About Us

Chairman WARF

Eng. Saidu A. Mohammed

Our forum empowers oil and gas regulators across West Africa through a trusted platform for knowledge sharing, coordinated action, and consistent regulatory practice.

Roadmap implementation priorities

Addressing structural barriers to intra-African energy trade:

• Infrastructure gaps (poor transportation, under-utilised storage, optimise pipeline infrastructure)
• Tariffs and trade barriers
• Exchange rate instability
• Administrative bottlenecks
• Lack of uniformity in product specifications
• Coordinate regional alignment & trade efficiency

Ag. Secretary General WARF

Prof. Zainab Gobir

WARF exists to strengthen regulatory coordination across West Africa and deliver measurable outcomes for refined products markets, infrastructure development, and trade efficiency.

WARF was established on July 23rd, 2025, with a clear purpose: to empower Oil and Gas regulators across West Africa by providing a structured platform for knowledge sharing, collaboration, and coordinated regulatory action. We are firmly guided by the belief that by working together, we can strengthen regulatory practices, deepen regional integration, and promote sustainable development—not only for West Africa, but for the global energy and trade ecosystem.

Since its establishment, WARF has deliberately shifted from dialogue to delivery. Our focus has been on implementing agreed decisions, operationalising our Roadmap, and ensuring that outcomes are measurable, time-bound, and relevant to the needs of the region.

To this end, WARF has institutionalised a framework for quarterly regional progress reporting, ensuring that Member States receive timely updates on milestones achieved, challenges encountered, and corrective actions required. This approach enhances transparency, accountability, and collective ownership of outcomes.

Each quarterly update records concrete strides made across priority areas and provides a clear line of sight between decisions taken and results delivered.

Distinguished colleagues, the work of WARF is not aspirational—it is action-oriented. By implementing our Roadmap, tracking progress through quarterly regional reports, and addressing structural barriers to trade, WARF is steadily translating cooperation into results.

Together, we are strengthening regulatory systems, enhancing regional trade efficiency, and laying the foundation for sustainable development across West Africa and beyond.

I thank you for your continued commitment, collaboration, and shared vision for a more integrated and prosperous region.