2026-02-04 AFRALO Monthly Teleconference

Date: Wednesday, 04 February 2026

Time: 18:30 - 20:00 UTC (For the time in various time zones click here)

Meeting Number: AL.AF/CC.14 BDB 0520/1

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Zoom room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/99189060814?pwd=p3vsfjyQL7tRDDnah5jPLb9xtAJ8hC.1 Password: AFRA04FEB*

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Action Items: EN (2025) and EN (2026)

Recording: EN, FR

Zoom Recording: EN

Zoom Chat: EN

Participants

EN & FR:

Apologies: none

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Sabrina Mosquera, Michelle DeSmyter

Observer:

FR Interpreters: Dominique & Jacques

Call Management: Michelle DeSmyter

Agenda: FINAL

Roll call (Staff) - 2 min
Welcome remarks (AFRALO Chair hadia.elminiawi) – 4 min
Review of Action Items - @Hadia Elminiawi - 2 mins
Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) - ( Yaovi Atohoun @June Okal) - 5 mins
UA Day 2026 - AFRALO Activities (@Sarmad Hussain@Mutegeki Cliff ; @Yaovi Atohoun ; @Matogoro Jabera ) - 10 mins
1. Overview of UA Day proposals - See: At-Large at 2026 UA Day
2. AFRALO UA Day Survey

6. Open ICANN Public Comments (@Hadia Elminiawi ) – 10 min

Policy Statement Updates - Avri Doria and all (30 minutes)
1. Recently Ratified by the ALAC / Currently going through Ratification Process
2. Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Public Comment Statement, or Correspondence)

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name	Internal Deadlines	Public Comment Close	Status	Assigned Working Group	Assigned Role(s)

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name	Internal Deadlines	Public Comment Close	Status	Assigned Working Group	Assigned Role(s)

Latin Script Diacritics PDP Initial Report Presentation of Draft Statement (Maciek Piasecki, Bill Jouris, and Denise Hochbaum - 30 minutes) Bullet points document	Tentative Schedule: Call for Volunteers: 14 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 Review Period: 19 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 Bullet Review: 19 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 First Draft (if needed): 03 Feb 2026 Community Comment Period: 04 Feb 2026 to 11 Feb 2026 Final Draft: 13 Feb 2026 ALAC Vote: 16 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 Staff Submits comment: 20 Feb 2026	Feb 23, 2026	RevIEW	CPWG	Reviewers: Denise Hochbaum Maciek Piasecki Shepherds: Satish Babu Bill Jouris
Name Collision Procedure Documentation	Call for Volunteers: 03 Feb 2026 to 05 Feb 2026 Review Period: 09 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 Bullet Review: 09 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 First Draft (if needed): 18 Feb 2026 Community Comment Period: 19 Feb 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 Final Draft: 27 Feb 2026 ALAC Vote: 02 March 2026 to 09 March 2026 Staff Submits comment: 10 March 2026	Mar 16, 2026	CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS	CPWG	Reviewers: Satish Babu Shepherds: Justine Chew
ICANN FY27 –31 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY27 Op Plans & Budgets	Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - OFB call of 15 Jan First draft presentation - OFB call 22 Jan Community: Comment on Draft Statement 22-28 Jan– Presentation- Final Draft - 29 January ALAC: Vote on Final Statement –Friday 30 Jan - 02 Feb Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – by 12 Feb	12 February 2026	ALAC VOTE	OFB-WG	Nkoro Essang Nkoro claire.craig Judith Hellerstein Cheryl Langdon-Orr (final Editing) Maureen (final editing) @bukola.fawole @Eunice Alejandra Pérez Coello
Draft PTI FY27 Operating Plan and Budget	Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - OFB call of 15 Jan First draft presentation - OFB call 22 Jan Community: Comment on Draft Statement 22-28 Jan– Presentation- Final Draft - 29 January ALAC: Vote on Final Statement –Friday 30 Jan - 02 Feb Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – by 12 Feb	12 February 2026	IN PROGRESS	OFB-WG	Nkoro Essang Nkoro claire.craig Cheryl Langdon-Orr (final Editing) Maureen (final editing) @bukola.fawole
ICANN Office of Ombuds Framework and Process	Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - OFB call of 15 Jan First draft presentation - OFB call 22 Jan Community: Comment on Draft Statement 22-28 Jan– Presentation- Final Draft - 29 January ALAC: Vote on Final Statement –Friday 30 Jan - 02 Feb Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – by 10 Feb	10 February 2026 \| 23:59	IN PROGRESS	OFB-WG	@avri doria Hannah Frank @Vanda Scartezini @claire.craig @Abedunmi Akinbo

c. Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings

Draft Guidelines for Advancing UA Adoption - CPWG

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) seeks community feedback on the guidelines developed by Universal Acceptance Expert Working Group (UA EWG). The guidelines are intended for ICANN org’s work on UA adoption for the relevant stakeholders. The guidelines have been developed as per the scope of UA EWG defined in its charter.

