From March 19th to 22nd, 2024, delegates representing the telecoms regulatory authorities of West Africa gathered in Freetown, Sierra Leone for WATRA’s 21st Annual General Meeting, graciously hosted by NatCA – Sierra Leone.
The event commenced with an insightful workshop on Big Data Analytics & AI delivered by GSMA, setting the stage for fruitful discussions. During the AGM, delegates received updates on ongoing projects, including the implementation of the ECOWAS Regional Roaming initiative, and collaboratively reviewed the milestones achieved in the previous year, as well as the proposed initiatives for the upcoming year, culminating in the approval of the 2024 Annual Plan and budget.
Noteworthy highlights included the unanimous reelection of Aliyu Yusuf Aboki as the organization’s Executive Secretary for a second 3-year term, alongside the election of Mr. Amara Brewah, Director-General of NatCA – Sierra Leone, as the new Chairman of the Executive Committee, having the new Members of the Executive Committee as follows; NatCA-Sierra Leone as the Chairman, ARN-Guinea Bissau as the 1st Vice-Chairman and ARCEP-Togo as the 2nd Vice-Chairman.
