Dear Yaovi,
This is a great gesture, and we hope many other organisations will come out to support the IGF, particularly the NRIs. Onwards and forwards Regards Keith On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 8:18 AM Barrack Otieno <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Yaovi, > > This is great news. Thank you ICANN for this great gesture and for > setting the stage. > > Best Regards > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM Kossi AMESSINOU <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> This is good news for igf . >> >> *Kossi AMESSINOU* >> *Chef du Service du Suivi et de l'Accompagnement du Secteur >> Privé/DGE/MEF/Bénin* >> *Enseignant chercheur- collaborateur externe à l'Université >> d'Abomey-Calavi au Bénin* >> >> *Président de l'ONG Women Be Free au Bénin* >> >> *Head of the private sector monitoring and support service/DGE/MEF/ Bénin* >> >> >> *Teacher researcher - external collaborator at the University of >> Abomey-Calavi in BeninChair of the NGO Women Be Free in Benin* >> *Docteur en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication* >> *Expert en gouvernance de l'internet, en transformation digitale, >> communication numérique et en études du Développement* >> Ancien Directeur de l'Informatique et du Pré-archivage >> Ancien Coordonnateur de projet et Chef service informatique >> Téléphone/Whatsapp: +229 95 19 67 02 >> Boîte Postale: 01BP7304 Cotonou - Bénin >> Emails: [email protected]|[email protected] >> http://www.facebook.com/amessinoukossi | >> www.linkedin.com/pub/kossi-amessinou >> >> Le lun. 8 juin 2026, 12:27, Yaovi Atohoun <[email protected]> a >> écrit : >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> >>> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today >>> announced that the ICANN Board of Directors has approved a one-time US$ 1 >>> million contribution to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to support its >>> long-term sustainability, operations, and global participation. Further >>> details are available here >>> <https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-announces-us-1-million-contribution-to-support-the-internet-governance-forum-08-06-2026-en>. >>> You may sign up for the IGF mailing list here >>> <https://www.icann.org/en/government-engagement/internet-governance-network> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Yaovi Atohoun >>> >>> Director Stakeholder Engagement & Operations for Africa – ICANN >>> >>> www.icann.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AfrICANN mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> AfrICANN mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann >> > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann > -- *Kind Regards,* *Keith ANDERE* Internet 4 Development *"The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society." ~ Noam Chomsky*
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