Investigations into Nigeria’s water crisis and illegal fishing in South Africa win impactAFRICA contest

Groundbreaking investigations into illegal fishing off South Africa’s coast and challenges around access to drinking water in Nigeria were selected as the winning stories of the water and sanitation round of the impactAFRICA data journalism initiative. The three winning journalists will receive an all-expenses paid study tours to major newsrooms in the United States, as part of theimpactAFRICA data journalism initiative.

The winning stories are:

South Africa All At Sea by Sipho Kings writing for the Mail & Guardian won recognition for Best Community Impact for his reportage on illegal fishing along South Africa's coast. Kings’ reportage helped dispel public confusion around South Africa (a maritime country) and the protection of its maritime assets, and for the first time offered citizens compelling explanations about how illegal fishing in these communities affects their livelihood and the industry. Kings’ writing has been cited in several seminars - including by members of the South African Navy - and in public debates on the issue. The follow-up mass media coverage on the issue sparked by Kings’ reportage is credited for prompting the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the navy to increase naval patrols, which led to a string of arrests of illegal fishing trawlers and their operators.

Dam Data: Water Data for Nigeria by Abiri Oluwatosin Niyi writing for CMapITwon recognition for Best Use of Data. This tool tracks data related to the supply and consumption of drinking water in Nigeria. Niyi launched the project after discovering that there were no easily accessible official data sources about Nigeria’s challenge to provide citizens with water. The project uses real-time data gathering and sharing system from both dam operators and citizens to monitor water distribution and produce journalistic reports on the trends by making use of a mobile app. Citizens are able to report on the quality of water supplied to them, whether the service providers are meeting promises and whether they are experiencing water scarcity. The underlying data is made available free for download and reuse by other media and citizen groups. Citizens are also able to monitor government expenditure of taxpayers money and transparency in order to collaborate with regulators to ensure equal access to water.

Ibadan: A City of Deep Wells and Dry Taps by Kolawole Talabi writing for theInternational Centre for Investigative Reporting (iCIR) won recognition for Best Audience Engagement. Talabi’s investigation details how plummeting government revenues from oil sales have led to reduced public expenditure on water supply in Nigeria’s third largest city, Ibadan, resulting in rapidly worsening health and hygiene for three million people. The reportage sparked intense online public debate, followed by a wave of calls for government to either immediately improve funding or to privatise water infrastructure and services in Ibadan. At the time of application, this story was the most read on the iCIR website and the website continues to track follow up reports.

impactAFRICA is the continent’s largest fund for data-driven investigative storytelling, offering $500,000 in cash grants and technology support, along with editorial mentorship, across a series of funding rounds for pioneering journalism that uses data or digital tools to tackle development issues such as public healthcare, water, sanitation, the effects of air and water pollution on African communities, climate change and its effects on farming communities and food baskets, and other development issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

This round saw journalists in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia investigate water and sanitation issues between March 30 and June 30, 2016.

impactAFRICA’s next deadline for newsrooms to receive funding and support for investigative data-driven story projects is November 15. Get the detailshere.

The partners

Code for Africa (CfAfrica) is the custodian of impactAFRICA and is the continent’s largest independent open data and civic technology initiative. It operates as a federation of autonomous country-based digital innovation organisations that support ‘citizen labs’ in five countries and major projects in a further 15 countries. CfAfrica runs Africa’s OpenGov Fellowships and also embeds innovation fellows into newsrooms and social justice organisations to help liberate data of public interest, or to build tools that help empower citizens. In addition to fellowships and CitizenLabs, CfAfrica runs the $1 million per year innovateAFRICA fund and the $500,000 per year impactAFRICA fund, which both award seed grants to civic pioneers for experiments with everything from camera drones and environmental sensors, to encryption for whistleblowers and data-driven semantic analysis tools for investigative watchdogs. CfAfrica also curates continental resources such as the africanSPENDING portal of budget transparency resources, the openAFRICA data portal, the sourceAFRICA document repository and the connectedAFRICAtransparency toolkit for tracking the often hidden social networks and economic interests in politics. CfAfrica is an initiative of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is at the forefront of the news revolution. Its programmes empower journalists and engage citizens with new technologies and best practices. ICFJ’s networks of reporters and media entrepreneurs are transforming the field. ICFJ believes that better journalism leads to better lives. Over the past 30 years, ICFJ has worked with more than 92,000 professional and citizen journalists and media managers from 180 countries. ICFJ work through strong local partners, such as Code for Africa, and a network of dedicated alumni. For more information, go to www.icfj.org.

