Salience at ECOWAS workshop in Ghana

Salience and MacMillan-Keck attended a workshop to validate its draft final report on the Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP) for the ECOWAS Region. The workshop was held in Accra, Ghana from the 14 -16th of April 2025. Experts from 12 Member States participated in the meeting. Representatives of the Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU) and the Directorate of Digital Economy and Post of the ECOWAS Commission also participated at the meeting.

Salience and MacMillan-Keck presented practical actions that governments can take to support national IXPs from early formation to regional expansion, promote optimal connectivity and data flow conditions through the establishment of hospitable legal and regulatory environments.