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AfIGF 2021

The 10th meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum will be held virtually from 14-16 December 2021. The theme is “Advancing digital transformation in Africa in the face of Crisis”. The thematic sessions are aligned to the foundational areas outlined in Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa 2020-2030 (DTS) whose overall objective is to harness digital technologies and innovation to transform societies and economies to promote Africa's integration, generate inclusive economic growth, stimulate job creation, break the digital divide, and eradicate poverty for the continent’s socio-economic development. To participate, please follow the link: AfIGF2021

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AfIGF goes virtual

The 9th meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum will be held virtually from 25-27 November 2020. To participate, please follow the link: AfIGF2020

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Organizing Virtual Internet Governance Forum in Africa

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Report of AfIGF 2019

AfIGF 2019 Concluded Successfully in N'Djamena

The 8th Meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum successfully concluded in N'Djamena, Chad, 12 September 2019.

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The Government of Chad has graciously agreed to host the 2019 Meeting of the African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF-VIII). It will be held in N'Djamena from 10-12 September 2019.

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The African IGF lost its Secretary and the community lost one of its special members following the death of Makane Faye in a road traffic accident in Senegal on Friday, 26 March 2021, while he was travelling to Dakar from the holy city of Touba. Tribute video

Award in recognition of Internet development

The African IGF ended on 12th September in Ndjamena, Chad with an award ceremony by the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the Government of Chad to recognize the contribution in Internet development of:

- Ridha Guellouz of Tunisia. He has proposed in 1998 at the Indianapolis ITU Plenipotentiaries Conference convening of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Since then he has been at the forefront of WSIS and IGF worldwide and in Africa and the Arab world.

- Makane Faye, retired staff of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa & Moctar Yedaly of the African Union. They have established the African Internet Governance Forum and have been running it successfully since its inception despite all odds. Moreover they have strengthened existing partnerships and enlisted new partners and more African countries and RECs in the Internet governance process.

Le Forum africain sur la gouvernance de l'Internet s’est terminé le 12 septembre a Ndjamena par une cérémonie de remise de prix de l’Union Africaine, de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique et du Gouvernement tchadien pour la contribution au développement d’Internet à :

- Ridha Guellouz de Tunisie. Il a proposé en 1998 à la Conférence des plénipotentiaires de l'UIT à Indianapolis de convoquer le Sommet mondial sur la société de l'information (SMSI). Depuis lors, il est à l'avant-garde du SMSI et du FGI dans le monde, en Afrique et dans les pays arabes.

- Makane Faye, retraité de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique et Moctar Yedaly de l'Union Africaine. Ils ont mis en place le Forum africain sur la gouvernance de l’Internet et le coordonnent avec succès depuis sa création, malgré les appréhensions de toutes sortes des uns et des autres. En outre, ils ont renforcé les partenariats existants et emmené de nouveaux partenaires et plus de pays africains et de CERs dans le processus de gouvernance de l'Internet.