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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi everyone- The <a href="http://internetsociety.org/">Internet Society</a> together with African IXP Association (AFIX) have published a press release today announcing that they will hold the 10<sup>th</sup> annual Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) in Port Louis, Mauritius. Hosted by <a href="RogersCapital.mu">Rogers Capital</a>, the conference will be held from 20-22 August 2019. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As an annual event, <a href="https://www.afpif.org/afpif-10/">AfPIF</a> serves as a platform to expand and develop the African Internet. It brings key infrastructure, service, and content providers together in order to improve network interconnection, lower the cost of connectivity, and increase the number of users in the region</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>For more on the press release:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>English: <span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.afpif.org/2019/02/10th-africa-peering-and-interconnection-forum-to-be-held-in-mauritius/"><span style='color:purple'>https://www.afpif.org/2019/02/10th-africa-peering-and-interconnection-forum-to-be-held-in-mauritius/</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>French: <span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/2019/02/le-10e-forum-africain-sur-le-peering-et-linterconnexion-se-deroulera-a-ile-maurice/"><span style='color:purple'>https://www.afpif.org/fr/2019/02/le-10e-forum-africain-sur-le-peering-et-linterconnexion-se-deroulera-a-ile-maurice/</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Follow the latest on AfPIF-10</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="https://twitter.com/AfPIF">https://twitter.com/AfPIF</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/afpif">https://www.facebook.com/afpif</a>/<b> </b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Betel Hailu</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>AfPIF Comms</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D84C06'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>