*Ougadougou, Burkina Faso 6th May 2019*
Africa Top Level Domains Organization (AfTLD), the association of African country code top level domain registries (ccTLDs), Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) and Association Burkinabe des Domains Internet (ABDI) are hosting an Initial Registry Operations Course (IROC) workshop in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). The workshop that is being held as from 6th to 10th May 2019 aims to facilitate a smooth transition of the registry management to a multistakeholder model. This is in line with AfTLD’s key strategic objective of building capacity in African ccTLDs with an aim of enhancing and improving ccTLD management in Africa. The Ouagadougou workshop that is being conducted in French follows a similar successful workshop held in Banjul, the Gambia in February 2019. More than 30 participants drawn from the government, private sector, technical community, civil society and academia are participating in the workshop. For further information about the event please contact the AfTLD secretariat at [email protected]. *About AfTLD* Africa Top Level Domains Organization (www.aftld.org) was established in 2002 to act as a focal point for African Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) managers in coordinating, formulating, developing and presenting a unified approach to issues related to the Domain Name System. The African Top Level Domains Organization also presents a forum for sharing ideas between the regions Internet community with an aim of promoting the utilization of national country’s Top Level Domains.
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