AFRALO Newsletter - @remmy.nweke - 2 mins
Preview of ICANN85 Mumbai - (5 mins)
1. AFRALO Engagement session with ICANN org Fellows ICANN 85 - (@Hadia Elminiawi ) - 5 mins
AFRALO ALAC Members’ Update (Raihanath GBADAMASSI aziz.hilali, and @adebunmi.akinbo ) - 9 mins
FY26 AFRALO Outreach and Engagement - 13 mins
1. Expected Outcomes and Identification of KPIs related to the AFRALO O&E Plan FY , (@bram.fudzulani , @Hadia Elminiawi, @Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong ) - 8 mins - ) At-Large Capacity Development Initiatives.
2. The FY26 CROP and FY26 RALO Discretionary Funding - (@Hervé HOUNZANDJI ) - 4 min
  1. Available CROP Slots
  2. Review of previous recipients
  3. Cap of $1,000 for RALO Discretionary Funding
3. GSE Engagement Calendar- 1 min
Upcoming AFRALO Capacity building Webinars, AFRALO Capacity Building Plan for FY2026 - ALAC/RALO’s deliverables document - @Amina Ramallanand @Thoko Miya - 5 mins
1. TOPIC - new gTLDs
AFRALO Advisory group WG- Pastor Peters - 5 mins
AFRALO Membership Matters - (@Hervé HOUNZANDJI ) - 4 mins

The African region has 81 ALSes located in 34 countries and territories and 44 Individuals members and 3 observers

Action	ALS	Update

Action	ALS	Update
Newly Certified (0)	N/A
Pending ALAC Vote (2)	(373) FGI TCHAD (375) Association Béninoise pour la Cybersécurité et la Promotion du Numérique
Decertification (0)	N/A
Awaiting RALO Feedback (0)	N/A
Processing Due Diligence (5)	(349) MaliNOG (363) Femmes TIC Burkina Faso (365) AFRICAN INITIATIVE FOR SUBSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (368) Digital Niger (371) @JURIS.TIC
Application Received (0)	N/A
On Hold (2)	(376) Association des Consommateurs des Technologies de l'information et de la Communication (ACOTIC Burundi) (380) Woezon Digital Inclusion Bridge	No website URL provided. E-mail sent to both primary & secondary contacts requesting website URL.

AFRALO / At-Large Individual Members

Action	Individual & Observer Members	Update

Action

Individual & Observer Members

Update

Newly Joined (5)

Abdulrahman Barkindo Alkali (Nigeria)

Abubakari Saddiq Adams (Ghana)

Christabel Mebaghandu (Nigeria)

Shadrack Mohammed Kojo Inusah (Ghana)

Temwani Msiska (Zambia)

Processing Application (1)

Kenechukwu Okekenta (Nigeria)

Application Received (0)

N/A

AOB - 2 mins
Next AFRALO meeting (Staff) : April 1 , 2026

-- FRENCH VERSION --

Ordre du Jour (Français)

Appel - Liste de Présence (Personnel ICANN) - 2 min
Mot de bienvenue et hommage à Muriel Alapini (Présidente AFRALO (hadia.elminiawi) – 4 min
Revue des éléments d'actions de la précédente réunion (Personnel ICANN) – 2 min
(Yaovi Atohoun @June Okal) - 5 min
UA Day 2026 - Les activités de AFRALO (@Mutegeki Cliff; @Sarmad Hussain ; @Yaovi Atohoun ; @Matogoro Jabera ) - 10 mins
1. Aperçu des propositions pour la journée de l’UA : At-Large at 2026 UA Day
2. Proposition de AFRALO - Survey on Wordpress Use
ICANN Commentaires publics ouverts (hadia.elminiawi) – 10 mins

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name	Internal Deadlines	Public Comment Close	Status	Assigned Working Group	Assigned Role(s)

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name	Internal Deadlines	Public Comment Close	Status	Assigned Working Group	Assigned Role(s)
Latin Script Diacritics PDP Initial Report Presentation of Draft Statement (Maciek Piasecki, Bill Jouris, and Denise Hochbaum - 30 minutes) Bullet points document	Tentative Schedule: Call for Volunteers: 14 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 Review Period: 19 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 Bullet Review: 19 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 First Draft (if needed): 03 Feb 2026 Community Comment Period: 04 Feb 2026 to 11 Feb 2026 Final Draft: 13 Feb 2026 ALAC Vote: 16 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 Staff Submits comment: 20 Feb 2026	Feb 23, 2026	RevIEW	CPWG	Reviewers: Denise Hochbaum Maciek Piasecki Shepherds: Satish Babu Bill Jouris
Name Collision Procedure Documentation	Call for Volunteers: 03 Feb 2026 to 05 Feb 2026 Review Period: 09 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 Bullet Review: 09 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 First Draft (if needed): 18 Feb 2026 Community Comment Period: 19 Feb 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 Final Draft: 27 Feb 2026 ALAC Vote: 02 March 2026 to 09 March 2026 Staff Submits comment: 10 March 2026	Mar 16, 2026	CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS	CPWG	Reviewers: Satish Babu Shepherds: Justine Chew
ICANN FY27 –31 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY27 Op Plans & Budgets	Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - OFB call of 15 Jan First draft presentation - OFB call 22 Jan Community: Comment on Draft Statement 22-28 Jan– Presentation- Final Draft - 29 January ALAC: Vote on Final Statement –Friday 30 Jan - 02 Feb Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – by 12 Feb	12 February 2026	ALAC VOTE	OFB-WG	Nkoro Essang Nkoro claire.craig Judith Hellerstein Cheryl Langdon-Orr (final Editing) Maureen (final editing) @bukola.fawole @Eunice Alejandra Pérez Coello
Draft PTI FY27 Operating Plan and Budget	Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - OFB call of 15 Jan First draft presentation - OFB call 22 Jan Community: Comment on Draft Statement 22-28 Jan– Presentation- Final Draft - 29 January ALAC: Vote on Final Statement –Friday 30 Jan - 02 Feb Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – by 12 Feb	12 February 2026	IN PROGRESS	OFB-WG	Nkoro Essang Nkoro