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ngNOG 2016 Conference

The ngNOG 2016 Conference is scheduled to take place at the Rockview Royale Hotel from 08:00 am on Monday 31st, October, 2016.

In a mail sent to stakeholders, Rashida Umar informed that the Conference is expected to have about 300 delegates from Tertiary Education Institutions, IT Industry, Private and Public Sectors. It will feature a full day of activities including a Keynote Address, Panel sessions, Lightning talks and Presentations that will engage stakeholders from different sectors. Schedule available here http://ngnog.forum.org.ng/agenda.html 

Each session provides for a five (5)-minute presentation by each panelist and thirty minutes to discuss issues arising on the floor. Panelists are from varying backgrounds like academia, government, and private sectors to provide a richer discussion and learning experience for delegates.

To apply for the Conference, click on the link http://ngnog.forum.org.ng/form.html

Please note that there are limited seats available. Applicants that register online ahead of the Event have higher priority.

Applicants attending the ngNOG Workshop are not required to fill the online applications for the Conference.

For further enquiries, reach the secretariat at ngnog@forum.org.ng 




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Stewardship of IANA Functions Transitions to Global Internet Community as Contract with U.S. Government Ends

Today, 1 October 2016, the contract between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to perform the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions, has officially expired. This historic moment marks the transition of the coordination and management of the Internet’s unique identifiers to the private-sector, a process that has been committed to and underway since 1998.

“This transition was envisioned 18 years ago, yet it was the tireless work of the global Internet community, which drafted the final proposal, that made this a reality,” said ICANN Board Chair Stephen D. Crocker. “This community validated the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. It has shown that a governance model defined by the inclusion of all voices, including business, academics, technical experts, civil society, governments and many others is the best way to assure that the Internet of tomorrow remains as free, open and accessible as the Internet of today.”

Source: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-10-01-en

AYO NI O YOUTH PRESIDENT: CELEBRATING NIGERIA AT FIFTY-SIX (56)

OFFICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM MOVEMENT CHURCH

WORLDWIDE (AYO NI O)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

CELEBRATING NIGERIA AT FIFTY-SIX (56)

We are proud to have Nigeria as the Worldwide Headquarters’ of our faith. We are blessed that we have grown and spread-out across continents with the spirit of God to guide us daily and always in our entire endeavour’s. We wish to appreciate all Nigerians and lovers of the continued nation. God bless you.

OUR LEADERS

We pray and will continue to pray for our leaders. The nation is blessed to have you at the helms of affair’s. We believe that God placed you in the front of men to ensure that certain decisions are taken to promote the greatness of the nation and the progress of the people.

It is clear that your responsibility is to ensure the trust of the people in the execution of your roles. Its key that you focus on infrastructural growth and empowerment development strategy. This will build the focus on promoting business activities in and around the country....

Source: http://www.iyfcsmc.org.ng/blog.html

Nigeria at 56.

Happy Independence Day

ICANN58 NextGen@ICANN Application Round Now Open

ICANNWiki celebrating a participant with an Amazon gift.

ICANN is looking for the next generation of individuals interested in becoming engaged in their regional communities and shaping the future of global Internet policy. Important work is happening every day at ICANN. If you're ready to start your ICANN journey, ICANN58 Copenhagen could be the place to begin!

