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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5th Annual AfricaCERT CyberDrill</span></strong><span
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interested organizations are encouraged to register their participation using this link: </span><a
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more about AfAAWG <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.m3aawg.org/outreach"
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href="https://www.africacert.org/home/press-release-fourth-africa-cyber-drill-level-up-your-readiness/"
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title="This external link will open in a new window"
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href="https://www.africacert.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Press-release-2nd-Africa-CYBER-DRILL-Stay-on-Alert.pdf"
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