The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) was founded in 2002 to create a unified platform for telecommunications and ICT regulators in the West African region. This platform was designed to facilitate the exchange of information, sharing of best practices, and coordination of regulatory actions among the member countries.
WATRA comprises 16 member states, which are the members of the ECOWAS and Mauritania. The member states of WATRA are:
WATRA membership comprises the National Regulatory Authorities of 16 West African states. The NRAs are:
Bénin
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Côte d'Ivoire
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinée
Guiné Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritanie
Niger
Nigeria
Sénégal
Sierra Leone
Togo