This application round will stay open until 4 November 2016. Successful candidates will be announced on the ICANN website,ICANN.org[icann.org], on 2 December 2016.

https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen

Kathryn Brown Thanks ISOC Members

Hi ISOC Global Member, I wanted to specially thank you for your participation and help in making InterCommunity a success. Along with more than 2,600 Internet Society members from 160 countries, you showed the strength and quality of our community. I feel personally inspired by what we have achieved in 24hrs. It is by working together this way that we will consolidate a trusted Internet and make sure it is available to those who need it the most. The event is over, but our collaborative work continues. I would like to invite you to follow the conversation on our Open Forum. This where you can continue to raise questions, make comments and share ideas. If you have some time, we would also like to have your comments, ideas and any other feedback, you might have so that we can keep improving this event. Finally, I wanted to thank all of our speakers, trustees and the dedication of our staff for making a global, online event like this happen. I hope to see you soon in our discussions, next events and certainly at InterCommunity 2017. Best,  Kathryn Brown  Internet Society, President/CEO

Invitation to the Eleventh Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum

On behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, I have the pleasure to invite you to the 2016 Internet Governance Forum (IGF): ‘Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth’, to be held from 6 to 9 December 2016, in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The 2016 IGF marks the first IGF following its 10-year mandate renewal by the General Assembly at the WSIS+10 High Level Event last year. The overall programme is being built in a bottom-up manner in consultation with the growing IGF community, supported by multi-stakeholder intersessional activities, with a view to enhancing wide-ranging and diverse multistakeholder participation, including stakeholders from developing countries, youth, newcomers to the IGF and those joining online.

The four-day  11^th IGF meeting  will feature interactive  dialogue and debate  and will address a broad  range of themes and issues including, but not limited to: Internet and Sustainable Development; Access and Diversity; Youth and Gender Issues; Human Rights and Freedom of Expression Online; Cybersecurity; Multistakeholder Cooperation; Critical Internet Resources; Internet Governance Capacity Building and Emerging Issues.

I would also like to take this opportunity to invite all stakeholders to join the growing IGF community intersessional activities. These activities, including IGF Best Practice Forums (BPFs), work on the Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) initiative and IGF Dynamic Coalitions, offer unique multi-stakeholder platforms for substantive collaboration on a wide array of Internet governance themes and issues. This community work will be showcased, and open for further consultation, at the annual meeting in Mexico.

Many of the growing number of National and Regional IGF Initiatives (NRIs) will be holding meetings as well between now and the annual global IGF meeting and all stakeholders are encouraged to join these important meetings. The IGF is working together with the NRIs to enhance linkages and leverage the synergies among them and with the IGF. . . .

SOURCE: 

http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/invitation-to-the-eleventh-meeting-of-the-internet-governance-forum

TIA changes to Segun Odegbami ICSA.

Promoters of Nigeria’s first multi-sports secondary school, The International Academy (TIA), at the weekend announced that the school’s name has been changed to Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy (SOCA).

In a statement on Friday, the school said the name change became necessary to reflect the next phase in its development.

According to the statement, “the school was established and named ‘The International Sports Academy’ to reflect its dual purpose of providing a perfect environment and training, where young boys and girls with talent in sports and a passion for academics come to combine and excel in both.

Source

http://guardian.ng/sport/tia-becomes-segun-odegbami-international-collegesports-academy/

YiPS call young members to join the conversation Online !

Young Internet Professionals is calling young persons to come online and follow the discussion.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multistakeholder space that facilitates the discussion and dialogue of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet. The IGF was convened in 2005 by the United Nations General Assembly.

With the renewal of its mandate by United Nations in December 2015, the IGF consolidates itself as a platform to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals. While there’s no negotiated outcome, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making power in both the public and private sectors. At their annual meeting delegates discuss, exchange information and share good practices with each other.

