News and announcements

AfPIF 2025: August 19-21 in Lagos, Nigeria

Posted Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:16

We are proud to announce that the 2025 African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) will take place from 19 to 21 August in Lagos, Nigeria at The Lagos Continental Hotel!

This three day event is the region’s premier Internet industry conference dedicated to network interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange. It brings together a wide range of stakeholders including network operators, IXPs, regulators, content providers, data centers, and transit providers to explore the key challenges and opportunities in Africa’s Internet ecosystem.

Registration is now open for in-person and remote attendees: https://www.afpif.org/registration/

If you are planning to attend, please review the essential travel and visa information here: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/travel-information/

Fellowships are available for individuals who wish to contribute more actively to the AfPIF community and require support to attend: https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowships/peering/

Sponsorship opportunities are also still available for organisations that want to support this important event: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/sponsorship-opportunities/

If you would like to host AfPIF 2026 in your country, please review the requirements and submit an application: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/afpif-2026-call-for-hosts/

Stay tuned for further announcements and check the event website for the latest information: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer que le Forum Africain sur l'Interconnexion et le Peering (AfPIF) 2025 se tiendra du 19 au 21 août à Lagos, au Nigéria, à l'hôtel Lagos Continental !

Cet événement de trois jours est la principale conférence de l'industrie de l'Internet dans la région, dédiée à l'interconnexion des réseaux, au peering et à l'échange de trafic. Il réunit un large éventail de parties prenantes, notamment des opérateurs de réseaux, des points d'échange Internet (IXP), des régulateurs, des fournisseurs de contenu, des centres de données et des fournisseurs de transit, afin d'explorer les principaux défis et opportunités de l'écosystème Internet africain.

Les inscriptions sont désormais ouvertes pour les participants en présentiel et à distance : https://www.afpif.org/registration/

Si vous prévoyez de participer, veuillez consulter les informations essentielles sur les voyages et les visas ici : https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/travel-information/

Des bourses sont disponibles pour les personnes qui souhaitent contribuer plus activement à la communauté AfPIF et qui ont besoin de soutien pour y assister : https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowships/peering/

Des opportunités de parrainage sont également encore disponibles pour les organisations souhaitant soutenir cet événement important : https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/sponsorship-opportunities/

Si vous souhaitez accueillir l'AfPIF 2026 dans votre pays, veuillez consulter les exigences et soumettre une candidature : https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/afpif-2026-call-for-hosts/

Restez à l'écoute pour d'autres annonces et consultez le site Web de l'événement pour les dernières informations : https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/

Nous avons hâte de vous y voir tous !

AfPIF 2024: August 20-22 in DR Congo

Posted Monday, July 8, 2024 - 20:11

We are proud to announce that the 2024 African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) will take place from 20 to 22 August in Kinshasa, DR Congo.

AfPIF is an annual Internet industry event that aims to address the key interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange opportunities and challenges on the continent. It provides participants with global and regional insights for maximising opportunities that will help grow Internet infrastructure and services in Africa.

AfPIF is organised by the African IXP Association in partnership with the Internet Society. This year’s event is hosted by ISPA-DRC with sponsorship from Liquid Intelligent Technologies, ARPTC, Open Access Data Centres, and many others.

Visit the AfPIF website to register and learn about the conference venue, agenda, travel logistics, and our sponsors: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/

If you would like to propose a talk, please make a submission here: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/call-for-papers/

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer que le Forum Africain sur le Peering et l'Interconnexion (AfPIF) 2024 aura lieu du 20 au 22 août à Kinshasa, en République Démocratique du Congo.

AfPIF est un événement annuel de l'industrie de l'Internet qui vise à aborder les principales opportunités et défis d'interconnexion, de peering et d'échange de trafic sur le continent. Il offre aux participants des perspectives mondiales et régionales pour maximiser les opportunités qui contribueront à développer l'infrastructure et les services Internet en Afrique.

AfPIF est organisé par l'Association Africaine des IXP en partenariat avec l'Internet Society. L'événement de cette année est accueilli par l'ISPA-DRC avec le parrainage de Liquid Intelligent Technologies, de l'ARPTC, des Open Access Data Centres et de nombreux autres.

Visitez le site web d'AfPIF pour vous inscrire et en savoir plus sur le lieu de la conférence, l'agenda, les informations de voyage, et nos sponsors : https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/

Si vous souhaitez proposer une présentation, veuillez soumettre votre proposition ici : https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/call-for-papers/

Nous avons hâte de vous y voir tous !

2023-09-21 - Inaugural Board of Directors

Posted Friday, September 29, 2023 - 13:00

The first democratically elected board of directors took office on August 21st 2023 at the first Annual General Meeting of the association which took place on the same day in Accra, Ghana.

The election included 13 candidates and 19 IXPs voting from 18 countries. Nine seats were available. Voting began on August 7th, 2023 and closed on August 17th, 2023.

The election was conducted using the Zeus Electronic Voting system with support and oversight from the European Internet Exchange Association; the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Exchange Association; and the Internet Society. Representatives from these organizations acted as election trustees and released a signed statement to certify the election results. A copy of this statement is attached below.

The first elected members, along with their respective terms, are as follows:

  • Kyle Spencer (3 years)
  • Muhammed Rudman (3 years)
  • Jane R Coffin (3 years)
  • Jean-Francis Ahanda (2 years)
  • Frank Habicht (2 years)
  • Darwin Da Costa (2 years)
  • Lawakilia Wilfried Drabo (1 year)
  • Edrich de Lange (1 year)
  • Caglar Dabanoglu (1 year)

Note that staggered terms were allocated based on the number of votes each candidate received as required by our Articles of Association for the inaugural election.

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2023-06-30 - Transitional Board

Posted Friday, September 29, 2023 - 12:55

The first board of directors, known as the Transitional Board, was appointed as part of a legal requirement to register the association. The Transitional Board's mandate was to manage post-registration administrative tasks and organize a democratic board election. The Transitional Board included the following people:

  • Nico Tshintiu (Chair)
  • Kyle Spencer (Executive Director)
  • Michuki Mwangi
  • Grace Mwikarago
  • Frank Habicht
  • Hasting Tjipueja

These appointees signed, notarized, and submitted copies of the Articles of Association to the Rwanda Development Board and the company was formally registered on June 30th, 2023. Note that Fearghas McKay also supported the process but was not a signatory to the Articles of Association.

Board Elections

Posted Friday, September 29, 2023 - 12:45

The following resources document the current and former board of directors.

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