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</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Français ci-dessous<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Final reminder to join us for the fifth Virtual Peering Series - Africa event tomorrow December 1, 2020 starting from 13:00 - 1500 UTC. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">This second-last event of the year will discuss the "Impact of Submarine cable cuts in Africa". Experts will highlight
the critical role of sub-sea cables in ensuring stable Internet connectivity and the ripple effects of their disruption. The session will also share key insights on how to recover and repair submarine cables.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The first 1.5hrs will be dedicated to the theme of the day followed by a 30-minute interactive social event for participants
on "Gather Town" online platform. The social event is designed to promote networking, collaboration, and partnership.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Please register to join now: https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/impact-of-submarine-cable-cuts-in-africa/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Salut à tous,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dernier rappel à nous joindre pour le 5e événement de la Série virtuels de peering - Afrique demain le 1er décembre
2020 à partir de 13h00 - 15h00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Cet avant-dernier événement de l'année discutera de «l'impact des coupures de câbles sous-marins en Afrique».<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Les experts mettront en évidence le rôle essentiel des câbles sous-marins pour garantir une connectivité Internet
stable et les effets dévastateurs que de leur perturbation. La session partagera également des informations clés sur la récupération et la réparation des câbles sous-marins.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">La première heure et demie sera consacrée au thème de la journée, suivie d'un événement social interactif de 30 minutes
pour les participants sur la plateforme en ligne «Gather Town». L'événement social est conçu pour promouvoir le réseautage, la collaboration et le partenariat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Veuillez vous inscrire maintenant:
<a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/impact-des-coupures-de-cables-sous-marins-en-afrique">
https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/impact-des-coupures-de-cables-sous-marins-en-afrique</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#002451;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Israel Bionyi</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#002451;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Communications and Outreach Manager, Africa at the Internet Society</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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