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Event Overview

The 10th Sub Sahara Spectrum Management Conference returned to Nairobi, Kenya on 11-12 August 2025 taking place as part of the 2nd African Preparatory Meeting for WRC-27 (APM27-2), in partnership with ATU and hosted by the Communications Authority, Kenya. 

Across 2 days attendees had the opportunity to be involved in discussions on the key spectrum topics for the Sub Sahara region and beyond, through interactive sessions, networking opportunities, an exhibition area and much more.

This event is part of The Global Spectrum Series, The world’s largest collection of regional spectrum policy conferences. Click on the images on the right to find out more about the series and to view the photos from 2024.

Event Highlights

This year marked the 10th edition of the Sub-Sahara Spectrum Management Conference. Hear from some of our speakers and delegates on their key takeaways and view the event photos below.

Event Photos

Key Themes

Charting Africa’s Path and Progress Post WRC-23
Tackling the Digital Divide
Building the wider mid-band ecosystem
Spectrum pricing and licensing strategies
The future of the 3.8 - 4.2 GHz band
Towards a harmonised regional 5G strategy
Direct-to-device and NTN Licensing
APM27-2 and strategies towards WRC-27

Event Background

For 9 years, The Sub-Sahara Spectrum Management Conference has provided the leading neutral platform for spectrum stakeholders policy discussion in the region. This event is taking place as part of The Global Spectrum Series.

Over 200 delegates joined 2 days of discussions in Nairobi in 2024. Watch the highlights from the two days, and catch up on the sessions below.

9th Sub Sahara Spectrum Management Conference

Organisers & Partners

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Platinum Partners

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Knowledge Partners

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Speakers Included

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John Omo

Secretary General
ATU

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David Mugonyi

Director General & CEO Communications Authority of Kenya
CA Kenya

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Ilham Ghazi

Head, Broadcasting Services Division, Radiocommunications Bureau
ITU

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Emilia Nghikembua

CEO
CRAN Namibia

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Kezias Mwale

Director, Radiocommunications African Telecommunications Union

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Gababo Wako

Assistant Director, Frequency Monitoring and Compliance
CA Kenya

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Basebi Moisinyi

Deputy Director Spectrum Management
BOCRA Botswana

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El Hadjar Abdouramane

Chair
ATU WRC-27 Working Group on Aeronautical and Radiolocation Services

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Peter Djakwah

Manager, Engineering
NCA Ghana

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Lucy Nyakwera

Telecommunications Engineer
UCC Uganda

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Martins Langa

Executive Director, Engineering and Inspection Division,
INCM, Mozambique

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Eric Fournier

Director for Spectrum Planning and International Affairs
ANFR France

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Alex Kuehn

Head of Section, International & National Spectrum Management
BNetzA Germany

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Elizabeth Migwalla

Vice President International Government Affairs Qualcomm

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Peter Zimri

Former ICASA Councillor
Access Partnership

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Joe Frans

AUB Expert
Broadcast Networks Europe

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Pierre-Frédéric Siaud

Regulatory Affairs Associate, Africa and Middle East
Sateliot

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Eiman Mohyeldin

Global Head of Spectrum Standardization
Nokia

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Kevin Eisenhauer

Senior Principal Regulatory Engineer
SES

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Bienvenu Agbokponto Soglo

Chair of the GSA ATU Spectrum Team
GSA

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Nada Abdelhafez

Head of Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs
Shure

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Shiv Bakhshi

Vice President, Industry Relations
Ericsson

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Linden Petzer

Senior Consultant for Africa
GSOA

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Caroline Mbugua

Senior Director, Public Policy & Communications
GSMA, Africa

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Raymond Bouwman

Consultant
Coleago Consulting

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Daniel Batty

Regulatory & Policy Advisor
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Saul Friedner

Director, Spectrum Services and Business Development
LS telcom

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Ferran Font

Spectrum Policy Analyst
GSMA

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Andy Hudson

CEO, Spectrivity

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Bashir Gwandu

Independent Spectrum Expert

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David Mugonyi

Director General & CEO
Communications Authority of Kenya

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John Omo

Secretary General African Telecommunications Union (ATU)

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Jonathan Wall

Partner
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Chief of Terrestrial Services Department ITU

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Ronel le Grange

Executive, Engineering & Technical Services Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN)

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Ntombiza Sithole

Councillor ICASA

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Director of Spectrum Management National Communication Authority, South Sudan

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Kezias Mwale

Technical Coordinator African Telecommunications Union (ATU)

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Andrew Changa

Liaison Manager, ICT, East African Communications Organisation (EACO)

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Dennis Sonoiya

Principal Officer / Data Management CA Kenya

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Luc Lukomba

Head of Frequency Assignment Department ARPTC, DRC

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Ahmed Boraud

Director, Radiocommunications ARCEP Niger

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Mandialy Bodian

Head of Spectrum Management Department ARTP Senegal

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Jean-Pierre Faisan

Chair, Communications Working Group Broadcast Networks Europe

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Graham Friend

Co-founder and Managing Director Coleago Consulting

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Cesar Gutierrez Miguelez

Head of Africa Regulatory Policy Huawei

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Kamal Tamawa

Director, Spectrum & Industry Services, Sub-Saharan Africa GSMA

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Peng Zhao

Vice President, Policy & Regulatory GSOA