2025-01-08 AFRALO Monthly Teleconference English Report
Report: AFRALO - Monthly Meeting
Date: January 8, 2025
Time: 18:30 - 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Teleconference (Zoom)
Participants
Leaders : Hadia (Chair), Bram (Vice-chair), Hervé (Secretary), Aziz (ALAC), Raïhanath (ALAC), Bukola (ALAC)
Present Members:
Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong, Abdirashid Abdirahman, Adetokunbo Abiola, Aly Diouf, Amina Ramallan, Asutic Senegal, Athanase Bahizire, Aziz Hilali, Barrack Otieno,
Bendjedid Rachad Sanoussi, Bram Fudzulani, Bukola Oronti, Cedrick Adrien Mbeyet, Dave Kissoondoyal, Dr. Houda Chihi, Dr. Jabhera Matogoro, Fatimata Seye Sylla, Frank Anati, Gabriel Bombambo Boseko, Godsway Kubi, Hadia Elminiawi, Isaac Maposa, Joel Okomoli, Malick Alassane, Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot, Michel Tchonang, Muriel Alapini, Nonhouegnon Letchede, Omar Shuran, Pastor Peters Omoragbon, Raihanath Gbadamassi, Salyou Fanny, Setondji Hounzandji, Seun Ojedeji, Stephen Dakyi, Stephen Sam, Valentin Kole, Vernatius Ezeama, Violet Nswana, Yao Amevi SossouStaff: Heidi Ullrich, Yaovi Atohoun, Mike Brennan, Sabrina Mosquera, Jessie Doherty, Michelle DeSmyter
Interpreters: Dominique & Chloe
Call Management: Michelle DeSmyter
Apologies: Silvia Vivanco (staff)
1.Welcome remarks - (@Hadia Elminiawi)
2. Review of Action items from previous meeting (Staff)
3. Open ICANN Public Comments - (@Hadia Elminiawi)
@Hadia presented an overview of recent initiatives and ongoing discussions regarding opening public comments within ICANN. Below is a detailed summary of the key points addressed:
Ratification
Ongoing or Pending Decisions
Review
4. Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/upcoming-proceedings
Second IANA Naming Function Review Team (IFR2) Draft Report - Jan 2025
Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process - Feb 2025
5. Reports/Updates/Items for discussion
AFRALO Capacity Building Group & Emerging Leaders Group
Establishment of a group of capacity building. Amina Ramallan will propose the Termes of Reference. Amina and Muriel are volunteers to be co-chairs.
AFRALO Advisory Group (Name to be agreed upon)
Establishment of a group of former AFRALO leaders.
ALAC Appointee Selection Committee and ALAC Community Engagement Subcommittee members and alternates (@Hadia Elminiawi)
AFRALO - ALAC Appointee Selection Committee member and alternate
Kiza Patrick member
Houda Chihi alternate
AFRALO - ALAC Community Engagement Subcommittee members and alternate
Hadia Elminiawi member
Muriel Alapini member
Bram Fudzulini alternate
Preparation of ICANN 82 AFRALO-AFRICANN statement - ICANN82 Registration opened - (@Hervé HOUNZANDJI)
Herve reminded the usual process to manage to.
He is going to send to the members the mail about the call of topics tomorrow.
Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) Africa updates (@Yaovi Atohoun)
First of all, Yaovi, on behalf of the GSE Africa team, wished Happy new year 2025 to all participants. Then he shared with the community some information :
The Africa Regional Plan Working Group had a first meeting on 18 December 2024. Members are African from SO/AC leadership and representatives from AFTLD, Afregistrars, AFCHIX and AFREN. We expect to have a draft in March for input from the Global community
We are in the last months of the implementation of the Africa Regional Plan FY21-FY25. We will share an implementation report before the end of Calendar year 2025
New gTLD Next Round outreach is a priority in our engagement this year. In addition to focus countries (Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa) we want to use any key opportunity to spread the message. We invite you to share with us any key international event schedule in your country. We will explore opportunities of outreach even remotely.
We will continue the implementation of projects under the Coalition for Digital Africa.
Finally we expect to have two key events in 2025:
Recent and upcoming ALAC activities
@bukola.fawole
ALAC request a representative from each of the five regions for the ALAC Subcommittee on Appointment Selection (AASC) for 2025 (1 year term) and the new AFRALO representative is Kiza Patrick.
ALAC newly formed WG for Outreach and Engagement purposes known as ALAC Community Engagement Subcommittee (ACES) opened its call for membership and requested for each region to nominate a regional rep. The call was from 16th Dec 2024 to 3rd Jan 2025.
AtLarge ICANN82 Planning Committee call in preparation for the next ICANN meeting is still on. The next meeting is Monday at 17:00 UTC.
AtLarge is drafting a comment/statement on the CIP framework developed by the CIP-CCG which is already open for comments. We all as AtLarge are encouraged to read through the draft and provide our comments on it before it goes to the ALAC for ratification.
Ratified statements by ALAC since the last AFRALO monthly call:
Proposed Revisions to Community Anti-Harassment Policy. - 13th Dec 2024
Joint ALAC-SSAC Correspondence regarding Automated Delegation Signer (DS) Automation. - 23 Dec 2024.
No ALAC updates. But Aziz was in IGF24. And according to him, in IGF24 meeting, ALS present on the ground have had a meeting with the new ICANN CEO. He also mentioned, many African ALS were present, many concerns about remote participation. IGF24 recommended Strengthening digital cooperation and sustainable development.
Hadia proposed to organize a short 30-minute webinar (IGF24 ALS readout) on what At-Large has learned from it.
Everyone (Aziz, Michel, Abdeldjalil, Tijani, ...) will be able to talk about what they have seen and heard. Maybe AFRALO can do that with the other RALO.
Recent and upcoming AFRALO/ALS activities and Updates from Individual Members (All)
No hands up.
NOMCOM update (@dave.kissoondoyal)
Reminder of the open leaderships positions.
The 2025 Nomcom website is updated at https://www.icann.org/nomcom2025. The 2025 NomCom will fill ten (10) open leadership positions: