Which wallet do I need to fund the transfer?

The mobile money wallet you already use in Côte d'Ivoire. You do not need to open a new one, and you do not need an Ivorian bank account.

Why is this cheaper than a bank transfer?

There is no direct banking rail between West African CFA francs and Ugandan shillings, so a bank routes the money through dollars or euros and charges on each leg. Eversend converts once and pays out on Uganda's local mobile money rail.

Can I send from Abidjan if my recipient is outside Kampala?

Yes. Mobile money reaches all of Uganda, not the capital alone, so a recipient upcountry is paid the same way and at the same speed as one in Kampala. Distance inside Uganda changes nothing.

Do Ivorian francs and Ugandan shillings have a direct market?

No, which is why banks route this pair through euros or dollars and charge on each leg. Eversend prices the pair directly and converts once, at the figure on your screen.

Does my choice of funding wallet change the fee?

No. Funding your balance works the same way whichever wallet you use, and the payout fee depends only on how the recipient is paid: USh 1,000 to a Ugandan wallet, USh 5,400 to a bank.

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🇨🇮🇺🇬XOF → UGX corridor

Send money from Côte d'Ivoire to Uganda.

The short answer

Fund from the mobile money wallet you already use in Côte d'Ivoire, and the shillings land in MTN MoMo, Airtel Money or a Ugandan bank account. West Africa to East Africa has no direct banking rail, so a bank would convert twice through a hard currency. Eversend converts once at the rate on this page.

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You send

CFA

🇨🇮XOF

1 XOF = 6.397 UGXLIVE

fees included · updated in the last 30 min

Recipient gets

318,846

🇺🇬UGX

fee USh 1,000deducted, shown before you send

292,001 UGX more than a typical bank transfer would deliver

Arrives in about a minutemedian 1.1 min, last 90 days

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Today's rate · XOF → UGX

1 XOF = 6.397 UGXUpdated in the last 30 min

The rate refreshes every 30 minutes. The recipient amount you see already includes our commission: what you see is what they get.

Delivery times

How fast money arrives in Uganda.

Delivery depends on how the recipient is paid. These are measured times, not promises.

Mobile money

~1 min

81% land within 5 minutes

To their MTN MoMo or Airtel Money wallet, day or night.

Bank account

~3 min

72% land within 5 minutes

Direct deposit to any major bank in Uganda.

Eversend

Instant

Lands the moment you send

If they have Eversend, the money is theirs the second you confirm.

Medians measured over the last 90 days of real transfers. A first transfer may need a one-time verification.

Send XOF to Uganda in 3 steps.

01

Create your account

Download Eversend and verify your identity once. It takes a few minutes.

02

Fund from your wallet

The Ivorian mobile money wallet you already have. No bank account needed.

03

Choose how they're paid

Uganda, the amount, then MoMo, Airtel or a bank account. Rate and fee before you confirm.

Where the money lands

Payout methods in Uganda.

Mobile money

Instant payout to the wallets Ugandans use every day.

MTN MoMoAirtel Money

Banks

Direct deposit to any major Ugandan bank.

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XOF → UGX, compared

A typical bank

Eversend

Rate you see

Hidden until it lands

Shown before you send

Transfer fee

Wire fees at both ends

USh 1,000 to mobile money, wallet free

Money arrives

2 to 5 business days

About a minute

Mobile money payout

Not supported

MTN MoMo, Airtel Money

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XOF → UGX questions.

Download Eversend, verify once, and top up from your Ivorian mobile money wallet. Then pick Uganda, enter the amount, and the shillings arrive in their wallet or bank account.

Abidjan to Kampala, in about a minute.

Fund from the wallet you already use and the shillings land on their phone.

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