Dear Caleb, my boss! Thank you for this information. Our community leaders are doing well for us. I greet all of them. Yao, happy to see you in this good leadership position. I know that you will do your best for our community. Emmanuel, thank you for your continued support. You are a good leader. Please, support your brother Yao in the mission. The best time is coming! *Kossi AMESSINOU* *Chef du Service du Suivi et de l'Accompagnement du Secteur Privé/DGE/MEF/Bénin* *Enseignant chercheur- collaborateur externe à l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi au Bénin* *Président de l'ONG Women Be Free au Bénin* *Head of the private sector monitoring and support service/DGE/MEF/ Bénin* *Teacher researcher - external collaborator at the University of Abomey-Calavi in BeninChair of the NGO Women Be Free in Benin* *Docteur en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication* *Expert en gouvernance de l'internet, en transformation digitale, communication numérique et en études du Développement* Ancien Directeur de l'Informatique et du Pré-archivage Ancien Coordonnateur de projet et Chef service informatique Téléphone/Whatsapp: +229 95 19 67 02 Boîte Postale: 01BP7304 Cotonou - Bénin Emails: kamessinou@finances.bj|amessinoukossi@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/amessinoukossi | www.linkedin.com/pub/kossi-amessinou Le dim. 2 nov. 2025 à 01:42, Caleb Ogundele via Npoc-discuss < npoc-discuss@icann.org> a écrit :

Dear NPOC Community,

At the conclusion of the recent ICANN meeting in Dublin, *Yao Amevi A. Sossou* has assumed the role of Policy Coordinator for NPOC.

Yao brings extensive expertise in internet governance, digital transformation, and multi-stakeholder engagement to this critical position. As Coordinator of the Youth IGF Benin and an affiliated member of the Internet Society Benin Chapter, he has demonstrated strong leadership in advancing digital inclusion and policy development across Africa and beyond. You can read more about him here https://npoc.org/team/yao-amevi-a-sossou/

On behalf of our Chair @Juan Manuel Rojas, we warmly welcome Yao to this role and look forward to his collaboration with NPOC Members as we continue to strengthen NPOC's voice in the ICANN community and advance our policy priorities. Kindly engage with him on all our NPOC policy conversations.

At the same time, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Emmanuel Agbenonwossi for his excellent service as our immediate past Policy Coordinator. Emmanuel's dedication, insight, and hard work have been invaluable to our organization, and we are grateful for the strong foundation he has built for our policy engagement.

Please join us in welcoming Yao and thanking Emmanuel for his contributions.

Best regards,

-- *Caleb Ogundele* Email: muyiwacaleb@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Npoc-discuss mailing list -- npoc-discuss@icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to npoc-discuss-leave@icann.org _______________________________________________ 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.