<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Great initiative Yaovi! This is a commendable walk-the-talk effort of executing key elements in the ICANN Africa Strategy as shared by the ICANN Africa team on various forum. Will be glad to read more later on the outcome of the workshop.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Good job again!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Jacob <br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 16 Jan 2017, at 3:56 PM, Yaovi Atohoun <<a href="mailto:yaovi.atohoun@icann.org" class="">yaovi.atohoun@icann.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">ENGLISH<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">ICANN in cooperation with the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Under-served Regions Working Group is pleased to announce the first capacity building workshop for the Africa Governmental Advisory Committee (<a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee#sectionId=0" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">GAC</a>) members in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop will take place on January 23-24, 2017 at KEMPIMSKI Hotel in Nairobi. Please read more at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-01-13-en" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-01-13-en</a><span lang="FR" class=""></span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">A second workshop on law enforcement agencies capacity building is scheduled for January 25-26, 2017 in Nairobi (Kenya). Please read more at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-01-13-en" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-01-13-en</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">FRANCAIS<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">ICANN en coopération avec le groupe de travail du Comité consultatif gouvernemental (GAC) sur les régions faiblement desservies, a le plaisir d'annoncer le premier atelier de renforcement des capacités à l'intention des membres africains du Comité consultatif gouvernemental </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee#sectionId=0" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="FR" class="">(GAC)</span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""> à Nairobi (Kenya) les 23-24 Janvier 2017 à Nairobi, Kenya. Plus d’information à<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-01-13-fr" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-01-13-fr</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">Un second atelier est aussi prévu les 25-26 juillet 2017 toujours à Nairobi. La traduction est en cours mais l’annonce est disponible en Anglais à <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-01-13-en" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-01-13-en</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Thanks/Merci<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class="">-- <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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