From comms at afrinic.net  Fri Jun  5 11:59:51 2026
From: comms at afrinic.net (AFRINIC Communication)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 15:59:51 +0400
Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Reminder: AFRINIC Elections 2026: Call for
 Candidates Extended to 8 June 2026.
Message-ID: <CA34C6A6-5C2C-466D-831C-85DC2D55BCE7@afrinic.net>

[Version en fran?ais au bas]

Dear Colleagues,

The Nomination Committee 2026 hereby informs the AFRINIC Membership and broader Internet Community that the deadline for submission of nominations for the AFRINIC Elections 2026 has been extended to 08 June 2026.

The extension applies to the following positions:

Three (3) seats for the Governance Committee
Two (2) seats for the NRO NC / ASO AC community representatives
Two (2) PDP Co-Chairs

The Nomination Committee encourages qualified candidates from all AFRINIC sub-regions to submit their nominations and welcomes diversity in representation, including gender and linguistic diversity.

Nomination forms and election information are available:

Governance Committee:https://forms.afrinic.net/governance-committee-election-2026
NRO NC / ASO AC: https://forms.afrinic.net/nro-nc-aso-ac-election-2026 <https://forms.afrinic.net/nro-nc-aso-ac-election-2026>
PDP Co-Chairs: https://forms.afrinic.net/pdp-co-chairs-selection-2026 <https://forms.afrinic.net/pdp-co-chairs-selection-2026>
Additional information and the Election Guidelines 2026 at: https://election.afrinic.net/election-guideline-2026,

Kind Regards,

AFRINIC Communication

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?lections AFRINIC 2026 : Prolongation de l'appel ? candidatures

Chers coll?gues,

Le comit? de nomination 2026 informe  les membres d'AFRINIC et la communaut? Internet  que la date limite de soumission des candidatures pour les ?lections AFRINIC 2026 a ?t? prolong?e  au 08 juin 2026.

Cette prolongation s'applique aux postes suivants :

Trois (3) si?ges au sein du comit? de gouvernance
Deux (2) si?ges pour les repr?sentants de la communaut? NRO NC / ASO AC
Deux (2) copr?sidents du PDP

Les formulaires de candidature et les informations relatives aux ?lections restent disponibles aux adresses suivantes:

Comit? de gouvernance : https://forms.afrinic.net/governance-committee-election-2026
NRO NC / ASO AC : https://forms.afrinic.net/nro-nc-aso-ac-election-2026
Copr?sidents du PDP : https://forms.afrinic.net/pdp-co-chairs-selection-2026

Pour toute information compl?mentaire ainsi que pour consulter les directives ?lectorales 2026, veuillez visiter : https://election.afrinic.net/election-guideline-2026

AFRINIC Communication
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From yaovi.atohoun at icann.org  Mon Jun  8 11:26:11 2026
From: yaovi.atohoun at icann.org (Yaovi Atohoun)
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 11:26:11 +0000
Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Announces US$ 1 Million Contribution to
 Support the Internet Governance Forum
Message-ID: <FD04AB32-3E82-4026-8FD1-50E8CBB8AF89@icann.org>

Hello everyone,

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that the ICANN Board of Directors has approved a one-time US$ 1 million contribution to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to support its long-term sustainability, operations, and global participation. Further details are available here<https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-announces-us-1-million-contribution-to-support-the-internet-governance-forum-08-06-2026-en>. You may sign up for the IGF mailing list here<https://www.icann.org/en/government-engagement/internet-governance-network>

Thanks

--
Yaovi Atohoun
Director Stakeholder Engagement & Operations for Africa ? ICANN
www.icann.org

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From amessinoukossi at gmail.com  Mon Jun  8 11:55:40 2026
From: amessinoukossi at gmail.com (Kossi AMESSINOU)
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 12:55:40 +0100
Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Announces US$ 1 Million Contribution
 to Support the Internet Governance Forum
In-Reply-To: <FD04AB32-3E82-4026-8FD1-50E8CBB8AF89@icann.org>
References: <FD04AB32-3E82-4026-8FD1-50E8CBB8AF89@icann.org>
Message-ID: <CAC2sKq4NTif9-R8mcHYk=2LZQyP6dy5kJXXAeTV30_cG-zmj_g@mail.gmail.com>

This is good news for igf .