The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges that arise. The IGF is also a space that gives developing countries the same opportunity as wealthier nations to engage in the debate on Internet governance and to facilitate their participation in existing institutions and arrangements. Ultimately, the involvement of all stakeholders, from developed as well as developing countries, is necessary for the future development of the Internet.

To register, click here...
https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2016-online-participant-registration

African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Engage Platform

African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Engage Platform: The African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Engage platform is designed to be a key tool to promote internet rights in Africa. Specifically it seeks to promote the African Declaration on I

Inaccurate rhetoric must not short-circuit internet transition

As activities to prepare for the expiration of the contract on Sept. 30 are ramping up, so too is the rhetoric from those who oppose it. As the President and CEO of the Internet Society, I find this rhetoric both inaccurate and unsettling.

In a few short weeks, the last vestige of direct U.S. government involvement in the governance of the Internet’s technical operations will come to an end. On Sept. 30, a contract will expire between the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the California-based non-profit responsible for managing some of the Internet’s technical operations. As a result, the long awaited transition of NTIA’s oversight role of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions will transfer to the global Internet community.

For the past two years, the Internet Society – an organization created by the founders of the Internet that now boasts more than 90,000 members worldwide – has been actively involved in the development of the proposal that identifies what that oversight will look like, and who will be involved. The result, a multistakeholder body made up of the various organizations and individuals that help maintain and grow the Internet, is a remarkable example of how the global community can come together to keep it open and accessible to all.

Some may try to make us believe that by transitioning the oversight of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community, we risk having authoritarian regimes take control of the Internet via an intergovernmental body such as the United Nations.

This is just wrong and is a mischaracterization of what the transition really means.

Since ICANN was created in 1998, the Internet’s growth has been nothing short of staggering. Nearly half of the world’s population – 3.5 billion people – is online (including 90 per cent of Americans). The Internet has revolutionized nearly every aspect of our lives.

No single entity or country is responsible for this massive expansion of the Internet. In fact, it has been the cooperation of a diverse set of global stakeholders – the technical community, businesses, civil society, and governments that has ensured that the Internet is the vehicle of empowerment, opportunity and innovation we know today. The Internet community’s proposal reflects and builds on this collaborative spirit.

Let’s be clear about what we’re talking about. The most discussed IANA function consists of a directory system that maps names that humans understand such as those we use in website addresses and email addresses (like internetsociety.org or info@isoc.org) to a set of numbers that computers understand (the Internet Protocol address). That system, in the simplest of terms, it is the roadmap for the Internet, and the role of the U.S. Government has historically held has been one of a clerical nature ensuring that changes to one part of that directory are accurate. You can see the directories that are the focus of the "transition" at IANA.org.

The IANA transition is about the technical coordination of the naming, numbering and protocol system. It is a function governments and other Internet stakeholders have long agreed is best left to the Internet’s technical community. In fact, I would argue that there is no one able to run these functions other than the technical community.

Moreover, since the Internet’s inception, there has been global agreement that no government or intergovernmental group should control it. The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), the entity under the ICANN umbrella that represents governments’ interests, supports the IANA transition. They agree that the management of the Internet includes multistakeholder processes like those employed at ICANN and other fora. It’s important to note that 150 governments of every political stripe from around the world, including the United States, are active participants in the GAC.

The Internet is a technical marvel. Every day, more than 200 billion emails are sent, 140,000+ websites are created, 500 million tweets are posted, and countless new users from around the world come online. The Internet contributes trillions of dollars to the global economy every year, and it has revolutionized how we work and communicate. It is, without question, one of the greatest accomplishments of the human race. Its success is a testament to the genius of its design.

We built the Internet right, and it has proven itself to be stable, resilient and secure.

There simply is no reason for the NTIA to have a hands-on role in the core technical functions of the Internet any longer. Since 1998, the U.S. government has been steadily removing itself from the management of Internet resources.

Now, nearly 20 years and numerous administrations later, the time has come to remove the last vestige of direct U.S. government involvement. A broad community of stakeholders, the technical community in the U.S. and around the world in particular, agree. The transition must not be delayed over inaccurate rhetoric.

