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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">You are kindly invited to the ICANN main session at the Africa IGF 2025 on 30 May 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:35.7pt;mso-add-space:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICANN main
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">s</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ession at the Africa IGF 2025 in Tanzania</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:35.7pt;mso-add-space:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">30 May 2025, 14:00-15:30 (UTC+3)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:35.7pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Workshop Room 1 (Bagamoyo)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Remote participation link:
<a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kaq3CqaPTTq41mW4CRBWDg">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kaq3CqaPTTq41mW4CRBWDg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">AGENDA</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Introduction of the session, (10 minutes)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Welcoming the participants: Yaovi Atohoun</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Opening remarks by Pierre Dandjinou. VP Stakeholder Engagement, Africa - ICANN
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Coalition for Digital Africa impacting on the continent. (50 minutes including Q/A)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is the Coalition for Digital Africa? (5 minutes); June Okal,
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Senior Manager stakeholder Engagement East & Southern Africa</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> - ICANN</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Knowing about the implementation on some projects (45 minutes)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The road for Universal Acceptance readiness within Academia:<b>
</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mr. Frank Asefuah/Mr. Abdul Manaf Sulemana.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Association of African Universities
(8 minutes) *</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">AFTLD and ICANN working for capacity development; Eyitayo Iyortim, Chair AFTLD (8 minutes) *</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">African ccTLDs contributing to security with DNSSEC; hearing about the experience in Cameroon; Albert Kamga, ANTIC (8 minutes) *</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More single L-Root instances with under a project in the Coalition: Yaovi Atohoun, (8 minutes) *</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Q/A, moderated by June Okal, Senior Manager stakeholder Engagement East & Southern Africa, ICANN (15 minutes)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Opportunities with the Next Round of the New gTLDs (25 minutes)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bob Ochieng, Sr. Director, New gTLD Subsequent Procedures, ICANN
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Engagement announcements, Closing Remarks, End of the session (5 minutes)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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