05 August 2024

For Mali to draw inspiration from Burkina Faso’s experience in managing its universal access fund for telecom services, a delegation from the Universal Access Fund Management Agency (AGEFAU) paid a working visit to the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP).

“This benchmark visit aimed to share Burkina Faso’s experiences in terms of regulation in the process used and the results obtained in the implementation of the rural network coverage solution,” said ARCEP Burkina Faso in a statement.

Through this visit, AGEFAU wants to strengthen its capacities to better fulfil its mission of facilitating access to ICT for the entire Malian population. The initiative is also part of the Strategy for reducing the digital divide in Mali, where disparities in terms of access to telecommunications and information and communication technologies are quite pronounced. The Malian telecoms regulator announced a study on the penetration of ICT and postal services last May.