Send SMS to West Africa: prices for 16 countries
Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Benin, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and Mauritania make up this region. Mobile phones are the main way many people reach shops, schools, churches and clinics.
Basic phones remain common, which makes SMS the message type that reaches everyone: payment reminders, school fees notices, market days and event times all travel well as short texts.
- Countries
- 16
- Lowest price
- $0.00688
- Togo
- $40 top-up to Togo
- 5,813 messages
Bulk SMS prices in West Africa
| Country | Calling code | Per message | For $40 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Togo | $0.00688 | ||
 Sierra Leone | $0.00868 | ||
 Gambia | $0.00998 | ||
 Liberia | $0.01248 | ||
 Benin | $0.01308 | ||
 Burkina Faso | $0.01378 | ||
 Niger | $0.01408 | ||
 Cote d'Ivoire | $0.01498 | ||
 Ghana | $0.01498 | ||
 Guinea | $0.01498 | ||
 Guinea-Bissau | $0.01718 | ||
 Mauritania | $0.01718 | ||
 Cape Verde | $0.01968 | ||
 Nigeria | $0.02188 | ||
 Senegal | $0.03068 | ||
 Mali | $0.05288 |
Time zones and timing
Most of West Africa uses UTC+0 all year, including Ghana, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and Mali; Nigeria, Niger and Benin use UTC+1, and Cape Verde UTC-1. None of them change clocks.
Alphabets and message length
English, French and Portuguese texts fit GSM-7 when written plainly; Portuguese letters such as ç or ã switch to Unicode.
Tips for this region
- Write numbers with the country code: many lists mix numbers from neighbouring countries.
- Keep texts short and direct for basic phones.
- Mention amounts and dates in the local format your customers use.
Other SMS destinations by region
- North America
- Central America and Caribbean
- South America
- UK and Ireland
- Western and Central Europe
- Northern Europe
- Southern Europe and Balkans
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Middle East and North Africa
- Central and Southern Africa
- East Africa and Indian Ocean
- South Asia
- East Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Oceania and Pacific
Text customers across West Africa
One account covers every country on this page. Paste a mixed list and the workspace sorts it by country, prices each number and shows the total before you send.