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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Francais plus bas, </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">This is a kind reminder to join the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/unlocking-cross-border-connectivity-to-landlocked-countries-in-africa/" target="_blank">Virtual
Peering Series – Africa #1</a><a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/unlocking-cross-border-connectivity-to-landlocked-countries-in-africa/" target="_blank">5</a><a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/unlocking-cross-border-connectivity-to-landlocked-countries-in-africa/" target="_blank">:
Unlocking cross-border connectivity to landlocked countries</a><a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/unlocking-cross-border-connectivity-to-landlocked-countries-in-africa/" target="_blank"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:blue"> </span></span>in
Africa</a><a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/fear-to-peer-future-of-handshake-peering/" target="_blank"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:blue"> </span></span></a>on</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">1
February,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">2022</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">at</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">13:00
– 15:00 UTC.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">This</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">session</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">will
explore the integral role of cross-border connectivity to access sub-sea cables in bridging the digital divide growing between coastal countries and landlocked countries in Africa. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">The</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">event
will be held in English and French, with simultaneous interpretation</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">provided</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">with</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">thanks
to Flexoptix. We</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">want
to thank MainOne, Meta,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Microsoft,
NapAfrica,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">PAIX,
Rackcentre, and Workonline</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">for
their continued support of the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Virtual
Peering Series – Africa . </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/unlocking-cross-border-connectivity-to-landlocked-countries-in-africa/" target="_blank">Register
now for Virtual Peering Series – Afric</a><a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/unlocking-cross-border-connectivity-to-landlocked-countries-in-africa/" target="_blank">a #15</a></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Bonjour à tous,</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Ceci est</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">un
gentil petit rappel pour rejoindre</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/debloquer-la-connectivite-transfrontaliere-vers-les-pays-enclaves-dafrique/" target="_blank">la
Série de peering virtuels – Afrique #15</a><a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/debloquer-la-connectivite-transfrontaliere-vers-les-pays-enclaves-dafrique/" target="_blank"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:blue"> </span></span></a><a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/debloquer-la-connectivite-transfrontaliere-vers-les-pays-enclaves-dafrique/" target="_blank">:
Débloquer la connectivité transfrontalière pour les pays enclavés</a><a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/debloquer-la-connectivite-transfrontaliere-vers-les-pays-enclaves-dafrique/" target="_blank"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:blue"> </span></span>d'Afrique</a></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">le
1er février,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">2022
à 13:00H</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">-
15:00H</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">UTC.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Cette session explorera le rôle intégral de la connectivité transfrontalière pour accéder aux câbles sous-marins afin de combler
la fracture numérique qui se creuse entre les pays côtiers et les pays enclavés en Afrique. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">L'événement se déroulera en anglais et en français, avec une interprétation simultanée assurée grâce à Flexoptix. Nous tenons à
remercier MainOne, Meta, Microsoft, NapAfrica, PAIX, Rackcentre et Workonline pour leur soutien continu à la</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Série
de peering virtuels – Afrique</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/debloquer-la-connectivite-transfrontaliere-vers-les-pays-enclaves-dafrique/" target="_blank">Inscrivez-vous
dès maintenant à la série Virtual Peering - Afrique #15</a></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Au plaisir de vous voir en ligne ! </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author-12648040162"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Cordialement,</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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