🛍️Retail & E-commerce🇿🇦 Pan-African

From cart to delivery — one conversation.

A pan-African e-commerce marketplace handles order support, returns, and seller onboarding through Africall — turning WhatsApp into the primary storefront.

+47%
Conversion
<60s
Refund time
3.2M
Active buyers
12k
Sellers onboarded
The challenge

What wasn't working

Customers abandoned carts at checkout. Returns were a nightmare. Sellers needed onboarding in their language and currency.

The Africall setup

What we configured

  • WhatsApp commerce: browse, order, pay, track — all in one chat.
  • AI returns agent issues labels and refunds instantly.
  • Seller onboarding flow with KYC, payouts and analytics.
Modules deployed
AI Agents Omnichannel Inbox Ticketing OTP & Messaging CRM 360
Channels
WhatsApp Instagram DM Voice Email
Languages
English French Portuguese Swahili isiZulu
Customer journey

How it flows, end-to-end

  1. 1
    Customer browses on WhatsApp
    AI shows catalog, prices in local currency.
  2. 2
    Checkout in chat
    Mobile money or card, no app install needed.
  3. 3
    Tracking + support
    Live shipment updates, problem? message back.
  4. 4
    Returns
    AI issues label + refund in under a minute.

"Africall turned WhatsApp into our biggest storefront. Conversion up, refunds painless."

Thandi N.
Head of CX · SokoMart Africa