During a visit to Abuja, Nigeria on January 29, 2026, Clarence Massaquoi, Chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, met with Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission. The meeting focused on reforms and development in Liberia’s digital sector and explored ways to strengthen regional cooperation in telecommunications.
Massaquoi outlined his goal to harmonize telecommunications policies by 2026 to attract more investment in infrastructure, reduce communication service costs, and advance regional digital transformation. He also discussed these ambitions with the chairman of the West African Telecommunications Regulators’ Assembly (WATRA).
The discussions between Massaquoi and Touray covered harmonization of regulatory frameworks, development of digital infrastructure, and promoting a more integrated and resilient regional telecommunications market.
Dr. Touray emphasized the importance of regulators in implementing regional policies: “The benefits and opportunities of regional integration in the areas of infrastructure and telecommunications must be enjoyed by all ECOWAS Member States,” he said. He reaffirmed ECOWAS’s commitment to supporting initiatives aimed at improving equitable and affordable access to telecommunications services for people across West Africa.
Massaquoi expressed his willingness to strengthen collaboration with ECOWAS for consistent regulation suited to the region’s market conditions. Additional topics discussed included roaming within the community, plans for an ECOWAS common currency, and agreements between Liberia and other member states intended to further ease free movement of people and goods.
He also thanked Dr. Touray for his contributions toward economic development and integration in West Africa.
On integration efforts within ECOWAS, Dr. Touray stated: “We remain a community, a family. Despite the challenges and difficulties facing our community, we must continue to work as a family. Integration cannot succeed if communication between West African states is not effective.”