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==AFRALO Board==
 
==AFRALO Board==
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Current AFRALO Executive Team<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+Regional+Officers AFRALO Regional Officers, Community.ICANN.org]</ref> below; previous boards can be found [https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/Previous+AFRALO+Regional+Officers here]:
<tr><td>'''Officers'''<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+Regional+Officers AFRALO Regional Officers]</ref></td><td>'''Location'''</td><td>'''[[ALS]]'''</td><td>'''Term'''</td></tr>
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{| class="wikitable"
<tr><td>[[Aziz Hilali]], Chairperson</td><td>Morocco</td><td>[[MISOC]]</td><td>2013 - 2015</td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Mohamed El Bashir]], Vice-Chair</td><td>Sudan</td><td>[[FMAI]]</td><td>2013 - 2015</td></tr>
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! Position
<tr><td>[[Phillip F. Johnson]], Secretariat</td><td>Liberia</td><td>[[ISOC]]</td><td>2013 - 2015</td></tr>
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! Name
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! [[ALS]]/Location
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! Term
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! Comments
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|-
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| Chairperson
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| [[Seun Ojedeji]]
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| [[Open Source Foundation for Nigeria]] (OSFON)
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| 2021 AGM-2023 [[AGM]]<br />2019 AGM-2021 AGM
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| Elected
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|-
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| Vice-Chairperson
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| [[Aziz Hilali]]
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| [[ISOC Morocco]]
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| 2021 AGM-2023 AGM<br />2019 AGM -2021 AGM
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| Elected
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|-
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| Secretariat
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| [[Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong]]
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| [[House of Africa]]
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| 2020 AGM-2022 AGM
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| Elected
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|-
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| [[ALAC]] member
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| [[Dave Kissoondoyal]]
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|
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| 2021 AGM- 2023 AGM<br />2019 AGM - 2021 AGM
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|
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|-
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| ALAC member
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| [[Sarah Kiden]]
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|
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| 2020 AGM - 2022 AGM<br />2022 AGM- 2024 AGM
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|-
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| ALAC member (NomCom selected)
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| [[Raymond Selorm Mamattah]]
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| 2021 AGM - 2023 AGM
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|-
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| NomCom Delegate
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| [[Tijani Ben Jemaa]]
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| 2021 AGM - 2022 AGM
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|}
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==ICANN 42==
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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.<ref name="afralo">[http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-jan12-en.htm#13 ICANN POLICY UPDATE | Volume 12, Issue 1 — January 2012], ICANN.org. Published 1 January 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.</ref>
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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 [[ALS|At-Large Structure]] joined the meetings, which had about 300 people in attendance. The five-day program, conducted by ICANN officers and staff, aimed to provide ALS representatives with briefs on key policies, issues, and facets of ICANN.
<tr><td width="45%">'''ALAC Representative'''</td><td width="33%">'''Location'''</td><td>'''Term'''</td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Beran Gillen]]</td><td>Tunisia</td><td>2013 - 2015</td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Hadja Ouattara]]</td><td>Benin</td><td>2013 - 2015</td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Tijani Ben Jemaa]]</td><td>Tunisia</td><td>2010 - 2012; 2013 - 2015</td></tr>
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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.<ref name="afralo"></ref>
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==ICANN 76==
<tr><td width="45%">'''ALAC NomCom Representative'''</td><td width="33%">'''Location'''</td><td>'''Term'''</td></tr>
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AFRALO and the African ICANN community discussed best practices for DNS operations in Africa, including:<ref>[https://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann76-policy-outcome-report-10apr23-en.pdf ICANN76 Policy Outcomes Report, pg30]</ref>
<tr><td>[[Mohamed El Bashir]]</td><td>Sudan</td><td>2012 - 2014</td></tr>
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#Reinforcing the use of Anycast, which routes to the nearest server, instead of relying on a single server.
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# Offering incentives to DNS operators to accelerate the implementation of [[DNSSEC]], which enhances DNS security by digitally signing DNS records and prevents man-in-the-middle attacks and [[DNS Spoofing]].  
 
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#Partnering with local stakeholders so that DNS services are adapted to the regionally specific needs.  
==AFRALO & ICANN 42==
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#Collaborating with local [[ISP|Internet Service Providers]] to guarantee DNS services are well-connected to the local Internet infrastructure.
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.<ref name="afralo">[http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-jan12-en.htm#13 ICANN POLICY UPDATE | Volume 12, Issue 1 — January 2012], ICANN.org. Published 1 January 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.</ref>
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#Strengthening [[ccTLD]] development in Africa to build technical capacity by providing technical assistance and support.
 
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#Enhancing local cooperation with CERTs
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 [[ALS|At-Large Structure]] joined the meetings, which had about 300 people in attendance. The five-day program, conducted by ICANN officers and staff, aimed to provide ALS representatives with briefs on key policies, issues, and facets of ICANN.
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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.<ref name="afralo"></ref>
      
==See also==
 
==See also==
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* [https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/African+Regional+At-Large+Organisation+%28AFRALO%20) AFRALO ICANN Community Page]
 
* [https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/African+Regional+At-Large+Organisation+%28AFRALO%20) AFRALO ICANN Community Page]
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