🇸🇱 SMS Destination Guide for Sierra Leone

Country dialing code: +232. We deliver to 9 mobile network operators within Sierra Leone, including Africell and Orange. Learn how to send compliant SMS to Sierra Leone with our guide below.

Price per SMS

12.7p ex VAT

Two-way support

Not available

Sender ID Types

  • Alphanumeric

    Your brand name as the sender

    Supported

    • Your brand name as the sender, with no reply path.

  • Long code

    VMN / phone number

    Supported

    • Needed for two-way messaging and replies.

  • Short code

    Five-digit sender

    Supported

    • Best for high-volume campaigns.

Sender ID registration is not required in Sierra Leone. Instead, we approve all senders ourselves: PureSMS's own KYC and Sender ID verification applies to every account before a single message is sent for your safety and security.

Sierra Leone's mobile networks

One flat 12.7p rate covers every network we reach in Sierra Leone.

  • Africell Sierra Leone 2.5M subscribers
  • Orange Sierra Leone 1.6M subscribers

Plus 7 further networks, all at the same rate. We don't charge per-carrier fees, so you always know what you're paying.

Compliance in Sierra Leone

  • Restricted content: Sex and adult content · Hate content · Firearms · Marijuana, cannabis, CBD and THC · Vaping · Political content · Religious content · Gambling and betting
  • Alcohol and tobacco content is allowed with some nuances, so local regulation should be checked.
  • Prescription drug content is allowed with some nuances, so local regulation should be checked.
  • Cryptocurrency content is allowed with some nuances, so local regulation should be checked.
  • High-risk financial services content, including payday loans, short-term high-interest loans, third-party auto loans, third-party mortgage loans and student loans, is allowed with some nuances, so local regulation should be checked.
  • Third-party lead generation content is allowed with some nuances, so local regulation should be checked.
  • Debt collection and forgiveness content, including third-party debt collection, debt consolidation, debt reduction and credit repair programs, is allowed with some nuances, so local regulation should be checked.

These rules are what we generally check against, however they may not be up-to-date. We'll always keep you informed of what is needed for each destination throughout any registration process.

Regulators & industry bodies

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