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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="author-12648040162">The African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2022 will take place on 23 - 25 August, in Kigali, Rwanda. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">This event will be held as a hybrid - with participants present in Rwanda; and others online.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">AfPIF aims to</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">promote
the development of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">national
and cross border interconnection and offers the African </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">technical</span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">
community a unique opportunity to showcase</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">interconnection
challenges and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">opportunities.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">This year’s forum marks a return to in - person sessions since its postponement in 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">We want to thank our first confirmed</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">sponsors
- Google, Meta, Flexoptix and NAPAfrica</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">for
their support. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Look out to this page for more details:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.afpif.org/afpif2022/" target="_blank">https://www.afpif.org/afpif2022/</a></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Regards,</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Bonjour à tous</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">L'African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2022 aura lieu du 23 au 25 août à Kigali, au Rwanda. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Cet événement se déroulera sous forme hybride - avec des participants présents au Rwanda ; et d'autres en ligne.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">L'AfPIF vise à promouvoir le développement de l'interconnexion nationale et transfrontalière et offre à la communauté technique
africaine une occasion unique de présenter les défis et les opportunités de l'interconnexion.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Le forum de cette année marque un retour aux sessions en personne depuis son report en 2020 en raison de la pandémie mondiale COVID-19. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Nous souhaitons remercier nos premiers sponsors confirmés - Google, Meta, Flexoptix et NAPAfrica pour leur soutien. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Surveillez cette page pour plus de détails :</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/afpif-2022/" target="_blank">https://www.afpif.org/fr/afpif-2022/</a></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Cordialement,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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