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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Français plus bas! </span></i></b><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">We invite you to join us for the 5th Virtual Peering Series event on December 1, 2020 starting from 13:00 - 1500 UTC. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">This second-last event of the year will discuss the “Impact of Submarine cable cuts in Africa”.</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">E</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">xperts will highlight the
critical role of sub-sea cables in ensuring stable Internet connectivity and the ripple effects of their disruption. The session will also share key insights on how to recover and repair submarine cables.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">The first 1.5hrs will be dedicated to the theme of the day followed by a 30-minute interactive social event for participants on "<a href="https://gather.town/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#954F72;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Gather
Town</span></a>" online platform. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">The social event is designed to promote networking, collaboration, and partnership. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Please register to join now:</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"><a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/impact-of-submarine-cable-cuts-in-africa/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/impact-of-submarine-cable-cuts-in-africa/</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Salut à tous, </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Nous vous invitons à nous joindre pour le 5e événement de la série virtuels
de peering le 1er décembre 2020 à partir de 13h00 - 15h00 UTC. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Cet avant-dernier événement de l'année discutera de «l'impact des coupures
de câbles sous-marins en Afrique». </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Les experts mettront en évidence le rôle essentiel des câbles sous-marins pour
garantir une connectivité Internet stable et les effets dévastateurs de leur perturbation. La session partagera également des informations clés sur la récupération et la réparation des câbles sous-marins. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">La première heure et demie sera consacrée au thème de la journée, suivie d'un
événement social interactif de 30 minutes pour les participants sur la plateforme en ligne «<a href="https://gather.town/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">Gather Town</span></a>». </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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et le partenariat. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"><a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/impact-des-coupures-de-cables-sous-marins-en-afrique/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/impact-des-coupures-de-cables-sous-marins-en-afrique/</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#002451;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Israel Bionyi</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#002451;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Communications and Outreach Manager, Africa at the Internet Society</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#002451;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">nyoh@isoc.org | +254(0)743565220</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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