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

WATRA attended MWC Kigali 2025, GSMA’s mobile industry and technology event, which held from the 21st to the 23rd of October 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda.   The three-day event, organized by

The 40th Executive Committee Meeting (ECM) of WATRA held on the 9th of October 2025 in hybrid mode, with attendees joining both online and at the Association’s Secretariat in Abuja,

The 18th Focal Points Meeting on the Implementation of the ECOWAS Regulation on Roaming was held in Lomé, Togo, from 20th to 21st August 2025. The meeting brought together National