By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
South Sudan’s National
Communication Authority (NCA) has held a strategic bilateral meeting with the
African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) to deepen
institutional cooperation in technical training, broadband access and
telecommunications development.
The meeting took place on
the sidelines of the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary
Conference 2026 (ITU-PP26) in Doha, Qatar, and was led by the Director General
of the NCA, Eng. Gieth Kon Mathiang.
Mathiang was accompanied by
the NCA Director of Research and Planning, Eng. Chol Joseph Mayen, and the
Director for Corporate Affairs, Mr. Dada Isaac Lemi. The delegation met with
Mr. Baraza, Director and Chief Executive Officer of AFRALTI.
The engagement was held on
behalf of South Sudan's Head of Delegation, Hon. Ateny Wek Ateny, who was
engaged in other important stakeholder meetings on the sidelines of the
conference.
Discussions focused on
deepening institutional cooperation between the NCA and AFRALTI, particularly
in bringing specialised technical training to local engineers, expanding
reliable broadband access and establishing smooth channels for continued
institutional collaboration.
The engagement forms part of
the NCA's efforts to strengthen local technical expertise and foster strategic
regional partnerships to support South Sudan's digital transformation.
The authority said the
meeting highlights its ongoing commitment to building local capacity and
promoting regional cooperation in the telecommunications sector.
