News and announcements

We are hiring again!

Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 16:10

Are you passionate about Internet infrastructure and want to make an impact on Africa's digital landscape?

The African IXP Association (AFIX) is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated Communications Manager to lead our communications strategy, engage with the Internet community, and support key initiatives like the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), an annual conference that hosts ~400 attendees in a different country each year: https://afpif.org

The role involves managing outreach, media engagement, content development, and event communications for AFIX and AfPIF. Full details are available in the attached PDF.

Applications should be submitted via e-mail to the address listed in the document by May 11th, 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews after the deadline.

AFIX is a registered non-profit Community Benefit Company (CBC) in Rwanda. Learn more about our work here: https://af-ix.net

We are hiring!

Posted Monday, December 16, 2024 - 21:40

Are you passionate about Internet infrastructure and want to make an impact on Africa's digital landscape?

We are seeking dynamic and motivated individuals for two key roles: The AFIX Fundraising Manager & AfPIF Logistics Manager.

These roles will be responsible for developing and executing strategies that support our mission and enable the delivery of the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), an annual Internet industry conference that hosts ~400 attendees in a different country each year: https://afpif.org

Full details for each role are included in the attached PDFs, and we are open to applicants who wish to undertake both part-time roles simultaneously. Submissions should be sent by e-mail to the address listed in the documents by February 15th, 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews following the deadline.

Additional roles will become available in the near future including the AFIX Communications Manager.

AFIX is a registered non-profit Community Benefit Company (CBC) in Rwanda. To learn more about the association and its recent activities, visit: https://af-ix.net

AfPIF 2025: August 19-21 in Lagos, Nigeria

Posted Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:16

We are proud to announce that the 2025 African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) will take place from 19 to 21 August in Lagos, Nigeria at The Lagos Continental Hotel!

This three day event is the region’s premier Internet industry conference dedicated to network interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange. It brings together a wide range of stakeholders including network operators, IXPs, regulators, content providers, data centers, and transit providers to explore the key challenges and opportunities in Africa’s Internet ecosystem.

If you are planning to attend, please review the essential travel and visa information here: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/travel-information/

Fellowships are available for individuals who wish to contribute more actively to the AfPIF community and require support to attend: https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowships/peering/

Sponsorship opportunities are also still available for organisations that want to support this important event: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/sponsorship-opportunities/

Registration will open soon, so stay tuned for further announcements and check the event website for the latest information: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer que le Forum Africain sur le Peering et l’Interconnexion 2025 (AfPIF) se tiendra du 19 au 21 août à Lagos, au Nigeria, à l’hôtel Lagos Continental!

Cet événement de trois jours est la principale conférence de l’industrie Internet dans la région, dédiée à l’interconnexion des réseaux, au peering et à l’échange de trafic. Il réunit un large éventail d’acteurs, notamment des opérateurs de réseaux, des points d’échange Internet (IXP), des régulateurs, des fournisseurs de contenu, des centres de données et des fournisseurs de transit, pour explorer les principaux défis et opportunités de l’écosystème Internet africain.

Si vous prévoyez d’y assister, veuillez consulter les informations essentielles sur les voyages et les visas ici: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/travel-information/

Des bourses sont disponibles pour les personnes souhaitant contribuer plus activement à la communauté AfPIF et ayant besoin de soutien pour participer: https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowships/peering/

Des opportunités de parrainage sont également encore disponibles pour les organisations souhaitant soutenir cet événement important: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/sponsorship-opportunities/

Les inscriptions ouvriront bientôt, alors restez à l’écoute pour les prochaines annonces et consultez le site web de l’événement pour les dernières informations: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2025/

Nous avons hâte de vous y retrouver!

AfPIF 2024: August 20-22 in DR Congo

Posted Monday, July 8, 2024 - 20:11

We are proud to announce that the 2024 African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) will take place from 20 to 22 August in Kinshasa, DR Congo.

AfPIF is an annual Internet industry event that aims to address the key interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange opportunities and challenges on the continent. It provides participants with global and regional insights for maximising opportunities that will help grow Internet infrastructure and services in Africa.

AfPIF is organised by the African IXP Association in partnership with the Internet Society. This year’s event is hosted by ISPA-DRC with sponsorship from Liquid Intelligent Technologies, ARPTC, Open Access Data Centres, and many others.

Visit the AfPIF website to register and learn about the conference venue, agenda, travel logistics, and our sponsors: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/

If you would like to propose a talk, please make a submission here: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/call-for-papers/

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer que le Forum Africain sur le Peering et l'Interconnexion (AfPIF) 2024 aura lieu du 20 au 22 août à Kinshasa, en République Démocratique du Congo.

AfPIF est un événement annuel de l'industrie de l'Internet qui vise à aborder les principales opportunités et défis d'interconnexion, de peering et d'échange de trafic sur le continent. Il offre aux participants des perspectives mondiales et régionales pour maximiser les opportunités qui contribueront à développer l'infrastructure et les services Internet en Afrique.

AfPIF est organisé par l'Association Africaine des IXP en partenariat avec l'Internet Society. L'événement de cette année est accueilli par l'ISPA-DRC avec le parrainage de Liquid Intelligent Technologies, de l'ARPTC, des Open Access Data Centres et de nombreux autres.

Visitez le site web d'AfPIF pour vous inscrire et en savoir plus sur le lieu de la conférence, l'agenda, les informations de voyage, et nos sponsors : https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/

Si vous souhaitez proposer une présentation, veuillez soumettre votre proposition ici : https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/call-for-papers/

Nous avons hâte de vous y voir tous !

2023-09-21 - Inaugural Board of Directors

Posted Friday, September 29, 2023 - 13:00

The first democratically elected board of directors took office on August 21st 2023 at the first Annual General Meeting of the association which took place on the same day in Accra, Ghana.

The election included 13 candidates and 19 IXPs voting from 18 countries. Nine seats were available. Voting began on August 7th, 2023 and closed on August 17th, 2023.

The election was conducted using the Zeus Electronic Voting system with support and oversight from the European Internet Exchange Association; the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Exchange Association; and the Internet Society. Representatives from these organizations acted as election trustees and released a signed statement to certify the election results. A copy of this statement is attached below.

The first elected members, along with their respective terms, are as follows:

  • Kyle Spencer (3 years)
  • Muhammed Rudman (3 years)
  • Jane R Coffin (3 years)
  • Jean-Francis Ahanda (2 years)
  • Frank Habicht (2 years)
  • Darwin Da Costa (2 years)
  • Lawakilia Wilfried Drabo (1 year)
  • Edrich de Lange (1 year)
  • Caglar Dabanoglu (1 year)

Note that staggered terms were allocated based on the number of votes each candidate received as required by our Articles of Association for the inaugural election.

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