Who are Af*

Af* are organisations that constitute the African Internet ecosystem. AF* regroups several organisations that work towards Internet development in Africa.

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The Af*

African Network Operators Group

AfNOG is a forum for the exchange of Internet-related technical information. The forum engages in issues like the implementation of new networks through community participation. Workshops and meetings allow network service providers to gather and discuss on how to provide a stable service to end users. The first AfNOG meeting was held in May 2000 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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African Network Information Centre

AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry for Africa. Based in Mauritius, this not-for-profit organisation, is responsible for the distribution and management of Internet numbers (IPv4, IPv6 addresses, and autonomous system numbers) for Africa and the Indian Ocean. Serving more than 2, 200 organisations in the public, private, and academic sectors, AFRINIC contributes to the development of the African Internet through the equitable distribution of Internet numbers, technical support, and capacity building of African engineers and policymakers in the field of Internet technology and governance. 
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African Research and Education Networking

AfREN is a forum for building an all-inclusive African Research and Education community that addresses collectively issues like collaboration, access to bandwidth and other critical resources, capacity building and content development. afREN brings together national and regional RENs from the continent.
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AFRICA Computer Emergency Response Team

The Africa CERT program is an initiative to support managing and responding to cybersecurity incidents within in Africa. AFRINIC, AfNOG, and the Africa Asia Forum on Network Research & Engineering have been actively involved in promoting and supporting the CERT program following the Declaration of Kigali to create a Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT Training sessions were held during afNOG-11/AFRINIC-12 in Rwanda, AFRINIC-13 in South Africa, afNOG-12/AFRINIC-14 in Tanzania, AFRINIC-15 in Cameroon and afNOG-13/AFRINIC-16 in The Gambia.
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Africa Top Level Domains Organisation

AfTLD is the ICANN recognised representative of Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) managers from the African region. AfTLD was established and registered in 2002 to act as a focal point for African ccTLD managers in coordinating, formulating, developing and presenting a unified approach to issues related to the Domain Name System. AfTLD also provides a platform for technical capacity development, information exchange, ccTLD Best practices and Research & Development.
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AFRINIC Government Working Group

The AfGWG was set up at the initiative of AFRINIC to work with African governments and regulators to address general Internet Governance challenges in Africa.
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African Peering and Interconnection Forum

AfPIF is a multi-stakeholder platform that addresses Interconnection, Peering, and Traffic Exchange issues in Africa and provides participants with insights and opportunities which help grow Internet infrastructure and services in Africa.
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African Registrar

Afregistrar initive is an association of all ICANN Accredited Registrars based in Africa. AfRegistrar aims to promote the development and growth of domain name registration services in Africa. Its mandate includes: Promotion of African TLDs, Capacity Building, Policy Development, and Collaboration among domain name industry stakeholders.
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.Africa

.africa is the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) for the African continent. It is an opportunity to forge a unique online identity that will associate your products, services and/or information with the continent and people of Africa. The .africa gTLD brings the continent together as an Internet community under one umbrella allowing e-commerce, technology and infrastructure to flourish. A truly African initiative established by Africans for Africa and the World.
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AfCHIX

AFCHIX empowers girls and women to pursue careers in computer science and IT through various initiatives. They visit schools to inspire young girls aged 9-18, hold technical workshops for female students and professionals, and sponsor members to attend local and international tech conferences. AFCHIX supports women at all stages, from upper primary and high school to university, early career, and experienced professionals seeking leadership roles
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