A recent agreement has brought good news for both Togolese and Ghanaians, as they can now enjoy lower rates for roaming calls. The free-roaming pact between the two nations has been officially completed.

The agreement, as reported by asaaseradio.com, was officially signed on November 1, 2023, in Accra, Ghana.

It was signed by Michel Yaovi Galley, the Director-General of Togo's telecom watchdog, ARCEP, and Joe Anokye from Ghana's National Communications Authority (NCA).

Togo's ARCEP expressed that the successful conclusion of this deal followed months of discussions between regulatory authorities and representatives of mobile operators operating in both countries, including MTN, Airtel, Vodafone Moov Africa Togo, and Togo Cellulaire.

Commencing from March 1, 2024, cell phone users in both Ghana and Togo will experience reduced roaming charges, thanks to this agreement. Mobile operators in both countries have decided to lower rates for travelers from Togo visiting Ghana and vice versa.

“In detail, call reception is now free for the first thirty (30) consecutive days for Ghanaian customers visiting Togo and for Togolese customers staying in Ghana, whereas it is currently billed at CFA240 per minute with Togo Cellulaire and CFA207 with Moov Africa Togo.

“Calls will cost CFA8.67 (GHC 0.17) per minute, compared with CFA279 (GHC5.45) with Togo Cellulaire and CFA550 (GC10.73) with Moov Africa Togo before. The cost of internet data has been capped at CFA1.6 per MB, against CFA8,400 (GHC163.92) on Togocel and CFA200 (maximum) on Moov, at present,” asaaseradio’s report said.