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What is AFRALO?

Welcome to the online home of the At-Large (individual Internet user community) for the African region, providing news, key resources and interactive features for information sharing for individuals and end-user groups in the African region interested in ICANN and shaping the future of the Internet.

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AFRALO Members at their General Assembly in Accra, Ghana 24-25 July 2023

About ICANN and At-Large

How to Join AFRALO

Starting Your Journey as an AFRALO At-Large Structure

AFRALO Information: Governance, Leaders and Members

2026 AFRALO Announcements

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• New! AFRALO Leadership Nominations open 13-24 April: 2026 ALAC and RALO Elections and Appointments Workspace and 2026 AFRALO Regional Selections.

• 🇪🇸 ICANN86 - June 2026 - ICANN’s Policy Forum will be held hybrid in Seville, Spain 8-11 June 2026

• FY26 Criteria for RALO Discretionary Funding Requests

• FY26 CROP Procedures and Guidelines

• CROP FAQ

• Final AFRALO Outreach & Engagement Strategic Plan FY26

• AFRALO UNIVERSAL ACCEPTANCE STRATEGY AND ACTIVITIES 

AFRALO Meetings

• 01 July 2026 - AFRALO Monthly Call

ALAC/At-Large/AFRALO Policy Advice Activities

• At-Large Policy Development Workspace - Contribute to ALAC Policy Advice Statements

• Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)

  • CPWG meetings: please refer to the CPWG wiki workspace

• AFRALO Hot Topics

• Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN Statements Workspace

ALAC/At-Large/AFRALO Operations Activities

• At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) - OFB WG meetings: please refer to the OFB WG wiki workspace

ALAC/At-Large/AFRALO Outreach and Engagement Activities

AFRALO Think Tank 2026 - Community Engagement, Research, and Dialogue Session 85, Mumbai

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From left to right - Silvia Vivanco (Sr. Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs), Russ Weinstein, (RVP, Policy Development Support) Adebunmi Akinbo (ALAC member), Millenium Anthony (ICANN85 Fellow), Hadia ElMiniawi,(AFRALO Chair) Godsway Kubi (ICANN85 Fellow) Catherine Adeya (ICANN Board member), Herve Hounzandji,(AFRALO Secretariat) Siranush Vardanyan (Fellowship Program Manager), Asteway Negash (ICANN 85 Fellow) and Mutegeki Cliff (AFRALO member).

• Approved AFRALO Outreach & Engagement Strategic Plan FY26

• Capacity Building Working Group 

• AFRALO Webinar Series

• At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP) - RALO leadership collaboration with At-Large Policy Development Support and Global Stakeholder Engagement staff 

• AFRALO Newsletters Archive

• Engagement Calendar (Africa)

  • Facebook: https://fb.watch/oFCim-rG3U/ [fb.watch]

  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0T9U50iV8M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== [instagram.com]

  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7136341343588540416 [linkedin.com]

  • X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoDigiAf/status/1730578580055204002 [twitter.com]

ICANN MEETINGS AND EVENTS

• AFRALO Meetings and Events

• At-Large Advisory Committee Meetings

Previous annual AFRALO activities