Senegal is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) nor does it have observer status.

According to Art. 50 of Decree No. 2022-2295, for contracts awarded on the basis of an international call for tenders, preference is given to candidates governed by Senegalese law or West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) member countries, and to candidates whose bids include only products of Senegalese origin or from WAEMU member countries, over candidates governed by non-Community law, provided that their bids are not more than 15% higher than those of the lowest bidder.

In accordance with Art. 52 of the Public Procurement Code, participation in public contracts is reserved for Senegalese and community companies that are regularly licensed (or exempted from licensing) and are registered in the trade register. An exception to this rule is made when the contracts concerned cannot be performed by Senegalese or community companies, when the financial scale of the contract or its technical complexity makes it impossible to guarantee transparent competition due to the low level of local competition. In these two cases, foreign companies may bid for public contracts in Senegal. This restriction is found in Art. 52 of all decrees on the Public Procurement Code since September 2010, with the exceptions being added and modified subsequently.

Senegal is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Rwanda has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Rwanda has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Rwanda has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Law Nº36/2012 on Competition and Consumer Protection, provides a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions. The Law is in place to promote fair competition, providing consumers access to products and services at competitive prices and better quality and to create an environment, that is conducive to investment.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 120, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Art. 28 of the Regulations governing Electronic Money Users notes that every e-money account shall have a maximum balance limit and daily and monthly transaction limits for domestic and international fund transfers. According to Appendix I of the law, Maximum Transaction limits (Individual customer TIER I) are 500.000 FRW (450 USD approx) for daily transfer or single transaction, and 1.000.000 FRW (895 USD approx) for a monthly balance. TIER I includes customers electronically registered on their institution or e-KYC. According to Art. 2, KYC means rules related to AML/CFT which require e-money issuers or its agents to carry out procedures to identify a customer.

In Rwanda, a Simplified Type Approval Regime is issued following a third-party certification from Conformity Assessment Bodies recognized by the Regulatory Authority, as such there is recognition of test reports and certificates.
Under Art. 17 of the Regulation No. 011/R/STD-ICT/RURA/020 of 29/05/2020 Governing Importation, Supply and Type Approval for Electronic Communication Equipment, the Electronic Communications Equipment (ECE) that possesses the appropriate Certificate of Compliance from either a National Regulatory Authority or a Conformity Assessment Body recognized by the Regulatory Authority confirming compliance with the required standards may be eligible for Simplified Type Approval Regime.
Additionally, under Art. 35, any test report from an Accredited Testing Laboratory is only accepted by the Regulatory Authority if it is in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and or certified by an Accreditation Body which is a member of ILAC.

It is reported that local customs officials have attempted to charge importers duties based on their perception of the value of an import, regardless of the actual purchase price. This can limit the volume of ICT goods that can be imported.

The Regulations Governing Licensing of Multimedia Services Provision imposes licensing schemes for online newspaper, Internet radio services, Internet TV services, VoD services, IPTV, Mobile TV services and other related multimedia services.

Art. 40 of the Law Governing Information Communication and Technologies outlines four categories of electronic communications services subject to licensing. Some of the categories are broadly defined as to cover services that may not apply to broadcast or broadband spectrums, hence this requires virtually any Internet providers or any associated business to apply for licenses, including news providers.
The four categories are the following:
- Network infrastructure licensees that provide network infrastructure to companies operating electronic communications networks to supply primary services and ensure the supply of broadband communications networks;
- Network service licensees that provide services to users of electronic communications networks;
- Application service licensees that provide services that draw from networks and services by holders of network service licenses to perform specific functions such as sound-related services, electronic data storage, internet access services, and other information transfer services;
- Content service licensees that provide information through communications networks, including satellite television, signal transmission by radio earth stations, online information access services, and other possible electronic communications.