<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Dear colleagues,</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">In Quarter two (2) 2023, AFRINIC started a webinar series. The platform aims at providing a vibrant and inclusive venue for Internet enthusiasts from different backgrounds to discuss and share ideas around digital growth in Africa.</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">In Quarter two (2) of 2023, we ran five (5) such webinars and attracted more than 768 participants with an overall NPS* of 62. As we continue this journey, we invite you to join us with your ideas to make more impact. We have prepared a blog on what we did so far in 2023, and we invite you to read it here: <a href="https://afrinic.net/webinars" class="">https://afrinic.net/webinars</a></span></div><br class=""><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">*</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Net Promoter Score(NPS): is a metric used to measure the loyalty of customers to a company/product. It ranges between -100 and 100, and a value above 0 is good, above 20 is considered "favourable", above 50 is excellent, and above 80 is world class.</span></div><br class=""><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">AFRINIC Communications</span></div></body></html>