365:, the Information Society Division of the African Union Commission (AUC) and Research ICT Africa. Its objective is promoting collaboration among various stakeholders in national to global internet policy and development. First held in Durban (South Africa) in 2013 (with 13 participants from 12 countries), the ninth annually course took place virtually from the 4th to the 15th of October 2021, addressing digitalization, internet governance and architecture, social issues like human rights and gender in the context of internet governance, cybersecurity and content-regulation. The participants were experienced in the field of internet governance or information technology and members of designated stakeholder groups.
338:
sessions addressed various topics, e. g. achieving more (non-discriminatory) internet access and legal issues like human rights and protection of children and youth. Other sessions included talks about “Internet shutdowns”, “African court for online conflict resolution” and “Cybersecurity for the use and harnessing of ICT”. In addition, there was a consultation meeting, an inducting session, several plenary sessions, hosted by various people.
345:“Key issues in Data protection policy making and implementation”), economy (e.g. “The digital economy in Africa, possibilities and challenges”), inclusion (e.g. “Safe, stable and reliable internet: digital rights of citizens”), policies (e.g. “Policy Consideration for Community Networks in Africa”), youth (e.g. “E-commerce: What challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurial youth”) and more.
22:
317:
discussing Africa’s common position on internet governance. Four different pre-conference workshops were held: “African
Virtual Library and Information Network (AVLIN)”, “WSIS Follow up”, “UNESCO Internet Study” and “Internet and Human Rights and Capacity building needs for IG and Internet public policy dialogues”. The discussions lead to some conclusions and recommendations.
303:
Development". Conference topics included multi-stakeholder cooperation, infrastructure development, security, openness, and access and security. The three pre-conference workshops addressed multi-stakeholder-participation in ICT policy processes in Africa, Cyber security in Africa and data protection in
Francophone African countries. Several recommendations were formulated.
331:
Coordination Agency. The sessions covered different topics, e.g. DNS and policy making, digital transformation, internet freedom and cybersecurity. Right before the AfIGF meeting, the
African School on Internet Governance was held from November 28 to December 2, and the North Africa IGF (NAIGF) took place from 2nd to 3 December 2017.
352:
parallel workshops and plenary sessions. Some workshops also addressed the pandemic, e.g. the session “Covid 19, Digital Rights and
Impacts on Communities in Africa” by IGF Camaeroon or the session “Barriers and opportunities: The state of Internet access and affordability in African countries during the COVID-19 pandemic”.
316:
The fourth AfIGF meeting was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 6 to 8 September 2015, after the
Ministerial Conference on Communication and ICT. The AUC and UNECA organized the forum in cooperation with the NEPAD Agency and were supported by different entities. The objectives of the forum included
309:
The third meeting of the AfIGF took place in Abuja, Nigeria, from the 10th to the 12th of July, 2014. The overall theme of the meeting was “Connecting Africa for enhanced multistakeholder
Internet governance”. Organizers of the conferences were the Federal Ministry of Communications and Information
295:
The first meeting of the AfIGF was hosted by the government of Egypt and held in Cairo from 2 to 4 October 2012. Three workshops were held prior to the conference. The first workshop was organized by ECA, the second was held by Google, APC and NPCA and the third by OIF. There were also reports from
344:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the eighth AfIGF was held virtually from the 24th to the 27th of
November, 2020. The African Youth Internet Governance Forum took place on November 24 as well. The AfIGF conference consisted of different parallel workshop sessions and plenary sessions about data (e.g.
337:
In 2018, the seventh AfIGF meeting happened in
Khartoum in Sudan from the 4th to 6 November, organized by the AUC in cooperation with the government of Sudan and supported by different entities. The annual motto was “Development of the Digital Economy and Emerging Technologies in Africa”. Parallel
145:
The secretariat’s duties include administrative, logistical and organizational tasks, promotion of the members’ AfIGF activities and maintaining AfIGF and itself. It gathers the knowledge and resources about AfIGF and manages sub-regional and national IGFs in Africa while overviewing the different
302:
The second AfIGF took place in
Nairobi in Kenya from the 11th to the 13th of September, 2013 and was organized by the Government of Kenya, the AUC, UNEVCA and TESPOK. The main theme for the second meeting was "Building Bridges – Enhancing Multi-stakeholder Cooperation for Growth and Sustainable
323:
The fifth meeting of the AfIGF was held in eThekwini, Kwazulu Natal, Durban from the 16th to the 18th of
October 2016. Several presentations were presented during the main conference, covering topics such as internet innovation, security and privacy, the role of libraries, gender divide in the
373:
As one of the 19 regional IGF initiatives, the AfIGF is connected to the global IGF. Its role is to bring in topics from the African continent to the global IGF and it is committed to ensure that all Africans benefit from a viable information society. The forum also ensures a multistakeholder
351:
The tenth meeting of the AfIGF also took place virtually from the 14th to the 16th of December 2021 with the motto “Advancing digital transformation in Africa in the face of Crisis”. The conference was organized by the government of Nigeria and supported by different partners. It consisted of
330:
The 6th AfIGF meeting took place in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt from the 4th to 6 December 2017 under the slogan “Enabling an Inclusive Digital Transformation of Africa”. The conference was organized by the AUC in cooperation with the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt and the NEPAD
296:
the five sub-regional IGFs and from several countries. The conference was rounded off with various presentations, e.g. on access and diversity, security, openness and privacy as well as the African digital representation strategy, and several recommendations were made.
