[Excom] Secretariat Updates

[Eyitayo Iyortim]

Thank you, Barrack and well done. I am not attending ICANN87 in person, but
I will likely be at the AFIGF.
Good day, distinguished ExCom members.

Eyitayo

On Tue, 6 Oct 2026 at 19:04, Barrack Otieno <barrack at aftld.org> wrote:

> Dear EXCOM,
>
> As we prepare for ICANN 87, i would like to share some updates from the
> Secretariat
>
> 1. AFTLD Smart Africa Engagement in Bali , Indonesia
>
> We have been engaging Smart Africa and are planning to have a meeting
> during the ICANN Annual General Meeting in Bali Indonesia. The
> Secretariat will mobilize EXCOM members that will be present and
> available to engage with Smart Africa to attend the meeting. During the
> meeting we are looking for an outcome that will provide a Capacity
> Development opportunity for members.
>
>
> 2. AFTLD Smart Africa Engagement in Accra Ghana
>
>   Smart Africa has also requested for AFTLDs support in its high level
> engagement during the Africa Internet Governance Forum where their
> continental blueprint for Internet Governance will be discussed. During
> our last meeting we had requested if there will be any support for AFTLD
> EXCOM to attend the meeting in Accra. We are likely to get this feeback
> during our engagement in Bali Indonesia. There is a possibility i may
> get support to attend the Africa Internet Governance Forum in Accra and
> if this is the case, i will be available alongside any other EXCOM
> member present to engage Smart Africa.
>
> 3. AFTLD Constitution review
>
> The working group has made significant progress reviewing the
> Constitution. The Chair of the committee requested for time to add some
> input with respect to recognition of online meetings. The Secretariat
> has requested for a meeting with him to finalize the draft zero and
> forwad it to the EXCOM for further input. We will share the draft Zero
> before the onset of the ICANN meeting.
>
> 4. Development of the Online Repository
>
> The developement of the online repository has been going on and will be
> complete by the time the ICANN meeting commences.
>
> 5. New Membership request
>
> Djibouti has requested to join AFTLD as a formal member. The Secretariat
> has shared the membership form. Once the form is filled an Invoice will
> be issued for the membership fee to be paid.
>
> Thank you
>
> Best Regards
>
> --
> Barrack Otieno
>
> General Manager
>
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>
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