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</div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign="top" id="b15"><table width="100%" style="border:0;background-color:#011d57;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px" class="mceTextBlockContainer"><div data-block-id="15" class="mceText" id="d15" style="width:100%"><h2><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 31px">AfPIF 2025 Daily Summary</span></span></strong></h2><h2><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 31px">for Monday, 18 August 2025</span></span></strong></h2><p class="mcePastedContent last-child"><br /></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign="top" id="b23"><table width="100%" style="border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px" class="mceTextBlockContainer"><div data-block-id="23" class="mceText" id="d23" style="width:100%"><table style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="m_8317701966652136762wp-block-newsletterglue-text m_8317701966652136762ng-block"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 1.6; font-weight: normal; padding: 8px 20px 10px; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="m_8317701966652136762ng-block-td"><p class="mcePastedContent" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px"><span style="font-family: Helvetica"><span style="font-weight:normal;">Dear readers,</span></span></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="m_8317701966652136762wp-block-newsletterglue-text m_8317701966652136762ng-block last-child"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 1.6; font-weight: normal; padding: 8px 20px 10px; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="m_8317701966652136762ng-block-td"><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px"><span style="font-family: Helvetica"><span style="font-weight:normal;">Welcome to our daily report from Day 0 at AFIX 2025! </span></span></span></span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px"><span style="font-family: Helvetica"><span style="font-weight:normal;">Yesterday's focus was on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and other social events that helped to set the mood for AfPIF 2025. Registration was officially opened and the venue was a hive of activities. A high tea social was hosted by Women Tech Connect in partnership with Work Online, and LINX which was followed by a welcome cocktail hosted by Equinix. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px"><span style="font-family: Helvetica"><span style="font-weight:normal;">Registration will continue for the entire duration of the forum.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In the summary below, you will find insights on these and other news. We invite you to explore how they intersect with your own work and interests. </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody><tbody data-block-id="7" class="mceWrapper"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent" valign="top" align="center" class="mceSectionBody"><!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]><table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="660" style="width:660px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:660px" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff" valign="top" class="mceWrapperInner"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" data-block-id="6"><tbody><tr class="mceRow"><td 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This meeting preceded the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) that officially starts today, August 19, 2025. The discussions were very diverse, touching on topics that shape the very fabric of our digital world, from the complexities of funding to the frontiers of the interplanetary internet, highlighting both challenges and opportunities lying ahead particularly on IXP governance best practices and the strategies for growing IXPs among many other pertinent issues. It was concluded with the announcement of the Board election results and confirmation. </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="mceGutterContainer" id="gutterContainerId-34"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:separate" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign="top" class="mceLayoutContainer" id="b34"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" data-block-id="34" id="section_91bfd173b8897c5f75defc111633f5f4" class="mceLayout"><tbody><tr class="mceRow"><td style="background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="mceColumn" id="mceColumnId--24" data-block-id="-24" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;border-radius:0" valign="top" align="center" id="b-9"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" data-block-id="-9"><tbody><tr class="mceRow"><td style="background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="mceColumn" id="mceColumnId--30" data-block-id="-30" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;border-radius:0" valign="top" id="b33"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" data-block-id="33"><tbody><tr class="mceRow"><td style="background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%" /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" valign="top" class="mceColumn" id="mceColumnId-43" data-block-id="43" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0" valign="top" class="mceImageBlockContainer" align="center" id="b42"><div><!--[if !mso]><!--></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="85%" style="border-collapse:separate;margin:0;vertical-align:top;max-width:85%;width:85%;height:auto" role="presentation" data-testid="image-42"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;border-radius:0;margin:0" valign="top"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/9a74d4384f907fe2bac06c2a2/images/6f8a7707-bff9-1640-3418-96625e384c4f.jpg" width="280.5" height="auto" style="display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" class="imageDropZone mceImage" data-block-id="42" /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><!--<![endif]--></div><div>
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justify;"><em><span style="color:rgb(213, 0, 0);">(Press release)</span></em> <a href="https://af-ix.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a74d4384f907fe2bac06c2a2&id=7ec5cc51d9&e=52b5c9fa0b" target="_blank" style="color: #0042a9;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 66, 169);">Nigeria Hosts 15th African Peering & Interconnection Forum (AfPIF)</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color:#d50000;">(Vanguard News)</span></em> <a href="https://af-ix.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a74d4384f907fe2bac06c2a2&id=e817e442fa&e=52b5c9fa0b" target="_blank" style="color: #0042a9;">Nigeria positions itself as Africa’s interconnection hub at AfPIF 2025</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color:#d50000;">(TechAfrica News) </span></em><a href="https://af-ix.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a74d4384f907fe2bac06c2a2&id=40ca5fcd98&e=52b5c9fa0b" target="_blank" style="color: #0042a9;">AfPIF Highlights Remote Peering’s Role in Connectivity</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color:#d50000;">(This Day News)</span></em> <a href="https://af-ix.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a74d4384f907fe2bac06c2a2&id=31e8fe7645&e=52b5c9fa0b" target="_blank" style="color: #0042a9;">Nigeria’s AFPIF Moment</a></p><p class="" style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color:rgb(213, 0, 0);">(MSN News)</span></em> <a href="https://af-ix.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a74d4384f907fe2bac06c2a2&id=6d4d5db9a0&e=52b5c9fa0b" target="_blank" style="color: #0042a9;">Remote Peering Revolutionises Connectivity Across West Africa</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="last-child"><em><span style="color:#d50000;">(Telcables News) </span></em><a href="https://af-ix.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a74d4384f907fe2bac06c2a2&id=d9b67aa86c&e=52b5c9fa0b" target="_blank" style="color: #0042a9;">TelCables Leverages Remote Peering to Reduce Costs & Improve Internet Access in West Africa</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td 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