182:
Participants come from all African member states and Africa's subregional IGFs (WAIGF, EAIGF, SAIGF, FGIAC and NAIGF). In addition, academia, the private sector, the civil society, and regional and international organizations are also involved.
1070:
1090:
288:
The African Internet Governance Forum hosts fora annually. It also represents the African continent at global IGFs and holds workshops there. Every year, the AfIGF is hosted by another country:
411:
163:
55:
154:
The Bureau of the African Internet Governance Forum consists of the five regional IGF conveners or their designates. The host country of the last AfIGF chairs the bureau.
416:
131:
731:
117:
The first AfIGF meeting, where participants determined its terms of reference, took place in Cairo in 2012. Since then, eight other meetings have followed.
1085:
1065:
362:
691:
146:
sub-regional and national IGF’s needs. Moreover, the secretariat summons AfIGF meetings and provide up-to-date information about AfIGF to the public.
394:
130:
AfIGF’s secretariat is structured in a similar way to the global IGF’s secretariat. Its host is the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (
324:
digital transformation and the role of internet governance concerning development goals. The meeting was streamed live with over 1200 spectators.
361:
In addition to the African Internet Governance Forum, there is the African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG), which is co-convened by the
1080:
711:
390:
505:
310:
Technology and the ECA, supported by other institutions. Again, there were workshops, reports and panel discussions before the forum.
41:
386:
73:
839:
382:
378:
162:
The AfIGF’s meetings are financed by the host country. The forum also receives funds from different organizations, such as PRIDA,
1012:
465:
665:
1075:
91:
51:
37:
32:
406:
374:
representation from Africa at the global IGF and promotes exchange between different stakeholders and countries.
99:
135:
114:
in 2011. 2nd to 4 September, the Council of Ministers of ICT of the African Union approved of the institution.
816:
799:
776:
440:
748:
637:
609:
539:
95:
581:"United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: 3rd African Internet Governance Forum"
1059:
110:
The African Internet Governance Forum was established during the global IGF held in
102:
initiatives and aims to address and discuss the issues of all 54 nations in Africa.
886:
139:
21:
817:"The African Internet Governance Forum – AfIGF 2014 - Provisional Programme"
562:
1036:
666:"The African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF 2015 - Outcome Document"
421:
171:
111:
940:
862:
280:
Registration to participate in an AfIGF meeting is possible online.
840:"The African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF 2015 - Draft Agenda"
800:"The African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF 2013 - Draft Agenda"
777:"The African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF 2012 - Draft Agenda"
580:
377:
There are also five sub-regional Internet Governance initiatives:
167:
412:
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
964:
913:
887:"AfIGF 2016 Presentations | African Internet Governance Forum"
395:
Forum de Gouvernance de lĂŚnternet en Afrique Centrale (FGI-CA)
15:
540:"The African Internet Governance Forum - AfIGF 2012 - Report"
1071:
Information and communication technologies for development
466:"The importance of the African Internet Governance Forum"
762:
638:"Third African Internet Governance Forum - Draft Report"
610:"African Internet Governance Forum – AfIGF 2013 (Draft)"
988:
47:
441:"Regional IGF Initiatives | Internet Governance Forum"
369:
Relationship to other internet governance institutions
417:
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
1091:
Information technology organizations based in Africa
1037:"Regional IGFs | African Internet Governance Forum"
941:"Past AfIGFs | African Internet Governance Forum"
391:Southern Africa Internet Governance Forum (SAIGF)
965:"Africa Internet Governance Forum 2021 Schedule"
