Dear Herve I would also like to be part of the drafting team. Thank you Hadia Elminiawi From: Barrack Otieno via AFRI-Discuss <afri-discuss@icann.org> Sent: 29 January 2025 07:26 To: Hervé Hounzandji <herve.hounzandji@gmail.com> Cc: afri-discuss@icann.org Subject: [External] [AFRI-Discuss] Re: AfrICANN statement: Announcement Selected Topic and Call for Contributions Many thanks Herve, I would like to join the drafting team. Best Regards On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM Hervé Hounzandji via AFRI-Discuss <afri-discuss@icann.org<mailto:afri-discuss@icann.org>> wrote: Dear AFRALO Community members, We hope this email finds you in good health and high spirits. On behalf of the AFRALO Leadership Team, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the following members for their contributions : * Zakaria Issa Moustapha * Samwel Kariuki * Aïssatou Ndiaye * Prof. Aziz Hilali * Seth Adjei Gyimah * Chokri ben Romdhane Among the proposed topics, we are delighted to announce that #Topic4, proposed by Prof. Aziz Hilali, received the most support from the community. As a result, our chosen topic for the upcoming statement will be: "Advancing African Digital Identity in the Next gTLD Round: Overcoming Barriers and Leveraging Support Opportunities." We are now calling for contributions to join the drafting team. Those interested can participate by submitting their ideas via the mailing list by Monday, February 4, 2025. We are also pleased to inform you that Prof. Aziz Hilali will serve as the pen holder for this initiative. Thank you for your ongoing dedication and commitment to AFRALO’s mission. We look forward to your active participation in shaping this important statement. Kind regards, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- En Français Chers membres de la communauté AFRALO, Nous espérons que ce message vous trouve en bonne santé et de bonne humeur. Au nom de l’équipe de leadership d’AFRALO, je tiens à exprimer notre sincère gratitude aux membres suivants pour leurs contributions et leur participation active : * Zakaria Issa Moustapha * Samwel Kariuki * Aïssatou Ndiaye * Prof. Aziz Hilali * Seth Adjei Gyimah * Chokri ben Romdhane Parmi les sujets proposés, nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que le #Topic4, proposé par le Prof. Aziz Hilali, a reçu le plus grand soutien de la communauté. Par conséquent, le sujet retenu pour la déclaration à venir sera : « Promouvoir l’identité numérique africaine dans le prochain cycle des nouveaux gTLD : surmonter les obstacles et exploiter les opportunités de soutien. » Nous lançons maintenant un appel à contributions pour rejoindre l’équipe de rédaction. Ceux qui le souhaitent peuvent participer en envoyant leurs idées, via la liste de diffusion avant le lundi 4 février 2025. Nous avons aussi le plaisir de vous informer que le Prof. Aziz Hilali assurera le rôle de rédacteur principal pour cette initiative. Merci pour votre engagement continu et votre dévouement envers la mission d’AFRALO. Nous comptons sur votre participation active pour façonner cette déclaration importante. Sincères amitiés, — Herve Setondji HOUNZANDJI AFRALO Secretariat (On behalf of AFRALO Leadership Team) -- Hervé HOUNZANDJI _______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list -- afri-discuss@icann.org<mailto:afri-discuss@icann.org> To unsubscribe send an email to afri-discuss-leave@icann.org<mailto:afri-discuss-leave@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#a... _______________________________________________ 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. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A