Call for Nominations: 2025 Africa Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group
Dear African IGF Community,
The Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) has been instrumental in shaping the annual Africa IGF meetings since 2011. We’re grateful for the contributions of past and present MAG members.
On behalf of the Africa IGF Secretariat, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the African Union Commission (AUC), we are pleased to invite nominations for the 2025 Africa Internet Governance Forum (Africa IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) renewal.Self-nominations are also accepted. Nominations should adhere to the principles and practices outlined in the Africa IGF Charter (adopted in November 2024 ). The 10 successful nominees (two from each sub-region) will serve a two-year term, actively participating in the multistakeholder consultation process and representing the perspectives of their respective groups on Internet governance.
The Africa IGF MAG will strive for balanced representation across geographical regions, stakeholder groups, and gender diversity.
Nomination Criteria – To be eligible, each candidate for MAG membership must:
1. Be citizen of and live in one of the 5 African Sub-Regions.
2. Have the necessary expertise in the Internet Governance ecosystem and the related policy issues.
3. Have participated in at least one of the Internet Governance Forums at the National, Sub-regional, regional, or global level.
4. Not be a member of, or candidate to the Nominating Committee of the considered selection round.
5. Have linkages or affiliation with the recognized IG stakeholder groups
6. All MAG members are supposed to attend all MAG meetings (Virtual and/or face-to- face) and actively participate in the annual forum
7. A MAG member who doesn’t attend 75% of the whole number of meetings (Virtual and/or face to face) or 3 consecutive meetings is considered as an inactive member except in case of force majeure.
Deadline for Nominations
27 Januray 2025
The Africa IGF Charter is available here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qe7gxML0Sn-ZP0X-61W51va-IXdy_82G/view?usp=sharing
If you have any questions, please send an email to info@igf.africa cc-ing sorene@un.org
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqn1o9FuyJB1jG8GiVbE3epprJ0xiDq_HM0IayZylFEBsDeA/viewform