*Kossi AMESSINOU*
*Chef du Service du Suivi et de l'Accompagnement du Secteur
Priv?/DGE/MEF/B?nin*
*Enseignant chercheur- collaborateur externe ? l'Universit? d'Abomey-Calavi
au B?nin*

*Pr?sident de l'ONG Women Be Free au B?nin*

*Head of the private sector monitoring and support service/DGE/MEF/ B?nin*


*Teacher researcher - external collaborator at the University of
Abomey-Calavi in ??BeninChair of the NGO Women Be Free in Benin*
*Docteur en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication*
*Expert en gouvernance de l'internet, en transformation digitale,
communication num?rique et en ?tudes du D?veloppement*
Ancien Directeur de l'Informatique et du Pr?-archivage
Ancien Coordonnateur de projet et Chef service informatique
T?l?phone/Whatsapp: +229 95 19 67 02
Bo?te Postale: 01BP7304 Cotonou - B?nin
Emails: kamessinou at finances.bj|amessinoukossi at gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/amessinoukossi |
www.linkedin.com/pub/kossi-amessinou

Le lun. 8 juin 2026, 12:27, Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun at icann.org> a
?crit :

> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today
> announced that the ICANN Board of Directors has approved a one-time US$ 1
> million contribution to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to support its
> long-term sustainability, operations, and global participation. Further
> details are available here
> <https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-announces-us-1-million-contribution-to-support-the-internet-governance-forum-08-06-2026-en>.
> You may sign up for the IGF mailing list here
> <https://www.icann.org/en/government-engagement/internet-governance-network>
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> --
>
> Yaovi Atohoun
>
> Director Stakeholder Engagement & Operations for Africa ? ICANN
>
> www.icann.org
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> AfrICANN mailing list
> AfrICANN at afrinic.net
> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
>
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From otieno.barrack at gmail.com  Tue Jun  9 05:17:47 2026
From: otieno.barrack at gmail.com (Barrack Otieno)
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 08:17:47 +0300
Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Announces US$ 1 Million Contribution
 to Support the Internet Governance Forum
In-Reply-To: <CAC2sKq4NTif9-R8mcHYk=2LZQyP6dy5kJXXAeTV30_cG-zmj_g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <FD04AB32-3E82-4026-8FD1-50E8CBB8AF89@icann.org>
 <CAC2sKq4NTif9-R8mcHYk=2LZQyP6dy5kJXXAeTV30_cG-zmj_g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKX6dsF1RGMv8pg1DKEuho-aHir8tJOh=Ms5eKbBtFxc9DZpuA@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Yaovi,

This is great news. Thank you ICANN  for this great gesture and for setting
the stage.

Best Regards

On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 2:56?PM Kossi AMESSINOU <amessinoukossi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This is good news for igf .
>
> *Kossi AMESSINOU*
> *Chef du Service du Suivi et de l'Accompagnement du Secteur
> Priv?/DGE/MEF/B?nin*
> *Enseignant chercheur- collaborateur externe ? l'Universit?
> d'Abomey-Calavi au B?nin*
>
> *Pr?sident de l'ONG Women Be Free au B?nin*
>
> *Head of the private sector monitoring and support service/DGE/MEF/ B?nin*
>
>
> *Teacher researcher - external collaborator at the University of
> Abomey-Calavi in ??BeninChair of the NGO Women Be Free in Benin*
> *Docteur en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication*
> *Expert en gouvernance de l'internet, en transformation digitale,
> communication num?rique et en ?tudes du D?veloppement*
> Ancien Directeur de l'Informatique et du Pr?-archivage
> Ancien Coordonnateur de projet et Chef service informatique
> T?l?phone/Whatsapp: +229 95 19 67 02
> Bo?te Postale: 01BP7304 Cotonou - B?nin
> Emails: kamessinou at finances.bj|amessinoukossi at gmail.com
> http://www.facebook.com/amessinoukossi |
> www.linkedin.com/pub/kossi-amessinou
>
> Le lun. 8 juin 2026, 12:27, Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun at icann.org> a
> ?crit :
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today
>> announced that the ICANN Board of Directors has approved a one-time US$ 1
>> million contribution to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to support its
>> long-term sustainability, operations, and global participation. Further
>> details are available here
>> <https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-announces-us-1-million-contribution-to-support-the-internet-governance-forum-08-06-2026-en>.
>> You may sign up for the IGF mailing list here
>> <https://www.icann.org/en/government-engagement/internet-governance-network>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Yaovi Atohoun
>>
>> Director Stakeholder Engagement & Operations for Africa ? ICANN
>>
>> www.icann.org
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> AfrICANN mailing list
>> AfrICANN at afrinic.net
>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
>>
> _______________________________________________
> AfrICANN mailing list
> AfrICANN at afrinic.net
> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
>


-- 
Barrack O. Otieno
+254721325277
+254733206359
Skype: barrack.otieno
PGP ID: 0x2611D86A
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From kephand at gmail.com  Tue Jun  9 11:48:07 2026
From: kephand at gmail.com (Keith Andere)
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 14:48:07 +0300
Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Announces US$ 1 Million Contribution
 to Support the Internet Governance Forum
In-Reply-To: <CAKX6dsF1RGMv8pg1DKEuho-aHir8tJOh=Ms5eKbBtFxc9DZpuA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <FD04AB32-3E82-4026-8FD1-50E8CBB8AF89@icann.org>
 <CAC2sKq4NTif9-R8mcHYk=2LZQyP6dy5kJXXAeTV30_cG-zmj_g@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAKX6dsF1RGMv8pg1DKEuho-aHir8tJOh=Ms5eKbBtFxc9DZpuA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CA+cyuM0tWFKi8pYXgN8cHC-XXY8+kLrK0Rf4JYodefBr6znX7g@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Yaovi,


This is a great gesture, and we hope many other organisations will come out
to support the IGF, particularly the NRIs.


