Communication and Personal Data Regulation Authority: W. Louis Modeste Ouédraogo appointed president
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Louis Modeste Ouédraogo appointed head of the Authority for Communication Regulation and Personal Data Processing (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
By decree signed on 16 October 2026, Louis Modeste Ouédraogo was appointed president of the Authority for Communication Regulation and Personal Data Processing. A lawyer, he previously headed the Superior Council of Communication (CSC).
Burkina: Louis Modeste Ouédraogo moves from the CSC to head the ARCOD (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Louis Modeste Ouédraogo, former president of the Superior Council for Communication (CSC), has been appointed head of the Authority for the Regulation of Communication and Personal Data Processing (ARCOD) by presidential decree. The ARCOD was created by merging the CSC and the Commission for…
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