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Send bulk SMS across 50+ African countries with Celcom Africa's pan-African SMS API and gateway. Direct carrier routes, local rates, and 24/7 support.

Send bulk SMS across 50+ African countries via Celcom Africa's pan-African SMS API and gateway.

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SMS

Massive reach without apps

Ideal for OTP, authentication and critical alerts

Fast delivery and high availability

99.99%

uptime

50+

Countries

850M+

Vol/Month

<5s

TAT

Trusted across Africa

Why businesses choose Celcom Africa

5000+

Businesses onboarded

50+

African markets covered

850M+

Messages delivered monthly

99.99%

Platform uptime SLA

African market expertise

Built for how businesses and consumers actually communicate across the continent.

Enterprise reliability

Infrastructure designed for mission-critical notifications, OTPs, and campaigns.

Developer-ready APIs

Integrate SMS and WhatsApp into your product with clear docs and local support.

Trusted across Africa

Why businesses choose Celcom Africa

Bulk SMS

Alerts, campaigns, reminders, and notifications with high delivery rates across African networks.

SMS API

Integrate SMS into your applications with a gateway built for African routes and developers.

WhatsApp Business API

Support, commerce, and automated conversations on the channel customers already use.

Email messaging

Transactional and marketing email on trusted infrastructure with delivery reporting.

USSD & short codes

Menus, keywords, and self-service on any phone - no app or data required.

Bulk airtime

Instant airtime rewards and top-ups across major African mobile networks.

Channels

Reach customers through the channels they already use

Communication solutions for African businesses - bulk SMS, SMS API, WhatsApp, USSD, email, and airtime - on one CPaaS platform.

Network Coverage

Reliable infrastructure. Powerful reach.Reliable reach across Africa

Coverage, deliverability, and carrier routes built for African networks - hover over highlighted countries to explore quality by market.Carrier routes across Africa - tap a country to explore networks and coverage.

50+

African markets

Global routes

Countries

Featured markets

Kenya Nigeria Ghana South Africa Tanzania Uganda

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Reliable infrastructure. Powerful reach.

Coverage, deliverability, and carrier routes built for African networks.

Solution use cases

Built for the way Africa does business

Browse 36+ messaging workflows for fintech, banking, e-commerce, healthcare, education, and more - then see how Celcom delivers across African markets.

FinanceSend OTPs

Send OTPs

Onboard new customers

Introduce new features

Activate services

Promote new offers

Engage inactive users

SMSOTPWhatsAppUSSD

Authenticate users, boost security and build trust

Secure transactions and account logins with a user-friendly authentication experience. Ensure global and local compliance and protection against unauthorized access.

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Built for the way Africa does business

Connect to Celcom Africa's CPaaS platform

const platform =

;

const channel =

;

const response = await fetch(

'https://isms.celcomafrica.com/api/services/sendsms/',

{

method: 'POST',

headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },

body: JSON.stringify({

partnerID: '{partnerID}',

apikey: '{apiKey}',

mobile: '254712345678',

message: 'Your order has shipped!',

shortcode: 'CELCOM',

pass_type: 'plain',

}),

}

);

const data = await response.json();

console.log(data);

const response = await fetch(
  'https://isms.celcomafrica.com/api/services/sendsms/',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      partnerID: '{partnerID}',
      apikey: '{apiKey}',
      mobile: '254712345678',
      message: 'Your order has shipped!',
      shortcode: 'CELCOM',
      pass_type: 'plain',
    }),
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Code your own solutions

Integrate SMS, WhatsApp, OTP, and more across 50+ African markets. RESTful APIs, detailed documentation, and local support help your team ship faster on Celcom Africa's CPaaS platform.

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OTP & Authentication

Secure one-time passwords and two-factor authentication with reliable delivery across African mobile networks.

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SMS Gateway API

RESTful SMS APIs with direct operator routes, delivery reports, and bulk messaging built for African markets.

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WhatsApp Business API

Rich conversational messaging, template broadcasts, and customer support flows on Africa's fastest-growing channel.

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Scalable, secure, and built for Africa's mobile networks

50+

African markets covered

850M+

Messages delivered monthly

99.99%

Platform uptime SLA

<0.4s

Median delivery latency

200+

Mobile network connections

10 min

Average integration time

24/7

Local support coverage

1000+

Businesses powered

Connect to Celcom Africa's CPaaS platform

Code your own solutions

Insights & Resources

Insights on African customer communication

Practical guides on bulk SMS, WhatsApp, USSD, and CPaaS from teams sending across African markets.

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Send notifications, run WhatsApp support, or integrate messaging APIs - Celcom Africa's CPaaS platform gives you the routes and expertise to scale across Africa.

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Send notifications, run WhatsApp support, or integrate messaging APIs - Celcom Africa's CPaaS platform gives you the routes and expertise to scale across Africa.

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