Africa
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Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya Exchange 80% Internet Traffic Locally
In the News
15 July 2021
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya Exchange 80% Internet Traffic Locally
The Guardian Nigeria
Internet Restrictions Hold Back Africa’s Economic Growth, Study Finds
In the News
14 July 2021
Internet Restrictions Hold Back Africa’s Economic Growth, Study Finds
New Delhi Times
Internet restrictions are curbing Africa’s economic growth, findings
In the News
13 July 2021
Internet restrictions are curbing Africa’s economic growth, findings
Illinois News Today
Internet Exchange Points Are Critical to Improving Internet Access and Lowering Connectivity Costs in Africa, says New Report from the Internet Society
Press Releases
6 July 2021
Internet Exchange Points Are Critical to Improving Internet Access and Lowering Connectivity Costs in Africa, says New Report from the Internet Society
Our new report outlines the state of Internet interconnection in Africa and the critical role Internet Exchange Points (IXP)...
Resources
Promoting the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.
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Personal Data Protection Guidelines for Africa
A joint initiative of the Internet Society and the Commission of the African Union
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Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa
The Guidelines emphasize the importance of the multistakeholder model and a collaborative security approach in protecting Internet infrastructure.
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Assessment of the impact of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) – empirical study of Kenya and Nigeria
This study quantifies for the first time how IXPs enable Kenya and Nigeria to save millions in telecommunications costs and raise...
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Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem
Lessons from Kenya and Nigeria’s Internet Exchange Point Growth
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Explainer: What is Eighty For Africa?
Like buying your food locally, and reducing how much you fly, getting your digital content locally also reduces the...
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Supporting the Creation and Scalability of Affordable Access Solutions: Understanding Community Networks in Africa
Community networks, communications infrastructure deployed and operated by citizens to meet their own communication needs, are being increasingly proposed...
Our Members
With 24,753 members, Africa is the home to 33% of our global members. We have 36 Chapters with 13,919 Chapter members in the region. (as of Dec 2020)