Apricot, fruit leather, cardamom, chicory, chocolate coconut. City+ to Full City+.

Africa

Rwanda Dry Process Kivu Kageyo

$9.30
Whole cherries dry on raised beds made of wood and mesh at the Kagyo site, Rwanda.
Rwanda Dry Process Kivu Kageyo
Rwanda Dry Process Kivu Kageyo

Expansive cup profile that boasts big cup sweetness of unrefined sugars and rustic-toned fruits. Light roasts are moderately bright, with hints of dried date, fig, blackberry leaf tea, and aromatic cedar. City to Full City+.

Africa

Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry

$9.50
Parchment-covered coffee drying on raised beds at one of the coffee cooperatives who contributed to this blend.
Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry
Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry

Syrupy sweet at range of roasts, brightly accented top notes, mouth-pleasing texture, and spiced finish. Caramel, semi-sweet chocolate, tea, dried lemon, coriander, cinnamon bark. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Africa

Rwanda Nyamasheke Coproca

$9.45
Workers wash the fruit mucilage from the green coffee seeds by agitating it with wooden paddles in washing channel. They also do a grade separation by continually pushing the coffee up stream, causing the heavy coffee to sink, while the light coffee float
Rwanda Nyamasheke Coproca
Rwanda Nyamasheke Coproca

Balanced flavors at a range of roasts, layered sweetness, sparkling acidity in light roasts, and delicate aroma. Broad bittersweetness when roasted dark, with a hint of dried fruit. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Africa

Rwanda Nyamasheke Gatare

$9.05
A photo of the Gatare green coffee washing station in Nyamasheke shows nearly 100 raised drying beds onsite, all will be full during the harvest peak. Gatare, Rwanda.
Rwanda Nyamasheke Gatare
Rwanda Nyamasheke Gatare

Aromatic sweetness of caramel and baking spice, with a light citrus oil note that plays into the acidic impression. Hints of brown sugar, pear, cinnamon roll, and a shimmer of sweat tea. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

Africa

Rwanda Nyamasheke Gitwe

$9.40
Ripe red coffee cherry pulled from the delivery tanks at Gitwe station during a 2024 visit. Nyamasheke, Rwanda.
Rwanda Nyamasheke Gitwe
Rwanda Nyamasheke Gitwe

Classic Rwanda cup, sweetness holds up at a wide range of roasts, brown sugar, bright citrus, tea-like aroma, syrupy chocolate at darker levels, dense mouthfeel, and hint of warming spice. City to Full City+. Good for espresso

Africa

Rwanda Nyamasheke Mutovu

$9.05
This coffee farmer shows off his wheelie skills on a dirt bike in front of the raised drying beds at the Mutovu coffee washing station in Nyamasheke, Rwanda.
Rwanda Nyamasheke Mutovu
Rwanda Nyamasheke Mutovu

Prominent sweetness and well-integrated acidity are a big part in Mutovu's appeal. Layered notes of honey, molasses, and cocoa, clean accents of dried fruit, brisk black tea, and spice cake. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Africa

Rwanda Rulindo Tumba 2

$9.25
A disc depulper machine, used to remove the coffee cherry and fruit from the green coffee seed, at the Tumba coffee cooperative in Rulindo, Rwanda.
Rwanda Rulindo Tumba 2
Rwanda Rulindo Tumba 2

Abundant sweetness and balanced flavors make Tumba a versatile coffee. Light roasts have a delicate side, moderately bright and tea-like, with traces of spice, rose hips, and citrus. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Africa

Rwanda Rusizi Gaseke

$9.40
Some coffee defects are easier to spot when the coffee is still wet. These workers at Gaseke sift through the newly pulped coffee seeds before moving to dry on the raised beds.
Rwanda Rusizi Gaseke
Rwanda Rusizi Gaseke

Balanced flavors of raw sugar and milk chocolate, with bright flashes of fruit, and restrained top hints of plum tea, citrus, red berry, candied ginger, and tannic tea-like bittering. City to Full City+.

Africa

Rwanda Rusizi Mushaka

$9.15
Owner Beathe on the right, and her son Sam on the left, in front of the gate to Mushaka Station in Rusizi, Rwanda.
Rwanda Rusizi Mushaka
Rwanda Rusizi Mushaka

A cup with layered sweetness and thick body, mildly bright accents that hint at citrus when roasted light, and syrupy bittersweets at darker levels. Honey, black tea, malted grains, spiced cocoa. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Africa

Tanzania Mbozi Mbewe Peaberry

$8.25
Workers sift through the drying parchment coffee looking for defects to remove. Mbozi, Tanzania (not Mbewe)
Tanzania Mbozi Mbewe Peaberry
Tanzania Mbozi Mbewe Peaberry

Such an enjoyable East Africa cup profile, somewhere between the syrupy sweetness of Burundi and brighter toned Kenya coffee. Layered raw sugars, orange honey glaze, lemon tea, sweet finish. City to Full City.

Africa

Tanzania Mbozi Songwe AA

$8.35
A bourbon coffee plant with ripening cherries at a Tanzanian coffee farm.
Tanzania Mbozi Songwe AA
Tanzania Mbozi Songwe AA

Very nice cup clarity, layered sweetness, and vivid, tea-like acidity. Shows an array of raw sugar flavors, accents of dried fruit and fragrant spices, and a brisk, mouth-cleansing finish. City to Full City.

Africa

Zambia Dry Process Kasama Misambo

$8.75
Young Catimor plants grow under a shade canopy at the Kateshi estate in Zambia's Kasama region.
Zambia Dry Process Kasama Misambo
Zambia Dry Process Kasama Misambo

Not a "fruity" dry process, but offers bittersweet boomy flavors, sweetly accented roast tones, burnt sugar, soft acidity, hints of dried berry, dried herbs and brown spices. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.