<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Dear Members,</div><div><br></div><div>This might be of interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Barrack Otieno</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: [NRIs List] Invitation: Africa Internet Governance Community Engagement Call – 19 August 2026<br>To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>This might be of interest to you.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Wisdom Donkor</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM<br>Subject: [NRIs List] Invitation: Africa Internet Governance Community Engagement Call – 19 August 2026<br>To: Igfregionals <<a href="mailto:igfregionals@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">igfregionals@intgovforum.org</a>><br>Cc: Emmanuel Vitus Agbenonwossi <<a href="mailto:emmanuelvitus@gmail.com" target="_blank">emmanuelvitus@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><p><span style="background-color:transparent">Dear NRI Coordinators and Colleagues,</span></p><p>Greetings from the African Internet Governance Community.</p><p>We are pleased to invite National, Regional, and Youth Internet Governance Initiatives (NRIs) across Africa to participate in the upcoming <b>Africa Internet Governance Community Engagement Session</b>, scheduled for <b>Wednesday, 19 August 2026</b>.</p><p>The session will provide an opportunity for the African Internet Governance community to come together, exchange updates, discuss key continental and global digital policy developments, and strengthen coordination and collaboration ahead of the <b>Africa IGF 2026 in Accra, Ghana</b>, and the <b>UN Internet Governance Forum 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya</b>.</p><h3><u>Session Details</u></h3><p><b>Date:</b> Wednesday, 19 August 2026<br><b>Time:</b> 2:00 PM UTC+00<br><b>Duration:</b> 90 minutes<br><b>Venue:</b> Zoom<br><b>Registration link:</b> <a href="http://Tiny.cc/AIGCC26" target="_blank">http://Tiny.cc/AIGCC26</a></p><h3><u>Agenda</u></h3><p><b>1. Welcome and Opening Remarks</b></p><p><b>2. Updates</b></p><ul><li>UN IGF 2026 — Nairobi, Kenya</li><li>Africa IGF 2026 — Accra, Ghana</li><li>Africa Youth IGF 2026 — Accra, Ghana</li><li>Africa Children IGF 2026 — Accra, Ghana</li><li>Africa Judicial Network on IGF 2026 — Accra, Ghana</li><li>AfriSIG 2026 — Accra, Ghana</li><li>NRIs:- West, East, Southern, North and Central Africa</li></ul><p><b>3. Continental Policy Update</b></p><ul><li>Continental Digital Policy Outlook: AI, cybersecurity, ccTLDs and digital sovereignty</li><li>WSIS+20 Africa Outcomes and the Global Digital Compact</li><li>Smart Africa’s proposed African Internet Governance Framework</li></ul><p><b>4. Open Discussion, Questions, Answers and Responses</b></p><p><b>5. Close of Meeting</b></p><p>We particularly encourage <b>NRI coordinators to extend this invitation through their respective national, regional, and stakeholder networks</b> to ensure broad and inclusive participation from across the continent.</p><p>This engagement is intended to strengthen information sharing among African NRIs and the wider Internet governance community, identify common priorities, and provide space for stakeholders to share ideas on how we can collectively strengthen Internet governance processes across Africa.</p><p><b>Registration is still open.</b> Please register through the Zoom link below and encourage members of your networks to participate:</p><p><a href="http://Tiny.cc/AIGCC26" target="_blank"><b>http://Tiny.cc/AIGCC26</b></a></p><p>We look forward to your active participation and contributions as we work together to shape an inclusive, secure, trusted, and sustainable digital future for Africa.</p><p>Kind regards,</p><img src="cid:ii_msq39gu20" alt="Flyer AFIGF 26.png" width="452" height="254"><p></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font><b>Wisdom Donkor</b> </font><font size="1">(CASP+, CISM, CEH </font><span style="font-size:x-small">Certified,</span><span style="font-size:x-small">)</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:x-small;background-color:transparent">Tel: +233 20 812 8851</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk </font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">ICANN GNSO Council Member |</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> ICANN</span> transfer policy review working group Member | <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Improvement (CCOICI)</span> | UN IGF MAG Member | IGF Support Fund Association Executive Committee Member, World Bank Independent Consultant | AU AFIGF Member | Ghana OGP Advisory Committee member | GSS SDGs Advisory Committee Member</font></div><div><font size="1">____________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div></div><div><font size="1">Specialization:</font></div><div><font size="1">E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Geospatial Technologies, Open Source Technologies, Domain Name Systems, Human Resource Planning and Development, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, <br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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