<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Great topic selected. Thanks for communicating this Abdeldjalil. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please add me to the drafting team.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Jacob</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 7 May 2023, at 9:02 PM, Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong via AFRI-Discuss <<a href="mailto:afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" class="">afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class=""> </span><span style="font-family:Andalus,serif;font-size:12pt" class="">Dear Community members,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">We hope this email finds you well and in good health.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">Thanks so much for your contributions, suggestions and your expression to join the Draft team to the call for topics for the Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN statement for the ICANN77 policy Forum Meeting.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">Big Thanks to Samuel Kariuki, Hadia El Miniawi , Amina Ramallan</span> and AMESSINOU Kossi for suggesting the topics.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">Here is a summary of the discussion.</span></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0cm" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">“A Regional Perspective: The next round of new gTLDs “ suggested By Hadia El Miniawi</span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">Supported by : +1 Sarah T. Kiden; +1 Keolebogile Rantsetse</span></p><ol start="2" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0cm" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">“Improvement of African Participation in ICANN” suggested by Samwel Kariuki</span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">Supported by : +1Aziz Hilali ; +1 Fatimata Seye Sylla ; +1 Hadia Miniawi ;+1 Amina Ramallan</span>;</p><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span><span dir="LTR" class=""></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">‘’Child Online Safety in Africa post covid-19 pandemic’’ suggested By Amina Ramallan</span>;</div><p style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span><span dir="LTR" class=""></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">‘’Achieving digital inclusion in Africa through Universal Acceptance adoption’’ suggested By Amina Ramallan</span>;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">Supported by : +1 Hadia Miniawi ;</span></p><p style="line-height:16.8667px;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span><span dir="LTR" class=""></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">‘’Restructuring of the multistakeholder model in the global internet ecosystem including that of ICANN ‘’suggested by AMESSINOU Kossi</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">As you know following the mailing list, our topic for the Statement will be : <b class="">“Improvement of African Participation in ICANN ' '</b> suggested by Samwel Kariuki who had received most support from the community.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">For the drafting team you will receive an email tomorrow morning for the next step.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Andalus,serif" class="">Best regards</span></p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 14pt 0pt 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(34,34,34)" class="">Kind regards,</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 14pt 0pt 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(34,34,34)" class="">Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 14pt 0pt 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(34,34,34)" class=""><span class="gmail-il">AFRALO</span> Secrétariat</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 14pt 0pt 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(34,34,34)" class="">(On behalf of <span class="gmail-il">AFRALO</span> Leadership Team)</span></div><br class=""></div><br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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