914:"Africa Internet Governance Forum 2020 Schedule"
863:"AfiGF 2015 | African Internet Governance Forum"
36:, potentially preventing the article from being
387:North Africa Internet Governance Forum (NAIGF)
383:East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF)
379:West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF)
321:AfIGF 2016, eThekwini, Kwazulu Natal, Durban:
8:
506:"African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)"
1013:"Draft Report of the African IGF 2021.pdf"
363:Association for Progressive Communications
56:reliable, independent, third-party sources
187:Number of AfIGF participants per meeting
88:African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)
74:Learn how and when to remove this message
185:
134:) and it also receives support from the
50:by replacing them with more appropriate
989:"African School on Internet Governance"
432:
33:too closely associated with the subject
749:"Draft Report of the African IGF 2021"
993:African School on Internet Governance
935:
933:
908:
906:
726:
724:
706:
704:
692:"AfIGF 2015 - Draft Outcome Document"
686:
684:
470:African School on Internet Governance
357:African School on Internet Governance
98:issues. It is one of the 19 regional
7:
660:
658:
656:
632:
630:
628:
604:
602:
600:
534:
532:
530:
528:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
489:
487:
485:
121:Organisational structure and finance
763:"African Internet Governance Forum"
328:AfIGF 2017, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt:
94:forum that facilitates dialogue on
314:AfIGF 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:
217:>470 + 214 remote participants
14:
1086:Organizations established in 2011
1066:Internet governance organizations
567:African Internet Governance Forum
228:>150 + 30 remote participants
198:Number of countries represented
31:may rely excessively on sources
20:
407:Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
178:Participants and participation
1:
1081:2011 establishments in Africa
335:AfIGF 2018, Khartoum, Sudan:
307:AfIGF 2014, Abuja, Nigeria:
300:AfIGF 2013, Nairobi, Kenya:
1107:
293:AfIGF 2012, Cairo, Egypt:
136:African Union Commission
195:Number of participants
712:"AfIGF 2017 - Report"
732:"AfIGF2018 - Report"
464:leila (2019-09-25).
349:AfIGF 2021, virtual:
342:AfIGF 2020, virtual:
272:695 (only remotely)
969:afigf2021.sched.com
918:afigf2020.sched.com
445:www.intgovforum.org
188:
138:. It is located in
106:Mission and history
96:Internet governance
1076:Internet in Africa
504:Dessalegn, Girma.
186:
585:archive.uneca.org
278:
277:
84:
83:
76:
1098:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1047:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1009:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
985:
979:
978:
976:
975:
961:
955:
954:
952:
951:
937:
928:
927:
925:
924:
910:
901:
900:
898:
897:
883:
877:
876:
874:
873:
859:
853:
852:
850:
849:
844:
836:
830:
829:
827:
826:
821:
813:
807:
806:
804:
796:
790:
789:
787:
786:
781:
773:
767:
766:
759:
753:
752:
745:
739:
738:
736:
728:
719:
718:
716:
708:
699:
698:
696:
688:
679:
678:
676:
675:
670:
662:
651:
650:
648:
647:
642:
634:
623:
622:
620:
619:
614:
606:
595:
594:
592:
591:
577:
571:
570:
559:
553:
552:
550:
549:
544:
536:
523:
522:
520:
519:
510:
501:
480:
479:
477:
476:
461:
455:
454:
452:
451:
437:
189:
92:multistakeholder
79:
72:
68:
65:
59:
24:
16:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1096:
1095:
1056:
1055:
1054:
1045:
1043:
1035:
1034:
1030:
1021:
1019:
1011:
1010:
1006:
997:
995:
987:
986:
982:
973:
971:
963:
962:
958:
949:
947:
939:
938:
931:
922:
920:
912:
911:
904:
895:
893:
885:
884:
880:
871:
869:
861:
860:
856:
847:
845:
842:
838:
837:
833:
824:
822:
819:
815:
814:
810:
802:
798:
797:
793:
784:
782:
779:
775:
774:
770:
761:
760:
756:
747:
746:
742:
734:
730:
729:
722:
714:
710:
709:
702:
694:
690:
689:
682:
673:
671:
668:
664:
663:
654:
645:
643:
640:
636:
635:
626:
617:
615:
612:
608:
607:
598:
589:
587:
579:
578:
574:
561:
560:
556:
547:
545:
542:
538:
537:
526:
517:
515:
508:
503:
502:
483:
474:
472:
463:
