Internet Society Brings African Diversity to AfPIF-2015

The Internet Society announced that it has selected 16 fellows to attend the 6th African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), which will be held from 25–27 August 2015 in Maputo, Mozambique. This year’s AfPIF Fellowship programme attracted more than 280 applications from around the world, with the 16 selected fellows representing 16 countries.

The 2015 AfPIF Fellows are:
• Abdoulie Sowe (Gambia), Serekunda Internet Exchange Point
• Adelard Kenese (Burundi), BURUNDIX
• Foncham Denis Doh (Cameroon), Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
• Ikusan Charles Abimbola (Nigeria), Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria
• Chris Oleke (Uganda), National Information Technology Authority
• Emmanuel Antwi Kwarteng (Ghana), Ghana Internet Exchange
• Ghislain nkeramugaba (Rwanda), Rwanda Information and Communication Technology Association
• Ismail Settenda (Tanzania), Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association
• John Bettie Gizea (Liberia), Liberia Internet Exchange Point Association
• Koffi Kouadio Armand (Cote D’Ivoire), Cote D’Ivoire Internet Exchange Point
• KOUMA Cyriaque-Didier (Gabon), Gab-IX
• Mamothokoane Tlali (Lesotho), Lesotho Internet Exchange point
• Mohamed Ben Yahia (Tunisia), Tunisian Internet Agency
• Nico Tshintu Bakajika (Democratic Republic of Congo), Kinshasa Internet eXchange Point
• Roderick Esquibal (Benin), Isocel Telecom
• Yassia Savadogo (Burkina Faso), ARCEP

For the full press release, please visit this link: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-brings-african-dive...