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Africans invited to send Obama an SMS

Africans invited to send Obama an SMS

Wednesday, 08 July 2009

Africans have been invited to send a text message to US President Barack Obama in advance of his visit to Ghana on Friday and Saturday.

Those who respond early will receive SMS highlights from his speech in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday, July 11. This service is available in both English and French.

President Obama will directly answer selected questions through local radio broadcasts in Africa.

To send a text message to President Obama from anywhere in Africa, simply text ‘English’ or ‘French’ to +61 41 860 1934. If you do not receive a confirmation of your enrollment within 10 minutes, please send again to +45 60 991 0343.

People in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa can send to a short code instead. For Kenya use short code 5683, for Ghana use short code 1731, for Nigeria use short code 32969 and for South Africa use short code 31958.

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