Bulk SMS to Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the largest region on BulkSMSOnline, with 51 destinations from Senegal and Nigeria in the west to Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia in the east and South Africa in the south. SMS works on every handset and without mobile data, so banks, mobile money agents, agricultural cooperatives, schools, health programmes and retailers depend on it to reach customers in cities and rural areas alike.
Bulk SMS prices in Sub-Saharan Africa, lowest first
Price of one SMS segment and of 1,000 messages for every destination in the region. A campaign can mix all of them; each number is charged at its own country's price.
51 countries, USD per SMS segment
| Country | Calling code | Per SMS | 1,000 SMS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Togo | +228 | $0.00654 | $6.54 |
 Central African Republic | +236 | $0.00724 | $7.24 |
 Rwanda | +250 | $0.00774 | $7.74 |
 South Africa | +27 | $0.00774 | $7.74 |
 Sierra Leone | +232 | $0.00834 | $8.34 |
 Lesotho | +266 | $0.00874 | $8.74 |
 Tanzania | +255 | $0.00934 | $9.34 |
 Botswana | +267 | $0.00964 | $9.64 |
 Eswatini | +268 | $0.00964 | $9.64 |
 Gambia | +220 | $0.00964 | $9.64 |
 Namibia | +264 | $0.00994 | $9.94 |
 Angola | +244 | $0.01054 | $10.54 |
 Burundi | +257 | $0.01114 | $11.14 |
 Seychelles | +248 | $0.01114 | $11.14 |
 Cameroon | +237 | $0.01204 | $12.04 |
 Liberia | +231 | $0.01204 | $12.04 |
 South Sudan | +211 | $0.01204 | $12.04 |
 Benin | +229 | $0.01264 | $12.64 |
 Chad | +235 | $0.01264 | $12.64 |
 Gabon | +241 | $0.01264 | $12.64 |
 Mozambique | +258 | $0.01294 | $12.94 |
 Burkina Faso | +226 | $0.01324 | $13.24 |
 Equatorial Guinea | +240 | $0.01364 | $13.64 |
 Niger | +227 | $0.01364 | $13.64 |
 Republic of the Congo | +242 | $0.01364 | $13.64 |
 Somalia | +252 | $0.01364 | $13.64 |
 Uganda | +256 | $0.01414 | $14.14 |
 Cote d'Ivoire | +225 | $0.01444 | $14.44 |
 Ghana | +233 | $0.01444 | $14.44 |
 Guinea | +224 | $0.01444 | $14.44 |
 DR Congo | +243 | $0.01474 | $14.74 |
 Mauritius | +230 | $0.01474 | $14.74 |
 Mayotte | +262 | $0.01504 | $15.04 |
 Reunion | +262 | $0.01504 | $15.04 |
 Guinea-Bissau | +245 | $0.01654 | $16.54 |
 Mauritania | +222 | $0.01654 | $16.54 |
 Eritrea | +291 | $0.01784 | $17.84 |
 Zimbabwe | +263 | $0.01784 | $17.84 |
 Cape Verde | +238 | $0.01904 | $19.04 |
 Sudan | +249 | $0.01904 | $19.04 |
 Madagascar | +261 | $0.02114 | $21.14 |
 Nigeria | +234 | $0.02114 | $21.14 |
 Djibouti | +253 | $0.02264 | $22.64 |
 Kenya | +254 | $0.02294 | $22.94 |
 Senegal | +221 | $0.02964 | $29.64 |
 Zambia | +260 | $0.02964 | $29.64 |
 Comoros | +269 | $0.03634 | $36.34 |
 Malawi | +265 | $0.04784 | $47.84 |
 Mali | +223 | $0.05124 | $51.24 |
 Ethiopia | +251 | $0.06584 | $65.84 |
 Sao Tome and Principe | +239 | $0.07584 | $75.84 |
Languages and alphabets
Which alphabet will messages to Sub-Saharan Africa use?
English, French and Portuguese are widely used official languages, alongside Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Amharic, Zulu and hundreds of other languages. Text in English or Swahili fits GSM-7 at 160 characters, French and Portuguese letters like ç, ê and ã move a message to Unicode, and the Ge'ez script of Amharic and Tigrinya is always sent in Unicode at 70 characters.
Time zones
When should you send bulk SMS in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The region spans from UTC+0 in West Africa to UTC+3 in East Africa and UTC+4 in Mauritius and Reunion, and very few countries use summer time. A send at 09:00 in Lagos arrives at 11:00 in Nairobi.
Sender tip
In markets where many people share one phone, put the recipient's name in the first words with a merge field so the message is read by the right person.
Country guides in Sub-Saharan Africa
Togo+228$0.00654Central African Republic+236$0.00724Rwanda+250$0.00774South Africa+27$0.00774Sierra Leone+232$0.00834Lesotho+266$0.00874Tanzania+255$0.00934Botswana+267$0.00964Eswatini+268$0.00964Gambia+220$0.00964Namibia+264$0.00994Angola+244$0.01054Burundi+257$0.01114Seychelles+248$0.01114Cameroon+237$0.01204Liberia+231$0.01204South Sudan+211$0.01204Benin+229$0.01264Chad+235$0.01264Gabon+241$0.01264Mozambique+258$0.01294Burkina Faso+226$0.01324Equatorial Guinea+240$0.01364Niger+227$0.01364Republic of the Congo+242$0.01364Somalia+252$0.01364Uganda+256$0.01414Cote d'Ivoire+225$0.01444Ghana+233$0.01444Guinea+224$0.01444DR Congo+243$0.01474Mauritius+230$0.01474Mayotte+262$0.01504Reunion+262$0.01504Guinea-Bissau+245$0.01654Mauritania+222$0.01654Eritrea+291$0.01784Zimbabwe+263$0.01784Cape Verde+238$0.01904Sudan+249$0.01904Madagascar+261$0.02114Nigeria+234$0.02114Djibouti+253$0.02264Kenya+254$0.02294Senegal+221$0.02964Zambia+260$0.02964Comoros+269$0.03634Malawi+265$0.04784Mali+223$0.05124Ethiopia+251$0.06584Sao Tome and Principe+239$0.07584Other regions
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