Calling to Mali
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘6’ and ‘7’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Mali does not have designated phone numbers for satellite phones.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Mali (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk or long distance number dialed when calling within Mali.
| eight digits |
| local phone number |
Mali’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Mali’s phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a landline (fixed line) or mobile phone number.
Land-line (fixed line) phone numbers being with digits ‘2’ or ‘4’. The second, third, and fourth digit designate a geographic region of the country.
Mobile numbers being with ‘6’ or ‘7’. Each digit represents a different mobile provider.
An example of a Malinese phone number
The Comme Chez Soi lists its phone number in Bamako as +233 7 444 2222.
Phone number explanation
| 223 | 7 | 444 2222 |
| country code for Mali | signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Bamako, Mali
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Mali.
| 7 | 444 2222 |
| signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Kidal, Mali (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Mali.
| 7 | 444 2222 |
| signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Mali)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Mali.
| 7 | 444 2222 |
| signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Mali
To call from outside Mali, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Mali’s country code of ‘223’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 223 | 7 | 444 2222 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Mali | signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Mali
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Mali.
Sources and more resources
- Autorité Malienne de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC et des Postes (AMRTP) – Mali’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Mali (country code +223) National Numbering Plan – Details of Mali’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Mali – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Mali. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Mali – Entry for Mali in the British Telecom international directory.