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Kathryn Brown is president and CEO of the Internet Society.

Applications is Open: ISOC partners BISC to sponsor Young People

Applications for the 2016 Youth@IGF programme are now being accepted.

The Internet Society and the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, along with local partners, NIC Mexico and the Government of Mexico, are partnering to send young people from across the globe through the programme.

The top performers in the online phase will have a chance to go to the IGF in Guadalajara, Mexico taking place from December 5 -9, 2016. 

Information and links to apply can be found:

In English:  https://www.internetsociety.org/youth-igf-programme

In French: https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/programme-jeunesseigf

In Spanish: https://www.internetsociety.org/es/programa-para-la-juventudigf

Portuguese applications will be handled by our partner CGI Brazil and can be found here: http://cgi.br/youth-igf

Applications will close on 11 September 2016.

I encourage you to share this information throughout your networks.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact: <leaders@isoc.org>

Mark Zuckerberg in Abuja

Culled from Marks Page....

"Last stop of my trip: I'm in Abuja to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice PresidentYemi Osinbajo.

We all met with entrepreneurs as part of Demo Day, an initiative for the Nigerian government to fund entrepreneurs with ideas for improving the country. We heard from engineers who are finding ways to reward people for recycling, designing ways to pick up trash easier, and using shuttles to improve commutes in Lagos. 

This has been an inspiring trip. The energy and entrepreneurship in Nigeria and Kenya is amazing. I can't wait to come back again soon!''

NiRA Collaboration on IPv6 and INRM wraps up today.

Collected pictures. Graphics by KOSORO Designs.

The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) in partnership with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and the University of Ibadan, was in Nigeria to train an handful of carefully selected participant to benefit from the developmental approach to emerging technologies across the globe. The need to migrate from the Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPV4) to IPV6 is imminent against all odds.

The training is organised to enhance capacity and encourage the adoption of IPv6 in Nigeria amongst Internet Service Provide (ISP). The training wraps up today with AfriNIC Expert Trainers are satisfied with the level of feedback from participants.


Willing to learn? Visit http://learn.afrinic.net/en/

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON IPV6

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and University of Ibadan (UI) in partnership with Africa Network Information Center (AfriNIC), have concluded plans to organize a 4day International Workshop on “Internet Number Resources Management (INRM) and  IPv6  Planning and Deployment” in Lagos from August 23 to 26, 2016.  This is part of AFRINIC annual free extensive training program for over 600 network engineers, with priority given to AFRINIC members.

Participation at the workshop is targeted at Network Engineers in the Nigerian ICT ecosystem including the academics. Resource persons for this workshop are international experts coming from outside Nigeria. 

In a Press Release signed by the organizers, the workshop is expected to:

o    Provide impetus for Nigerian Network operators to migrate from IPV4 to IPV6 with its attendant advantages

o    Provide qualitative training for those engineers that manage our networks which would, as we  tackle the problem of quality of service  in the telecommunication industry

o    Provide Nigerian Network Engineers with the required knowledge to compete favourably with their counterpart in the global market.

o    Enhance, as well upgrade, the performance of Network Engineers on network management with the ultimate goal of ensuring the sustainable growth of the Nigerian ICT ecosystem.

o    Boost the productivity level of our network engineers.

For more details, visit AFRINIC dedicated training portal at http://learn.afrinic.net

The fourth African School on Internet Governance

Souce: https://www.apc.org/en/news/call-applications-fourth-
african-school-internet-g

03 August 2016 (APCNews)
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the NEPAD Planning
and Coordinating Agency are pleased to announce the call for applications
for the fourth African School on Internet Governance <http://afrisig.org/>.
The 2016 School will be held in *Durban, South Africa from 11 to 15 October
2016 in conjunction with the African Internet Governance Forum (IGF)*.

