Type a full number (0772 123 456 or +256 772 123 456) or just the first digits (072, 073, 097). Works for 7 African countries.
This shows the operator a number range was originally allocated to. Where number portability exists, a customer can keep their number after changing network, so treat the result as a guide. You do not need to know the network to send with Yoola SMS: one message reaches every network.
Numbers are written here the local way, with the leading 0. Last reviewed 4 November 2026.
Each prefix shows the operator a range was first allocated to. A few ranges are shared or have been reallocated (for example 076).
| 070 | Airtel Uganda |
| 071 | Uganda Telecom (UTL) |
| 072 | Lycamobile Uganda |
| 073 | Africell Uganda |
| 074 | Airtel Uganda |
| 075 | Airtel Uganda |
| 076 | MTN Uganda / Smile (shared range) |
| 077 | MTN Uganda |
| 078 | MTN Uganda |
| 079 | MTN Uganda |
Kenya has had mobile number portability since 2011, so a customer may have moved to a different network and kept the number.
| 010 | Airtel Kenya |
| 011 | Safaricom |
| 0701 – 0729 | Safaricom |
| 0730 – 0739 | Airtel Kenya |
| 0740 – 0743 | Safaricom |
| 0744 | Homelands Media |
| 0745 – 0746 | Safaricom |
| 0747 | Faiba 4G |
| 0748 | Safaricom |
| 0750 – 0756 | Airtel Kenya |
| 0757 – 0759 | Safaricom |
| 0760 | Mobile Pay |
| 0761 | Eferio |
| 0762 | Airtel Kenya |
| 0763 – 0766 | Equitel |
| 0767 | Sema Mobile |
| 0768 – 0769 | Safaricom |
| 0770 – 0779 | Telkom Kenya |
| 0780 – 0789 | Airtel Kenya |
| 0790 – 0799 | Safaricom |
Only prefixes in active use are listed. Tanzanian numbers are written with a two-digit prefix after the 0 (for example 0754 is prefix 75).
| 061 | Halotel |
| 065 | Tigo |
| 066 | Smile |
| 067 | Tigo |
| 068 – 069 | Airtel Tanzania |
| 071 | Tigo |
| 073 | TTCL |
| 074 – 076 | Vodacom Tanzania |
| 077 | Tigo |
| 078 | Airtel Tanzania |
| 079 | Vodacom Tanzania |
Zambia has had mobile number portability since 2010, so the prefix may not match the customer’s current network.
| 055 | Zamtel |
| 056 | MTN Zambia |
| 057 | Airtel Zambia |
| 075 | Zamtel |
| 076 | MTN Zambia |
| 077 | Airtel Zambia |
| 095 | Zamtel |
| 096 | MTN Zambia |
| 097 | Airtel Zambia |
Rwanda’s number portability was not yet operational at last check. Other ranges may exist that are not listed here.
| 072 – 073 | Airtel Rwanda |
| 078 | MTN Rwanda |
Only the main mobile ranges are listed. Other ranges may exist that are not shown here.
| 088 | TNM |
| 098 – 099 | Airtel Malawi |
Numbers starting with 09 belong to Ethio telecom and numbers starting with 07 to Safaricom Ethiopia.
| 09 | Ethio telecom |
| 07 | Safaricom Ethiopia |
According to the published numbering plan, the 072 range in Uganda was allocated to Lycamobile Uganda.
Neither. The 073 range in Uganda was allocated to Africell. MTN uses 077, 078 and 079, and Airtel uses 070, 074 and 075.
097 (and 077 and 057) are Airtel Zambia ranges. MTN Zambia uses 096, 076 and 056, and Zamtel uses 095, 075 and 055. Zambia has number portability, so a customer may since have changed network.
Tanzanian numbers use a two-digit prefix after the 0. The prefix 79 belongs to Vodacom Tanzania.
Not always. A prefix shows who the range was first allocated to. In countries with number portability, such as Kenya and Zambia, a customer can switch network and keep the number.
No. With Yoola SMS you upload your numbers once and we route each message to the right network automatically.
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