WATRA: $8m Cable Repair Costs Threaten West Africa’s $100bn+ Digital Economy
The West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly has warned that submarine cable disruptions and weak digital resilience could pose growing risks ...
The West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly has warned that submarine cable disruptions and weak digital resilience could pose growing risks ...
Highlighting the critical vulnerabilities of West Africa’s digital backbone, Aliyu Aboki, the executive secretary of the West African Telecommunications Regulators ...
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly, backed by the Nigerian Communications Commission and other regional bodies, has reaffirmed its commitment ...
Executive Secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Mr. Aliyu Yusuf Aboki, has reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to ...
In a historic step towards deepening international cooperation, the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) hosted the Caribbean Telecommunications Union ...
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) has announced that Mr. Aliyu Aboki, its executive secretary, has been appointed as ...
In a pivotal move towards enhancing cybersecurity in West Africa, the Cybersecurity working group, co-chaired by AMRTP-Mali and NCA-Ghana, of ...
The West African Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly has called for improved collaboration among its 16 member states to bridge digital divide ...
Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivity in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has called for ...
Dr. Aminu Maida, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has received updates from Engr. Aliyu Aboki, ...
All applications from National Regulatory Agencies must reach the WATRA Executive Secretariat no later than 14 October 2022.

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