Call Ethiopia with ethioCall
Call any mobile number across Ethiopia from 10¢/min, and get your first 5 minutes free when you sign up. Start calling Ethiopia—or just get your 5 free minutes first and decide from there.
Calling Ethiopia from the USA usually means routing through your carrier's international plan, guessing at dialing codes, and paying for a connection whose quality can vary a lot depending on the route your carrier uses. ethioCall is a different kind of app to call Ethiopia: install it, register with your regular US mobile number, and make calls to Ethiopian mobile numbers over the internet—no SIM swap, no calling card, no international rate plan to sign up for. The person you're calling doesn't need the app or a data connection; their phone just rings, the same as any other call. You dial from your phone, they answer on theirs, and the connection runs over ethioCall instead of your carrier, at a rate built for people who call often, not just once a year.
What makes ethioCall different
- Calls to mobile numbers across Ethiopia—reach family and friends directly on the mobile number they use every day, without the quality lottery of a random international route.
- Your own Ethiopian number with a paid plan—family sees a number they recognize and can save like any other contact, not an unfamiliar string of digits.
- Family can call you back—you're not the only one who can start the conversation.
- No Ethiopian SIM card required—nothing to buy, ship, or swap before your first call.
- Registration with your regular mobile number—sign up with the US number you already use every day.
Start calling in a few simple steps
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Download ethioCall from the App Store or Google Play.
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Register with your regular US mobile number.
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Use your free 5 minutes, or choose a plan that fits how often you call.
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Add or select your contact in Ethiopia.
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Call—no dialing codes, no country prefix, just pick the contact and call.
Call Ethiopia from 10¢ per minute
Calls to Ethiopia start at 10¢/min. ethioCall offers several plans, each with a different number of minutes and a different validity period, so you can match a plan to how often you actually call—whether that's a quick catch-up once a week or a daily habit of staying in touch.
Five free minutes for new users
New to ethioCall? Activate the welcome plan and get your first 5 minutes of calling to Ethiopia at no cost. Once your free minutes are used, choose a paid plan to keep the conversation going.
Stay connected both ways
With a regular international call, reaching you back usually means expensive roaming charges for your family, or isn't possible at all—most calling apps only let you dial out, not receive. ethioCall works both ways. With a paid plan, you get your own Ethiopian number, so the people you're calling can reach you too. Give the number to family, save it in each other's contacts, and let them call back whenever they need to—no waiting for you to think of them first, no missed emergencies because the timing didn't line up. These two-way calls turn Ethiopia from a place you have to remember to call into a number that works like any other line in the family.
Some everyday moments this changes:
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Sunday calls with your parents that don't need to be scheduled around anyone's data plan.
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A quick check-in before a doctor's appointment, without switching to a messaging app first.
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Relatives without a smartphone or reliable data can still just pick up the phone.
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Staying close during a work trip or a stretch of time away, without hunting for Wi-Fi to type instead of talk.
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Family calling you back the moment something comes up, instead of waiting for your next call.
Clear calls on a stable connection
Call quality depends on your connection: on a stable Wi-Fi, 4G, or 5G signal, calls come through clearly. ethioCall is powered by Ethio Telecom and built for reliable calls to Ethiopia over ordinary mobile data, with industry-standard encryption protecting every call.
Questions before you install
Can I call any mobile number in Ethiopia?
Yes. ethioCall lets you call mobile numbers across Ethiopia directly from the app, no dialing codes to remember. See current rates.
Does the person in Ethiopia need the app or internet?
No. They receive a normal call on their phone—no app, account, or data connection required on their end.
How much does it cost to call Ethiopia?
Calls start at 10¢/min, with several plans available depending on how often you call and for how long you want the plan to stay active. Shorter plans suit occasional calls; longer ones work better if you call every week. See current rates.
Do I need an Ethiopian SIM card?
No. ethioCall runs entirely over the internet. All you need is your regular US mobile number to register and get started.
Can my family in Ethiopia call me back?
Yes. Once you're on a paid plan, you get your own Ethiopian number—not a foreign one dialed at international rates. Family can save it like any other contact and call you back anytime, the same way they'd call a local line in Ethiopia.
How do I get my first 5 minutes free?
Download ethioCall, register with your mobile number, and activate the welcome plan—no payment needed for your first 5 minutes.
