We can only be successful in creating an Internet for everyone if everyone is part of the effort. That’s why the Internet Society is thrilled to be entering into a partnership with the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX). The partnership was made official with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 14 July. This formal agreement […]

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Ten years ago the peering community came up with a vision: We wanted 80 percent of Internet traffic to be localized by 2020. I must admit, over the last decade there were times I wondered if it was possible. But Kenya and Nigeria have just proven that it is – all thanks to the help […]

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A comprehensive view of Africa’s Internet peering and interconnection ecosystem from the region’s top networks and experts, opportunities to strengthen and build new peering relationships with over 300 attendees using an open to all “bilateral meeting” scheduling tool, insightful presentations, studies and reports delivered by a strong lineup of speakers, and a technical village are […]

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Top African and international Internet companies are supporting this year’s Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), set for August 22-24 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Netflix, Facebook, Google, Akamai, DE CIX, LINX, YAHOO, Netnod and FranceIX are among the global players supporting AfPIF while Liquid Telecom, Seacom, Angola Cables, Angonix, AFRINIC, and MainOne are the leading […]

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The 17th of March 2016 will be long remembered a special day in the Internet history books of Madagascar as the “Journée de l’Internet” or “Internet Day”. To most people Madagascar is an exotic destination, courtesy of the Dreamworks Animation movie “Madagascar”. The capital city is Antananarivo and getting there is fairly straight forward, with daily direct […]

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After three days of discussions, the sixth Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) came to a close. This year’s event attracted 232 participants from 57 countries — 40 of which were African countries – and drew 978 online participants from 77 different countries. The last day focused on “How not to Build an IXP” and […]

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Missed the first day of AfPIF? Here’s the recap! The first day of AfPIF is usually known as “Peering Coordinators’ Day”, and focused on addressing emerging technical issues on interconnection in line with this year’s theme “Lessons Learnt”. Overview For AfPIF-15 Day 1, topics for discussion related to data centre operations and features such as […]

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Working with Local Partners We started day two at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) with the opening ceremony, attended by leaders from Mozambique’s government, education sector, and the private sector. Mozambique’s team is really helping make a difference by opening up the market, supporting the IXP, and working on innovative University projects. Raul […]

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Building the Internet takes all kinds of people and, like anywhere, it takes a lot of work and a lot and a lot of trail and error. If you’re working in the world of African Internet when it comes to policy, tech or content – next week is key! Starting on August 24th, Africa’s leading […]

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The Serekunda Internet Exchange Point launched in Banjul, The Gambia on 12 July 2014 Gambia may be considered a small country (ranked 164th in the world) but in the Internet world, especially in Africa, I would like to elevate it much higher and place it among the emerging technology hubs of the region. Let me […]

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By Michuki Mwangi and Betel Hailu The Internet Society, in partnership with AfriNIC, successfully conducted the inauguration of the Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP) and Regional Internet Carrier (RIC) best practice workshop under the AXIS Project, from 26- 30 May 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda. The workshop was organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration […]

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