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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi everyone- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Today <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/">the Internet Society</a> published a <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2018/community-networks-key-to-connecting-africa-says-internet-society/">Press Release</a> highlighting that Community networks are key to connecting Africa: a recent survey identified 37 community networks initiatives in 12 African countries, of which 25 are considered active. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Internet society in partnership with the <a href="https://www.apc.org/">Association for Progressive Communications</a>(APC) and <a href="http://zenzeleni.net/">Zenzeleni Networks</a> is holding the <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/summit-community-networks-africa/2018/">third Africa Community Networks Summit</a> in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The Summit aims to promote the creation and growth of Community Networks, increase collaboration between community network operators in the region, and to provide an opportunity for them to engage with other stakeholders including content producers, regulators and policymakers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Find out more about <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/community-networks/">the Internet Society Community Networks Campaign</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Regards,</span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D84C06'> </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Betel Hailu </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#919191'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6D6D6D'>Africa Regional Bureau – Communications Coordinator </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#919191'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>ISOC: Internet Society</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>skype: betty.hailu | <u><a href="http://www.InternetSociety.org"><span style='color:#44546A'>www.InternetSociety.org</span></a> </u>| </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Follow Us </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=25 height=23 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01D4439E.C1DAC220" alt="ption: Macintosh HD:Users:betelhailu:Desktop:facebook.png"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ISOC_Africa"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=22 height=23 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.png@01D4439E.C1DAC220" alt="ption: Macintosh HD:Users:betelhailu:Desktop:twitter.png"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>