WARF

West Africa Regulators Forum

WARF was established on 23 July 2025 as a regional, regulator-driven platform for oil and gas regulatory authorities in West Africa. Its purpose is to strengthen regulatory cooperation, knowledge-sharing, market transparency, regional trade and regulatory alignment, while respecting the sovereignty and statutory mandates of individual national regulators. WARF describes itself as a regulators-only coordination institution: it does not set national policy, regulate companies or replace national ministries/governments.

The Forum’s current priorities include harmonizing minimum regulatory standards and product specifications, improving transparency and pricing approaches, facilitating cross-border petroleum trade, addressing infrastructure and logistics constraints, and building regulatory capacity. WARF also works with international and regional regulatory networks, including the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) and IFRS Foundation.

Chair: Rabiu Abdullahi Umar
Region: West Africa
Website: westafricaregulatorsforum.org

Members: 16

1. Liberia – Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA)
2. Cabo Verde – SNPC Cabo Verde
3. The Gambia – The Gambia Petroleum Commission
4. Mauritania – Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of Mauritania
5. Niger – Ministry of Petroleum – Niger
6. Guinea – Ministry of Energy, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons – Guinea
7. Guinea-Bissau – Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy – Guinea‑Bissau
8. Sierra Leone – NPRA Sierra Leone
9. Côte d’Ivoire – Official PETROCI Platform
10. Senegal – PETROSEN Official Website
11. Burkina Faso – SONABHY Official Website / ARSE Burkina Faso
12. Mali – ONAP Information Page
13. Nigeria – https://www.nmdpra.gov.ng/
14. Ghana – https://npa.gov.gh
15. Benin – National Petroleum Authority
16. Togo – Accueil – Ministère chargé de l’Énergie et des Ressources Minières