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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The Africa Internet Summit 2026 (AIS'26) took place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 22 to 26 June 2026, bringing together the African Internet community, partners, and friends to discuss and exchange views on global and regional issues related to numbers, names, data, digital infrastructure, and the broader digital ecosystem.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">This year's Summit was held under the theme: "Shaping Africa's Internet Future Through Collaboration, Innovation, and Resilience". Throughout the week, the community engaged in deep reflection and dialogue.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">As participants return home, they are encouraged to reflect on and act upon the following key takeaways:</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">Advice on shaping Africa's Internet future through collaboration, innovation, and resilience, as shared by keynote speakers and experts.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The importance of data development and governance as a strategic pillar for Africa's digital transformation.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The need to prepare for the transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography to ensure long-term security and trust in digital systems.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The need to revamp and strengthen Africa's technical capacity-building ecosystem to meet the operational demands of modern Internet infrastructure.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The collective responsibility to safeguard AFRINIC and ensure its stability, credibility, and continuity.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The need to improve and renew participation in the bottom-up, community-driven Policy Development Process to strengthen regional Internet governance.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">Considerations for Africa's engagement in the ICANN New gTLD Program, ensuring the region adopts new namespaces responsibly without undermining existing structures.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The importance of implementing outcomes from the WSIS+20 Review and exploring how a renewed IGF approach can better support Africa's priorities.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><strong>Acknowledgements</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The AIS community expresses its sincere appreciation to:</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The Government of Kenya.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The Local Host: TESPOK.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The Organisers: AFRINIC, AFNOG.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The Sponsors: AFRINIC, ICANN, ISOC, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Africa Data Centres, TESPOK,Team Cymru, LINX, Registry Africa.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">The Partners, among which are: UN Data Governance Working Group, World Data Organisation, World Internet Conference, ICANN, Internet Society, the RIRs, NSRC, AF* members, and others.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0; padding: 0;">for their invaluable contributions to the success of AIS'26. We hope to count on your continued support and participation next year. We look forward to welcoming you again at AIS'27.</p>
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