The African Council of Regulators was founded in 2017 by the Smart Africa Alliance to accelerate its ambition to make ICT a driver of economic and social development in Africa. The organization has been led since 2022 by Gabon.
Mamady Doumbouya, director general of the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Guinea (ARPT), is the new president of the African Council of Telecommunications Regulators (CAR). He was elected by his peers to lead the organization for the next two years at the CAR meeting which takes place from Wednesday April 17 to Friday April 19 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
In his new position, Mr. Doumbouya will coordinate CAR activities. This advisory body of the Smart Africa Alliance has the main missions of strengthening African collaboration, enabling regulators to work more closely, supporting the digital transformation program, stimulating the technological revolution on the continent, creating a single and common digital market in Africa.
Mr. Doumbouya replaces Célestin Kadjidja, president of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts of Gabon (ARCEP). The Gabonese communications regulator has been at the head of CAR since 2022.
“ Since its founding, CAR has strived to deliver ambitious projects, such as the One African Network and the harmonization of legal frameworks for OTT services. […] The guidelines on roaming and international communications, adopted and implemented in several of our countries, illustrate our collective commitment to reducing communication costs and promoting borderless connectivity ,” said Mr. Kadjidja.