462:
458:
449:
447:
439:
438:
434:
430:
403:
371:
359:
286:
192:Meeting (year)
180:
160:
152:
128:
123:
108:
80:
69:
63:
60:
45:
25:
12:
11:
5:
1104:
1102:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1058:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1028:
1004:
980:
956:
929:
902:
878:
854:
831:
808:
791:
768:
754:
740:
720:
700:
680:
652:
624:
596:
572:
554:
524:
481:
456:
431:
429:
426:
425:
424:
419:
414:
409:
402:
399:
370:
367:
358:
355:
354:
353:
346:
339:
332:
325:
318:
311:
304:
297:
285:
284:AfIGF meetings
282:
276:
275:
273:
270:
266:
265:
262:
259:
255:
254:
251:
248:
244:
243:
240:
237:
233:
232:
229:
226:
222:
221:
218:
215:
211:
210:
207:
204:
200:
199:
196:
193:
179:
176:
159:
156:
151:
148:
127:
124:
122:
119:
107:
104:
82:
81:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1103:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1042:
1038:
1032:
1029:
1018:
1014:
1008:
1005:
994:
990:
984:
981:
970:
966:
960:
957:
946:
942:
936:
934:
930:
919:
915:
909:
907:
903:
892:
888:
882:
879:
868:
864:
858:
855:
841:
835:
832:
818:
812:
809:
801:
795:
792:
778:
772:
769:
764:
758:
755:
750:
744:
741:
733:
727:
725:
721:
713:
707:
705:
701:
693:
687:
685:
681:
667:
661:
659:
657:
653:
639:
633:
631:
629:
625:
611:
605:
603:
601:
597:
586:
582:
576:
573:
568:
564:
563:"Past AfIGFs"
558:
555:
541:
535:
533:
531:
529:
525:
514:
513:African Union
507:
500:
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
488:
486:
482:
471:
467:
460:
457:
446:
442:
436:
433:
427:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
404:
400:
398:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
375:
368:
366:
364:
356:
350:
347:
343:
340:
336:
333:
329:
326:
322:
319:
315:
312:
308:
305:
301:
298:
294:
291:
290:
289:
283:
281:
274:
271:
268:
267:
263:
260:
257:
256:
252:
249:
246:
245:
241:
238:
235:
234:
230:
227:
224:
223:
219:
216:
213:
212:
208:
205:
202:
201:
197:
194:
191:
190:
184:
177:
175:
173:
169:
165:
157:
155:
149:
147:
143:
141:
137:
133:
125:
120:
118:
115:
113:
105:
103:
101:
97:
93:
89:
78:
75:
67:
57:
53:
49:
43:
39:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
1044:. Retrieved
1041:afigf.africa
1040:
1031:
1020:. Retrieved
1016:
1007:
996:. Retrieved
992:
983:
972:. Retrieved
968:
959:
948:. Retrieved
945:afigf.africa
944:
921:. Retrieved
917:
894:. Retrieved
891:afigf.africa
890:
881:
870:. Retrieved
867:afigf.africa
866:
857:
846:. Retrieved
834:
823:. Retrieved
811:
794:
783:. Retrieved
771:
757:
743:
672:. Retrieved
644:. Retrieved
616:. Retrieved
588:. Retrieved
584:
575:
566:
557:
546:. Retrieved
516:. Retrieved
512:
473:. Retrieved
469:
459:
448:. Retrieved
444:
435:
376:
372:
360:
348:
341:
334:
327:
320:
313:
306:
299:
292:
287:
279:
181:
161:
153:
144:
140:Addis Abbaba
129:
116:
109:
87:
85:
70:
61:
46:Please help
30:
1017:Google Docs
126:Secretariat
1060:Categories
1046:2022-02-02
1022:2022-02-02
998:2022-02-02
974:2022-02-02
950:2022-02-02
923:2022-02-02
896:2022-02-02
872:2022-01-31
848:2022-01-28
825:2022-01-28
785:2022-01-28
674:2022-01-28
646:2022-01-28
618:2022-01-28
590:2022-01-28
548:2022-01-28
518:2022-01-28
475:2022-01-28
450:2022-01-28
428:References
48:improve it
38:verifiable
64:July 2022
52:citations
401:See also
393:and the
261:>300
250:>300
239:>200
422:EuroDIG
253:>30
242:>30
231:>41
172:AFRINIC
112:Nairobi
42:neutral
164:UNDESA
150:Bureau
843:(PDF)
820:(PDF)
803:(PDF)
780:(PDF)
735:(PDF)
715:(PDF)
695:(PDF)
669:(PDF)
641:(PDF)
613:(PDF)
543:(PDF)
509:(PDF)
269:2021
258:2018
247:2017
236:2016
225:2015
214:2014
203:2013
168:ICANN
158:Funds
132:UNECA
90:is a
206:195
170:and
86:The
40:and
264:26
220:40
209:29
100:IGF
54:to
1062::
1039:.
1015:.
991:.
967:.
943:.
932:^
916:.
905:^
889:.
865:.
723:^
703:^
683:^
655:^
627:^
599:^
583:.
565:.
527:^
511:.
484:^
468:.
443:.
397:.
389:,
385:,
381:,
174:.
166:,
142:.
1049:.
1025:.
1001:.
977:.
953:.
926:.
899:.
875:.
851:.
828:.
805:.
788:.
765:.
751:.
737:.
717:.
697:.
677:.
649:.
621:.
593:.
569:.
551:.
521:.
478:.
453:.
77:)
71:(
66:)
62:(
58:.
44:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
