Burkina Faso signs three roaming agreements with neighbours
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Burkina Faso signed three roaming agreements with Benin, Ivory Coast and Senegal to facilitate mobile phone use between the countries. Signed on 23 October 2026 in Ouagadougou by regulatory authorities, the agreements still have to be implemented, according to a report published by UEMOA.
Burkina Faso signed three bilateral roaming agreements with Benin, Ivory Coast and Senegal on Friday 23 October 2026 in Ouagadougou. The agreements aim to facilitate the use of mobile services by subscribers travelling between the countries, according to a report published on the website of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).
The agreements were concluded by Burkina Faso’s Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services with the regulatory authorities of the three partner countries. They concern mobile roaming, which allows users to use their usual SIM card abroad for calls, SMS messages and internet access. The ceremony took place after the second session of the Committee of National Digital Regulators of UEMOA member states.
Burkina Faso’s Minister for Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications, Aminata Zerbo/Sabané, chaired the ceremony. Mamadú Serifo Jaquité, UEMOA Commissioner for Human Development, serving as acting president of the Commission, said the aim was to make regional integration more tangible in people’s daily lives.
