WEBINAR 19 AUG 14:00 UTC – Africa Internet Governance Community Engagement

A dark blue background with faint dotted patterns and scattered glowing nodes. On the left, an outline map of Africa is filled with colorful geometric patterns in yellow, orange, red, turquoise, black, and white. Large white text on the right reads “Africa Internet Governance Community Engagement,” with the yellow italic subtitle “Community Dialogue on Africa’s Digital Future.” The date “19 August 2026” appears in white along the bottom.
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On Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 14:00–15:30 UTC, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) hosts ‘Africa Internet Governance Community Engagement‘, a community dialogue on Africa’s digital future.

Topics: preparations and community engagement for the 15th African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2026), to be hosted in Accra, Ghana; updates on UN IGF 2026 in Kenya and a regional IGF update, including participation opportunities and key agenda items; recent Internet governance and digital policy developments; community networks and clean energy by Prof. Lee W. McKnight, Wisdom Donkor and team; AI governance in Africa; DNS and cybersecurity; the Smart Africa proposed African Internet governance framework; and the Sam Lanfranco Open AI proposal. Open discussion follows on community priorities, collaboration, and upcoming activities.

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