<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Israel,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing this. I missed the event. Was it recorded and is there a way to view it online?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Kyle Spencer<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 6:59 PM Israel Nyoh via Afpif <<a href="mailto:afpif@afpif.org">afpif@afpif.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Israel Nyoh <<a href="mailto:nyoh@isoc.org" target="_blank">nyoh@isoc.org</a>><br>To: "<a href="mailto:afpif@afpif.org" target="_blank">afpif@afpif.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:afpif@afpif.org" target="_blank">afpif@afpif.org</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:39:40 +0000<br>Subject: Final Reminder | Internet Fragmentation: The impacts of technical blockings on the economy of Africa.<br>
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<span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">The Internet Society organization membership team is excited to invite you to attend our next event on</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com?d=internetsociety.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuZXRzb2NpZXR5Lm9yZy9ldmVudHMvaW50ZXJuZXQtZnJhZ21lbnRhdGlvbi8=&i=NTRlNWZkNzJlNGIwNGIxNTBjYzhlZDIy&t=MVFFRkE3dkUxRm5OL1ZuMDM1UGUreEJkd2RxWkIxZVZBUmlBeU4vd0lxMD0=&h=5e50059443ea4d1dab9acb7e9b363164" title="https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com?d=internetsociety.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuZXRzb2NpZXR5Lm9yZy9ldmVudHMvaW50ZXJuZXQtZnJhZ21lbnRhdGlvbi8=&i=NTRlNWZkNzJlNGIwNGIxNTBjYzhlZDIy&t=MVFFRkE3dkUxRm5OL1ZuMDM1UGUreEJkd2RxWkIxZVZBUmlBeU4vd0lxMD0=&h=5e5005" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Internet
Fragmentation: The impacts of technical blockings on the economy of Africa</span></a><i>.</i></span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"> </span></i></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">The
event will take place </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">tomorrow</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">28
September 2021, 14:00-15:00 PM</span></b><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><b><i><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">UTC</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">.</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Background</span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">On 5 June 2021, the Nigerian government officially put an indefinite ban on Twitter, restricting it from operating in Nigeria. Since then, Nigeria has</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">been
considering an Internet firewall and in discussion with China to support Nigeria government capacity to block VPN.</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Discussion panel</span></b><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Please join high-level experts </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><a href="https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com?d=internetsociety.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuZXRzb2NpZXR5Lm9yZy9hdXRob3IvYWppam9sYS8=&i=NTRlNWZkNzJlNGIwNGIxNTBjYzhlZDIy&t=YTZ6Z3pYNktMVld0SmlkRERRRmhva2JLQXpBOEtxcnhTSnVhZkFTYzIxMD0=&h=5e50059443ea4d1dab9acb7e9b363164" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Abdul-Hakeem
Ajijola</span></a></span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">(Chair, African
Union Cybersecurity Expert Group / Chair, Nigerian National Cybersecurity Policy & Strategy Committee) and</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><a href="https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com?d=internetsociety.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuZXRzb2NpZXR5Lm9yZy9hdXRob3IvZW9ndS8=&i=NTRlNWZkNzJlNGIwNGIxNTBjYzhlZDIy&t=ZFRuUEpFRnp6Ym9SdStNVk41QlM1emdOcjFzdHk5ME03S1JiSUdia2ZiWT0=&h=5e50059443ea4d1dab9acb7e9b363164" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Emmanuel
Ogu</span></a></span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">(Founder and President, #DearGovernments Organization) as
they discuss the Nigerian case as an example of what could happen in Africa and the potential impact on its economy</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">.</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Furthermore,</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><a href="https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com?d=internetsociety.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuZXRzb2NpZXR5Lm9yZy9hdXRob3IvbWFiaWthLw==&i=NTRlNWZkNzJlNGIwNGIxNTBjYzhlZDIy&t=M3c2dUt2SS93c2FyL2JDWWFBclZPdktncXYrMUdRT2k1aVRMWDU5aHZFYz0=&h=5e50059443ea4d1dab9acb7e9b363164" title="https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com?d=internetsociety.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuZXRzb2NpZXR5Lm9yZy9hdXRob3IvbWFiaWthLw==&i=NTRlNWZkNzJlNGIwNGIxNTBjYzhlZDIy&t=M3c2dUt2SS93c2FyL2JDWWFBclZPdktncXYrMUdRT2k1aVRMWDU5aHZFYz0=&h=5e50059443ea4d1dab9acb7e9b" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Verengai
Mabika</span></a></span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">(Senior Policy Advisor
Africa, Internet Society) will shed light on the work the Internet Society is doing with its partners to assess the economic impact of the ban and develop a high-level Policy Brief for government officials with key lessons and recommendations. As the trend
of technical blockings continues to increase in Africa and beyond, the event will also be an opportunity to discuss what organization members can do to help address this development.</span><span class="gmail-m_-5440290839708539447apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:rgb(12,28,44);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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