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Re: AFRI-Discuss Digest, Vol 218, Issue 107
by Chokri Ben Romdhane April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026

Congratulations to all, with the hope that this new AG will bring some new ideas to the African Community. Unfortunately, I missed submitting my EOI in time – it was a busy period for me. Additionally, I'm surprised that other great African community contributors are not in! All the best, Chokri. Le sam. 4 avr. 2026 à 14:24, <afri-discuss-request(a)icann.org> a écrit : > Send AFRI-Discuss mailing list submissions to > afri-discuss(a)icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > afri-discuss-request(a)icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > afri-discuss-owner(a)icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AFRI-Discuss digest..."Posting guidelines to ensure > machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: > http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#… > - - - - -Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Formation of the AFRALO Advisory Group – List of Members > (Remmy Nweke) > 2. Re: Formation of the AFRALO Advisory Group – List of Members > (Remmy Nweke) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Remmy Nweke <remmyn(a)gmail.com> > To: Peters Omoragbon <petersomoragbon(a)gmail.com> > Cc: AFRI-Discuss <afri-discuss(a)icann.org>, Afri-Discuss < > afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, AfRALO internal list < > afralo-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "Hervé Hounzandji" < > setondjih(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 14:15:19 +0100 > Subject: [AFRI-Discuss] Re: Formation of the AFRALO Advisory Group – List > of Members > Thanks Pastor Peter > Kindly note my name is Remmy Nweke not as written in your mail. > > ___________________ > REMMY NWEKE, *mNUJ, mNGE, mGOCOP, mnipr* > Lead Consulting Strategist - *DigitalSENSE Africa* > <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> > Group Executive Editor, *ITREALMS Media* group > [*Multiple-award winning medium*] > (ITREALMS <http://www.itrealms.com.ng/>, DigitalSENSE Business Magazine > <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; NaijaAgroNet > <http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng/>) > No. 36 Afariogun Street, Oshodi-Lagos, Nigeria > M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, > T: @ITRealms <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> @DigitalSENSEng > 2025 *Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D*, Thursday June 1 > <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/>9 > 2025 *ITREALMS* e-Waste Dialogue, Thursday November 20 > <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> > @Welcome Center Hotels, Int'l Airport Road, Lagos-Nigeria > <http://welcomecentrehotels.com/> > Former Vice President, African Civil Society on Information Society (ACSIS) > ______________________________________________________________ > *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments > are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended > only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal > responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the > intended > recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do > not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make > any copies. Violators may face court persecution. > > On Thu, 2 Apr 2026, 21:36 Peters Omoragbon via AFRI-Discuss, < > afri-discuss(a)icann.org> wrote: > >> Dear AFRALO Family, >> >> Following the resolution unanimously adopted during the AFRALO monthly >> call held on April 1, 2026, which established the AFRALO Advisory Group and >> mandated it to commence meetings immediately, I hereby submit the list of >> all members who met the membership criteria (in no particular order): >> >> 1. Isaac Maposa >> 2. Hadia Elminiawi >> 3. Fatimata Seye Sylla >> 4. Vernatius Okwu Ezeama >> 5. Daniel Nanghaga >> 6. Remi Nweke >> 7. Stephen Nana Owusu Addae >> 8. Adebunmi Akinbo >> 9. Herve Honnzandji >> 10. Pastor Peters Omoragbon >> >> Notice of our inaugural meeting will be provided in the coming days >> through our usual communication channels. >> >> Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in serving and contributing. >> >> >> Thank you all. >> >> Yours sincerely, >> >> >> >> *Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON* >> *-Executive President/CEO Nurses Across the Borders Humanitarian >> Initiative-(an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and >> Social Council of the United Nations-ECOSOC)* >> *-First Nigerian United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change >> (UNFCCC) Designated Contact Person-since 2004* >> *-**Permanent United Nations Representative for Nurses Across the >> Borders-since 2005* >> *-Director for International Liaison, Nigerian Nurses Charitable >> Association, United Kingdom-NNCA-UK).* >> *-President, Diaspora Nurses Association of Nigeria-DNAN* >> *-Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN-Since >> 2010* >> *-Fellow Federal University of Petroleum Resources Centre for Sustainable >> Development (FUPRECSD)* >> *-**Fellow, Open Society Institute-Budapest* >> *-**General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change* >> >> *-Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with the >> United Nations-CONGO* >> *-Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO* >> *-Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN* >> *-Treasurer-Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom-CANUK >> 2013-2015* >> *-Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United >> Kingdom-CANUK 2015-2017.* >> >> *Url: www.nursesacrosstheborders.org >> <http://www.nursesacrosstheborders.org/>, * >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AFRI-Discuss mailing list -- afri-discuss(a)icann.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to afri-discuss-leave(a)icann.org >> >> Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org >> >> Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this >> list are more accurate: >> http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#… >> _______________________________________________ >> By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your >> personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance >> with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and >> the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You >> can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or >> configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or >> disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Remmy Nweke <remmyn(a)gmail.com> > To: Peters Omoragbon <petersomoragbon(a)gmail.com> > Cc: AFRI-Discuss <afri-discuss(a)icann.org>, Afri-Discuss < > afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, AfRALO internal list < > afralo-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "Hervé Hounzandji" < > setondjih(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 14:15:19 +0100 > Subject: [AFRI-Discuss] Re: Formation of the AFRALO