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Bridging the Unemployment Gap for Young Female Graduates
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Shaping Future of the Internet 22 February 2024

Bridging the Unemployment Gap for Young Female Graduates

Women in Mali are bridging the unemployment gap by learning practical skills in Internet Society hands-on training courses.

The Decade That Changed The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Internet
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Growing the Internet 8 February 2024

The Decade That Changed The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Internet

In just under 10 years, IXPs helped the DRC improve its Internet accessibility and started the country on its...

Advancing Digital Africa: Empowering Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Benin, Malawi, and Rwanda
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Internet Exchange Points 8 January 2024

Advancing Digital Africa: Empowering Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Benin, Malawi, and Rwanda

The Internet Society and ICANN partnered to help empower IXPs in Africa to improve Internet access by making it...

How Internet Exchange Points are Expanding and Improving Internet Access in Morocco 
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Internet Exchange Points 8 November 2023

How Internet Exchange Points are Expanding and Improving Internet Access in Morocco 

If you needed to send a letter to your neighbor, you wouldn’t choose to send it via airmail across...

An Internet Champion for Africa: Remembering Pierre Ouédraogo
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Community 17 July 2023

An Internet Champion for Africa: Remembering Pierre Ouédraogo

On 13 July 2023, the African Internet technical community lost one of its stars, Pierre Ouédraogo, fondly known by...

Coalition for Digital Africa Announces Internet Exchange Point Initiative
Press Releases 1 February 2023

Coalition for Digital Africa Announces Internet Exchange Point Initiative

Istanbul – 1 February 2023 – The Coalition for Digital Africa announced another major initiative aimed at strengthening the...

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