{"id":59626,"date":"2017-09-19T14:20:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T14:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?post_type=events&#038;p=59626\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:00:12","slug":"african-peering-interconnection-forum-afpif","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/events\/AfPIF\/","title":{"rendered":"African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-image uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-cb429bf2 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme background-image-fallback-black\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-3285504e\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"fostering-sustainable-peering-infrastructure\">African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer uag-hide-mob\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-purple-color has-text-color has-32-font-size\" id=\"ixps-improve-the-end-user-experience-lower-cost-of-access-and-prompt-development-of-local-internet-ecosystems-and-cross-border-interconnection\">The African Peering and Interconnection Forum addresses the key interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange opportunities and challenges on the continent and provides participants with global and regional insights for maximising opportunities that will help grow Internet infrastructure and services in Africa.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/afpif-logo-150px-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Afpif logo\" class=\"wp-image-203755\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">The forum targets executives, Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), peering coordinators and business development managers from the African region, Internet service providers (ISPs) and operators, telecommunications policy-makers and regulators, content providers, Internet Exchange Point (IXP) operators, infrastructure providers, data center managers, National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) as well as carriers and transit providers. The forum is planned as a non-profit event, and international sponsorship and support have been sought to convene the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">AfPIF 2025 will take place from 19 to 21 August 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ground-navy-color has-ground-green-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afpif.org\/afpif2025\/\"><strong>Visit the AfPIF Website to Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-32-font-size\">AfPIF Events<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class='pt-cv-wrapper'> <div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-blockgrid iscvblock iscvreal list1 layout1 pt-cv-pgregular pt-cv-left\" id=\"pt-cv-view-jh9vpv3k\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"3\"><div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"218356\"><h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/events\/2025-afpif\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2025\">African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-list\"><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-start_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">19 August 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-end_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">21 August 2025<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"207833\"><h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/events\/2024-afpif\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2024\">African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2024<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-list\"><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-start_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">20 August 2024<\/div><\/div><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-end_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">22 August 2024<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"185255\"><h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/events\/2023-afpif\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2023\">African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2023<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-list\"><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-start_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">22 August 2023<\/div><\/div><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-end_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">24 August 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"168688\"><h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/events\/2022-afpif\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2022\">African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2022<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-list\"><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-start_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">23 August 2022<\/div><\/div><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-end_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">25 August 2022<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"93051\"><h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/events\/AfPIF\/2019\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"AfPIF 2019\">AfPIF 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-list\"><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-start_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">20 August 2019<\/div><\/div><div class=\"pt-cv-custom-fields pt-cv-ctf-end_date\"><div class=\"pt-cv-ctf-value\">22 August 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