Advisory Group – List > of Members > Thanks Pastor Peter > Kindly note my name is Remmy Nweke not as written in your mail. > > ___________________ > REMMY NWEKE, *mNUJ, mNGE, mGOCOP, mnipr* > Lead Consulting Strategist - *DigitalSENSE Africa* > <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> > Group Executive Editor, *ITREALMS Media* group > [*Multiple-award winning medium*] > (ITREALMS <http://www.itrealms.com.ng/>, DigitalSENSE Business Magazine > <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; NaijaAgroNet > <http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng/>) > No. 36 Afariogun Street, Oshodi-Lagos, Nigeria > M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, > T: @ITRealms <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> @DigitalSENSEng > 2025 *Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D*, Thursday June 1 > <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/>9 > 2025 *ITREALMS* e-Waste Dialogue, Thursday November 20 > <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> > @Welcome Center Hotels, Int'l Airport Road, Lagos-Nigeria > <http://welcomecentrehotels.com/> > Former Vice President, African Civil Society on Information Society (ACSIS) > ______________________________________________________________ > *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments > are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended > only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal > responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the > intended > recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do > not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make > any copies. Violators may face court persecution. > > On Thu, 2 Apr 2026, 21:36 Peters Omoragbon via AFRI-Discuss, < > afri-discuss(a)icann.org> wrote: > >> Dear AFRALO Family, >> >> Following the resolution unanimously adopted during the AFRALO monthly >> call held on April 1, 2026, which established the AFRALO Advisory Group and >> mandated it to commence meetings immediately, I hereby submit the list of >> all members who met the membership criteria (in no particular order): >> >> 1. Isaac Maposa >> 2. Hadia Elminiawi >> 3. Fatimata Seye Sylla >> 4. Vernatius Okwu Ezeama >> 5. Daniel Nanghaga >> 6. Remi Nweke >> 7. Stephen Nana Owusu Addae >> 8. Adebunmi Akinbo >> 9. Herve Honnzandji >> 10. Pastor Peters Omoragbon >> >> Notice of our inaugural meeting will be provided in the coming days >> through our usual communication channels. >> >> Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in serving and contributing. >> >> >> Thank you all. >> >> Yours sincerely, >> >> >> >> *Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON* >> *-Executive President/CEO Nurses Across the Borders Humanitarian >> Initiative-(an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and >> Social Council of the United Nations-ECOSOC)* >> *-First Nigerian United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change >> (UNFCCC) Designated Contact Person-since 2004* >> *-**Permanent United Nations Representative for Nurses Across the >> Borders-since 2005* >> *-Director for International Liaison, Nigerian Nurses Charitable >> Association, United Kingdom-NNCA-UK).* >> *-President, Diaspora Nurses Association of Nigeria-DNAN* >> *-Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN-Since >> 2010* >> *-Fellow Federal University of Petroleum Resources Centre for Sustainable >> Development (FUPRECSD)* >> *-**Fellow, Open Society Institute-Budapest* >> *-**General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change* >> >> *-Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with the >> United Nations-CONGO* >> *-Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO* >> *-Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN* >> *-Treasurer-Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom-CANUK >> 2013-2015* >> *-Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United >> Kingdom-CANUK 2015-2017.* >> >> *Url: www.nursesacrosstheborders.org >> <http://www.nursesacrosstheborders.org/>, * >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AFRI-Discuss mailing list -- afri-discuss(a)icann.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to afri-discuss-leave(a)icann.org >> >> Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org >> >> Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this >> list are more accurate: >> http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#… >> _______________________________________________ >> By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your >> personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance >> with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and >> the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You >> can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or >> configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or >> disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list -- afri-discuss(a)icann.org > To unsubscribe send an email to afri-discuss-leave(a)icann.org > > Homepage for the region: www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this > list are more accurate: > http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#… > - - - - - > > _______________________________________________ > By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your > personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance > with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and > the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can > visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or > configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or > disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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[AFRALO Secretariat] - ICANN85 Readout ****TOMORROW****
by Hervé Hounzandji April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

Dear all, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who has expressed their willingness to share their ICANN85 key takeaways, insights, and suggested actions based on the sessions they participated in. Your engagement means a great deal to the community, and it is truly appreciated. To ensure a balanced and well-structured agenda, we will accommodate *up to 3 presentations/readouts*, with a *total allocated time of 30 minutes*. For those who are not selected for tomorrow's session, please note that we are considering organizing an *additional session* to give everyone the opportunity to share their contributions. So far, we have received expressions of interest from our following family members: - Gbemisola Esho - Olabimpe Adeloro - Christabel Mebaghandu - Ibrahim Elijah - Asteway Negash - Ekwualor Naomi As this will be on a *first come, first served* basis, the floor tomorrow will be given to: - Gbemisola Esho - Olabimpe Adeloro - Christabel Mebaghandu Please send your presentation (pdf) to the staff before the call. We very much look forward to hearing from you tomorrow! Warm regards, -- Hervé HOUNZANDJI AFRALO Secretary

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