<div dir="ltr"><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"> </span><span style="font-family:Andalus,serif;font-size:12pt">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">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">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">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">Here is a summary of the discussion.</span></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><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">“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">Supported by : +1 Sarah T. Kiden; +1 Keolebogile Rantsetse</span></p><ol start="2" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><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">“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">Supported by : +1Aziz Hilali ; +1 Fatimata Seye Sylla ; +1 Hadia Miniawi ;+1 Amina Ramallan</span>;</p><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 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif">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"">     </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif">‘’Child Online Safety in Africa post covid-19 pandemic’’  suggested By Amina Ramallan</span>;</p><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"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif">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"">     </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Andalus,serif">‘’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">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"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Andalus,serif">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"">     </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Andalus,serif">‘’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">As you know following the mailing list, our topic for the Statement will be : <b>“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">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">Best regards</span></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:14pt 0pt 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><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)">Kind regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:14pt 0pt 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><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)">Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:14pt 0pt 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><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)"><span class="gmail-il">AFRALO</span> Secrétariat</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:14pt 0pt 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><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)">(On behalf of <span class="gmail-il">AFRALO</span> Leadership Team)</span></p><br></div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>