Enterprise Connectivity in Burkina Faso. Where Regional Networks Converge.
Ouagadougou sits at the crossroads of West Africa. Landlocked, but connected—terrestrial backbone routes pass through here linking the coast to the Sahel.
Carriers, infrastructure and routing
Orange Burkina Faso — Market leader since acquiring Airtel's operations in 2016. Now 6+ million subscribers. Connected to the Djoliba pan-West African backbone linking to Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, and beyond.
Moov Africa (ONATEL) — Maroc Telecom subsidiary since 2006 (now 61% owned). The original incumbent, rebranded under the Moov Africa umbrella in 2021. Extensive fixed and mobile infrastructure.
Netforce — Pan-African enterprise provider headquartered in Ouagadougou. Specialising in enterprise interconnection, IP transit, and managed services across 14 African countries.
Mobile connectivity
Orange and Moov Africa dominate. Djoliba backbone provides terrestrial connectivity through Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
Delivery and what to check
Quote turnaround: 8 hours in 9 out of 10 cases
Deployment from 21 days for on-net locations in Ouagadougou
Standard deployment: 4-6 weeks for most commercial locations
How a circuit gets delivered
Address check
On-net carrier checks
Fibre planning
Fibre routes and building entry points checked
Internal routing
Path to floor, room and rack checked
Carrier validation
All carrier orders validated against requirement
Execution
Order signed
Order pre-validation
Customer order validated against requirement
Validation
Order validated by carrier
Handover
Circuit live and handed over
Delivery experience
A professional services firm needed connectivity across 7 West African countries including Burkina Faso. Their existing aggregator quoted identical pricing from three 'different' providers—all reselling the same carrier, none with actual presence in-country.
We went direct. Orange and Moov Africa. Local knowledge. Realistic timelines.
The result:
- 8 circuits across 7 countries including Burkina Faso
- Deployment completed in under 60 days
- Competitive pricing without aggregator markup
- Single point of contact across all countries