*Have you ever thought about the massive and significant role that the
internet plays in the world? In Africa, even though connectivity is still
not nearly sufficient, the internet touches on multiple aspects of daily
life, economic and social development, governance and government. This adds
new dimensions and challenges to privacy, security, human rights, women’s
rights, and business, to mention a few. These are issues that are not new
to the realm of governance, but dealing with them in the context of a
fast-changing, cross-border internet adds new dynamics and complexity.*

The goal of AfriSIG is to give Africans from multiple sectors and
stakeholder groups the opportunity to gain knowledge and confidence to
enable them to participate effectively in internet governance processes and
debates at the national, regional and global levels. AfriSIG also builds
the capacity of people with existing expertise as the School facilitates
peer learning and many participants are already established experts in
internet policy and regulation. In addition to a five-day intensive
learning event, AfriSIG provides all the participants with the opportunity
to participate in the African IGF.

Building on the model of the European and Latin American Internet
Governance Schools, APC and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
launched the first AfriSIG in July 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The second
AfriSIG took place in November 2014 in Mauritius and the third in Addis
Ababa at the African Union from 1 to 5 September 2015.

We believe that AfriSIG can increase the diversity, extent, quality and
effectiveness of African participation in internet governance at the
national, regional and global levels. AfriSIG’s broader goals are to
strengthen African perspectives and voices in global internet governance
and to achieve more inclusive and transparent internet governance on the
continent.

Through learning and knowledge sharing, AfriSIG aims to build a
multidisciplinary cadre of African expertise in internet governance. The
School will bring together a diverse group of professionals from
government, business, academia and civil society who are interested and
involved in internet policy and development. The School prides itself in
offering a world-class learning environment, with a faculty that has the
experience and expertise to convey both practical and theoretical
knowledge. AfriSIG graduates will better understand internet governance
from a public interest perspective, have a grasp of internet policy
processes and institutions, and be able to engage more effectively in
national, regional and international processes and networks.

*Who should apply?*

The school is intended for leaders and professionals from:

   - Government ministries and departments, national and regional
   communications regulatory authorities, and public sector information and
   communications services such as public libraries.
   - Parliamentary portfolio committees that deal with communications
   issues.
   - Network operators, service providers and other businesses who form
   part of the internet industry.
   - Civil society and non-governmental organisations who interact with or
   operate in the internet-related information and communications sector.
   - Human rights institutions dealing with internet issues, such as
   national or regional human rights commissions.
   - Community-based information and communications services and the
   broader community informatics sector.
   - The judiciary and other members of the legal community working with
   internet and communications law.
   - Members of law enforcement agencies who deal with internet issues.
   - The internet technical community.
   - Academic and research institutions that deal with internet issues.
   - Media organisations and outlets that focus on the internet.

The topics to be covered include:

   - History and overview of internet governance
   - The World Summit in the Information Society (WSIS) and the internet in
   the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
   - Internet and communications policy and development
   - Human rights-related issues
   - Internet standards and protocols
   - The domain name and numbering system
   - Multistakeholder approaches to internet governance
   - Regional, national and international institutions involved in internet
   policy and regulation
   - Topical issues such as the so-called “right to forget”, internet
   shutdowns, women’s rights and the internet, net neutrality, online “hate
   speech” and human rights on the internet.

Successful applicants will be provided with a return economy class ticket,
accommodation, meals and course materials. Participants or their employers
will have to cover the costs of visas and local transport (to their nearest
airport). There are limited spaces for full sponsorship and we encourage
self-funding or co-funding for eligible participants who are not awarded
full sponsorship.

*To apply please complete the form* *here*
<https://www.apc.org/limesurvey/index.php/762717/lang-en> *by Friday, 26
August 2016*. For more information visit the AfriSIG website www.afrisig.org
or contact the AfriSIG team: Dr. Towela Nyirenda Jere at towelan@nepad.org
and Anriette Esterhuysen or Emilar Vushe at afrisig@apc.org.

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