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Ethiopia +251

International code · Africa

How to dial

Calling from abroad +251 91 234 5678

Dial +251, then the local number. Drop the leading trunk prefix 0. Generate the full number →

For domestic long distance dial 0 first, then the area code. Local calls: dial directly.

Mobile length
9 digits
Mobile prefixes
XX XXX XXXX
International format
+251 XX XXX XXXX
Domestic trunk
0

Sign-up availability

What to expect when signing up for these services with a physical SIM from this country:

ChatGPT Works
Claude Works
WhatsApp Works
Telegram Works
LINE Works
WeChat Works
X Works
TikTok Works
Gemini Works

Applies to every platform: VoIP / virtual numbers and heavily-reused number pools get rejected. Physical SIM only.

Checked 2026-09-12. Platform region policies and number-range allocations change — always confirm against each platform’s official supported-regions list and the carrier’s notices.
4 sources
help.openai.com/articles/7947663www.anthropic.com/supported-countriessupport.google.com/gemini?p=gemini_web_availabilitywww.mappr.co/tiktok-bans-by-country

How to read a number

+251912345678

+251Country code
Ethiopia.
9Mobile prefix
Ethiopian mobile numbers are 0 plus 9 digits.
12345678Remaining 8 digits
The subscriber number.
This section checked 2026-10-31.
2 sources
www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000440001MSWE.docaddisfortune.news/?p=21096

Number ranges & quality

RangeTypeNotes
Starts with 09 / 07, 10 digits (9 without the 0) Mobile carrier Ethiopian mobile numbers are 0 plus 9 digits. The numbering plan notified to the ITU is still the 2005 version (one state operator, mobiles starting with 9); when Safaricom Ethiopia entered in 2022, the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) gave it the 07 block according to the local business paper Addis Fortune, with 09 remaining Ethio Telecom's.
Intl SMSStable
Virtual-number riskMedium
ID requiredID is required; prepaid cards generally need real-name registration.

Physical SIMs can sign up without issues, but virtual numbers and recycled ranges face stricter risk control on some platforms — use a freshly issued physical SIM.

Carriers & prefixes

Mobile prefixes by carrier.

Number portability status unverified.

Porting rules in full

We found no clear statement from the regulator on whether numbers can be ported, so this is marked unverified.

  • Ethio Telecom Mobile carrier

    09 is reported to be Ethio Telecom's; there's no official allocation table, so no ranges are listed.

  • Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Mobile carrier

    The ECA reportedly gave it the 07 block; there's no official allocation table, so no ranges are listed.

This section checked 2026-10-20.
2 sources
www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000440001MSWE.docaddisfortune.news/?p=21096

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