<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div id="gmail-:3zo" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:3zk" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:400px"><div class="gmail_default">Peering forums are now a regional thing, and today's it is West Africa's turn. Without interconnection there would be no Internet!</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default">Les forums de peering sont désormais une affaire régionale, et c'est aujourd'hui le tour de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Sans interconnexion, il n'y aurait pas d'Internet !</div><br><br><u></u>
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ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday July 29, 2021 from 14:00-15:30 UTC the West Africa Peering Forum (WAPF) will be held online, with the theme 'Pathway to building a dynamic and resilient peering and interconnection ecosystem in West Africa'. WAPF is a regional Peering and Inte" </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/wapf21" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EN_wapf2021-300x169.png" alt="Livestream (English)" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Thursday July 29, 2021</strong> from <strong>14:00-15:30 UTC</strong> the <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/west-africa-peering-forum-wapf/" target="_blank">West Africa Peering Forum</a></strong> (WAPF) will be held online, with the theme '<strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://bit.ly/3y23jLE" target="_blank">Pathway to building a dynamic and resilient peering and interconnection ecosystem in West Africa</a></strong>'. WAPF is a regional Peering and Interconnection event, which promotes knowledge sharing and learning on Peering and Interconnection in the West Africa region. WAPF 2021 will propose practical solutions to advance peering and interconnection in the West Africa region.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>SPEAKERS</strong><br><strong>Aderemi Adejumo</strong>, Managing Director, Cloudflex Computing Service Ltd<br><strong>Ben Roberts</strong>, Group Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Liquid Intelligent Technologies<br><strong>Brian Davenport</strong>, Solutions Engineer, Team Cymru<br><strong>Ndiogou Fall</strong>, IP Transmission Expert, Orange International Infrastructure, Networks and Services (OINIS) - Africa</p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><br clear="all"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wapf21" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/FR_wapf2021-300x169.png" alt="Livestream (Francais)" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>Le <strong>jeudi 29 juillet 2021</strong> de <strong>14h00 à 15h30</strong> UTC, le <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/events/west-africa-peering-forum-wapf/" target="_blank">Forum sur le peering et l’interconnexion en Afrique de l’Ouest</a></strong> (WAPF) se tiendra en ligne, sur le thème « <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://bit.ly/3y23jLE" target="_blank">Comment développer un écosystème dynamique et résilient pour le peering et l'interconnexion en Afrique de l'Ouest</a></strong> ». WAPF est un événement régional sur le peering, qui vise à promouvoir le partage de connaissances et l'apprentissage sur le peering et l'interconnexion dans la région ouest-africaine. WAPF 2021 proposera des solutions pratiques pour faire progresser le peering et l'interconnexion dans la région de l'Afrique de l'Ouest.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>INTERVENANTS</strong><br><strong>Aderemi Adejumo</strong>, Directeur General, Cloudflex Computing Service Ltd<br><strong>Ben Roberts</strong>, Directeur de la technologie et de l’innovation au sein du groupe, Liquid Intelligent Technologies<br><strong>Brian Davenport</strong>, Ingénieur des solutions, Team Cymru<br><strong>Ndiogou Fall</strong>, Expert Transmission et IP, Orange International Networks, Infrastructure and Services - Afrique</p>
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