The AFRALTI Annual Liaison Forum 2025 took place at the AFRALTI Main Campus in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together senior representatives from leading ICT regulatory authorities across the region. This weeklong engagement served as both a reflection on progress and a platform to chart new directions in Africa’s digital transformation journey.

Participants included the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), National Communication Authority of South Sudan (NCA SS), GAMTEL.GM, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), Instituto Nacional das Comunicações de Moçambique (INCM), and the Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications du Congo (ARPTC). Their collective presence highlighted the critical role of regulators in shaping policies, standards, and frameworks to enable Africa’s ICT sector to thrive.

The forum went beyond routine dialogue, it became a strategic convening point for member states to deepen collaboration, share insights, and align priorities. Discussions focused on ICT capacity building, applied research, innovation ecosystems, and the policies required to address pressing issues such as cybersecurity, AI adoption, spectrum management, and digital inclusion.

As a regional center of excellence, AFRALTI leveraged the forum to align its training and research agenda directly with the needs of regulators and member states. By ensuring its programmes reflected regional priorities, AFRALTI reaffirmed its role as a unifying hub bridging global expertise with Africa’s unique context.

The 2025 Liaison Forum reinforced a collective call: to accelerate digital skills development, foster inclusive policies, and support innovations that advance Africa’s digital sovereignty. Through open dialogue and strategic collaboration, the regulators left Nairobi with a renewed commitment to ensuring Africa’s digital transformation is both accelerated and equitable.

At its core, the Liaison Forum demonstrated AFRALTI’s mission: to be more than a training institute, but a catalyst for research, innovation, and cooperation across the continent. By convening diverse voices and building consensus, AFRALTI continues to shape the policies and capacities that will define Africa’s ICT future.