WATRA was a lead presenter at the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) National Telecommunications Policy Review Workshop, which held on, the 20th and 21st of May 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria. The

WATRA attended ITU’s Africa-Europe BB Mapping Study Visit and Policy Training, which held from the 19th to the 21st of May 2026 in Bucharest, Romania.  The three-day course was organized by ITU and the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM), was

WATRA attended GSR-26, ITU’s yearly global platform for knowledge exchange between regulators, which held from the 12th to the 15th of May 2026 in Ankara, Turkiye  The three-day Global Symposium for Regulators 2026 (GSR-26) brought together regulators, policy makers, and digital stakeholders from around the world, organizing sessions

Lomé, Togo – 23 April 2026 – The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Association (WATRA) is pleased to announce the recognition of Mr. Ruffus Samuel, Principal Manager, Partnerships, for his outstanding

New Council of Regulators Sets Ambitious Course for Regional Integration, Regulatory Harmonization, and Inclusive Digital Transformation Across West Africa Lomé, Republic of Togo, April 24, 2026 — The West Africa

The experts of WATRA’s three working groups – Consumer Access & Experience, Infrastructure Development, and Cybersecurity – met for their 4th in-person meeting, which held from the 30th of March to the 2nd of April 2026 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

WATRA attended the Second International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit, which held on the 2nd and 3rd of February 2026 in Porto, Portugal. The two-day summit, organized by ITU and the

WATRA attended the European phase of the 2025D project cycle of the iPRIS program, which held from the 16th of November to the 3rd of December 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden.

WATRA attended the Transform Africa Summit (TAS25) which held from the 12th to the 14th of November 2025 in Conakry, Guinea.  TAS25, organized by the Smart Africa Alliance in partnership