Onwards and forwards


Regards
Keith

On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 8:18?AM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Yaovi,
>
> This is great news. Thank you ICANN  for this great gesture and for
> setting the stage.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 2:56?PM Kossi AMESSINOU <amessinoukossi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is good news for igf .
>>
>> *Kossi AMESSINOU*
>> *Chef du Service du Suivi et de l'Accompagnement du Secteur
>> Priv?/DGE/MEF/B?nin*
>> *Enseignant chercheur- collaborateur externe ? l'Universit?
>> d'Abomey-Calavi au B?nin*
>>
>> *Pr?sident de l'ONG Women Be Free au B?nin*
>>
>> *Head of the private sector monitoring and support service/DGE/MEF/ B?nin*
>>
>>
>> *Teacher researcher - external collaborator at the University of
>> Abomey-Calavi in ??BeninChair of the NGO Women Be Free in Benin*
>> *Docteur en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication*
>> *Expert en gouvernance de l'internet, en transformation digitale,
>> communication num?rique et en ?tudes du D?veloppement*
>> Ancien Directeur de l'Informatique et du Pr?-archivage
>> Ancien Coordonnateur de projet et Chef service informatique
>> T?l?phone/Whatsapp: +229 95 19 67 02
>> Bo?te Postale: 01BP7304 Cotonou - B?nin
>> Emails: kamessinou at finances.bj|amessinoukossi at gmail.com
>> http://www.facebook.com/amessinoukossi |
>> www.linkedin.com/pub/kossi-amessinou
>>
>> Le lun. 8 juin 2026, 12:27, Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun at icann.org> a
>> ?crit :
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today
>>> announced that the ICANN Board of Directors has approved a one-time US$ 1
>>> million contribution to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to support its
>>> long-term sustainability, operations, and global participation. Further
>>> details are available here
>>> <https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-announces-us-1-million-contribution-to-support-the-internet-governance-forum-08-06-2026-en>.
>>> You may sign up for the IGF mailing list here
>>> <https://www.icann.org/en/government-engagement/internet-governance-network>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Yaovi Atohoun
>>>
>>> Director Stakeholder Engagement & Operations for Africa ? ICANN
>>>
>>> www.icann.org
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> AfrICANN mailing list
>>> AfrICANN at afrinic.net
>>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> AfrICANN mailing list
>> AfrICANN at afrinic.net
>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
>>
>
>
> --
> Barrack O. Otieno
> +254721325277
> +254733206359
> Skype: barrack.otieno
> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> AfrICANN mailing list
> AfrICANN at afrinic.net
> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
>


-- 
*Kind Regards,*
*Keith ANDERE*
Internet 4 Development

*"The internet could be a very positive step towards education,
organisation and participation in a meaningful society." ~ Noam Chomsky*
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From comms at afrinic.net  Wed Jun 10 13:23:51 2026
From: comms at afrinic.net (AFRINIC Communication)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:23:51 +0200
Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Register for the AFRINIC webinar: "Don't Get
 Left Behind: Inside the African Government IPv6 Accelerator'
Message-ID: <EF04AB69-6271-48FC-9C47-95F5D1E1647A@afrinic.net>

Dear Colleagues,

As governments across Africa accelerate their digital transformation agendas, the transition to IPv6 is no longer simply a technical upgrade; it is becoming a strategic imperative for digital sovereignty, national resilience, and sustainable Internet growth.

Join us for an insightful webinar, "Don't Get Left Behind: Inside the African Government IPv6 Accelerator," where government agencies, regulators, policymakers, and telecommunications operators will gain practical insights into Africa's flagship initiative to support public-sector IPv6 adoption.

Date: 17 June 2026
Time: 10:00 AM UTC, 2:00 PM Mauritian Time
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017784982005/WN_KulTnNftT4Kr9cIRhnjTgQ


What You Will Learn
    ? Understand why IPv6 transition has become a matter of national digital sovereignty, not just a technical upgrade.
    ? Grasp how the African Government IPv6 Accelerator is structured and how your MDA can enrol and progress through it.
    ? Benchmark your country's IPv6 readiness against regional peers and global mandates.
    ? Leave with a defensible case for your leadership on the cost of inaction versus the cost of acting now, and a clear next step for your MDA.

Who Should Attend?
    ? Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)
    ? Telecommunications Operators (Telcos)
    ? Regulatory Authorities
    ? ICT Policymakers
    ? Network and Infrastructure Managers
    ? Digital Transformation Leaders

This session will equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and strategic arguments needed to build a compelling case for IPv6 adoption within their organisations and contribute to a more secure, scalable, and future-ready digital ecosystem.

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Reserve your place today and discover how your organisation can benefit from the African Government IPv6 Accelerator.

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AFRINIC Training Team

