AFRALO

Industry:	Internet governance
Website:	AFRALO Community Page
Key People
Fatimata Seye Sylla, Chair Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vice-Chair Aziz Hilali, Secretariat Mohamed El Bashir, ALAC Rep Dave Kissoondoyal, ALAC Rep Tijani Ben Jemaa, ALAC Rep Yaovi Atohoun, NomCom Rep

The African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO) is one of the five RALOs that make up the ALAC constituency within ICANN. It provides news, resources, and information for individuals and end-user groups in the African region who are interested in ICANN.

AFRALO Board

Board Members	Location	ALS	Term
Fatimata Seye Sylla, Chair	Senegal	Bokk Jang Bokk Jef	2009 - 2011
Tijani Ben Jemaa, Vice-Chair	Tunisia	FMAI	2009 - 2011
Aziz Hilali, Secretariat	Morocco	MISOC	2010 - 2012

ALAC Representative	Location	Term
Mohamed El Bashir	Sudan	2007 - 2009
Dave Kissoondoyal	Mauritius	2009 - 2011
Tijani Ben Jemaa	Tunisia	2010 - 2012

ALAC NomCom Representative	Location	Term
Yaovi Atohoun	Benin	2010 - 2011

AFRALO & ICANN 42

In 2009, an AFRALO Working Group created a document that outlined the capacity building needs of AFRALO to inform and educate its representatives on ICANN activities and to establish a communication policy well-suited for the African region.

AFRALO held a series of capacity building sessions at ICANN 42 in Dakar, Senegal in October 2011. More than 20 representatives from each of the African At-Large Structure attended the meetings, which were well-attended with participation from about 300 people. The five-day program, conducted by ICANN officers and staff, aimed to provide representatives briefs on key policies, issues, and facets of ICANN.

According to AFRALO's own metrics, the participation of ALS representatives increased by 30 percent in the two months following the conference. The organization also expects this participation level to extend to the At-Large policy development process and in At-Large Working Groups.

See also

• EURALO
• NARALO
• APRALO
• LACRALO

External Links

• AFRALO
• AFRALO ICANN Community Page

At-Large Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (ICANN Bylaws). Not to be confused with the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group.

Nominating Committee