Philippe Goaba

Philippe Goabga is a Senior Manager for Policy, leading public policy advocacy in the West Africa Region. He is a seasoned telecom professional with over 15 years of diverse experience in legal, regulatory, corporate affairs, sustainability, roaming, wholesale and HR roles in telecom companies such as Telecel Faso (Burkina Faso) and MTN Benin.

During his career, he has built strong relations with MNOs, policymakers, and regulators in the region through engagements with various stakeholders, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and Africa Telecommunication Union (ATU). His wealth of experience and expertise spans policy interactions in the public and private sectors across sectors.

Before joining the telecom industry, Philippe was a Senior Tax officer at Burkina Faso’s revenue service. There, he gained a deep understanding of fiscal policy development and implementation and its impact on the broader economy. This positions him firmly as a pillar in advocacy for fiscal policy reforms in the industry.

While at Telecel Faso, he contributed to policy and regulatory reforms, including SIM registration, fibre rollout, spectrum management, licensing, data privacy and protection framework, and tax.

In his role at MTN, Philippe was the head of the legal, regulatory, and corporate affairs department of the Benin affiliate. Through consistent interaction with regulators and stakeholders, he secured new business opportunities and opened the dialogue around the adverse effects of the current regulatory framework. As the sustainability lead, Philippe oversaw the “Net zero” project, which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.

Philippe holds a master’s in business administration from Jean Moulin Lyon III University (France), a master’s degree in business law from the University of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) a master’s degree in African cyberspace law from Gaston Berger University (Senegal),and a degree in tax by the National Institute for financial studies of Ougadougou (Burkina Faso).