The main organs of the African Telecommunications Union are the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, the Administrative Council, the Technical and Development Conference, and the General Secretariat headed by the Secretary General.

The African Telecommunications Union provides Associate Members, managers sharing information and experience in the specific areas of interest: it gives them the opportunity to help develop policies, regulations and standards as well as regionaltreaties .

The African Telecommunications Union is the leading continental organization that promotes the development of infrastructure and services in information technology and communication. It has 46 member states and 17 associate members.

Our mission is to promote the rapid development ofinfo-communications in Africa to achieve universal access to services, as well as full connectivity among countries. We envisionan Africa that is empowered to play an active and full part in the global society of information and knowledge.