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	<description>Postings from  on CircleID</description>
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	<dc:rights>Copyright 2026, unless where otherwise noted.</dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2026-05-01T17:53:00+00:00</dc:date>

	
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		<title> Online Freedoms: Safeguards Must Be Balanced With Free Expression (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been a major contextual factor of global internet governance discussions over the past year, and it appears that discussions in ICANN are no exception. Threats to the integrity and security of the DNS have become a regular topic of debate within the ICANN community. In recent months, these discussions have increasingly focused on the idea of 'DNS abuse' and, more specifically, COVID-19-related DNS abuse. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20210616-online-freedoms-safeguards-must-be-balanced-with-free-expression">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-01T10:53:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> What Steps Can Africans Take and Lead in Internet Governance and Social Justice? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost three years ago, I published a blog post on CircleID titled "Internet Governance: Why Africa Should Take the Lead." I argued that African Internet stakeholders use a 'wait and see approach' in matters as critical as Internet governance," and that African voices are missing in key Internet governance discussion fora. Additionally, I suggested that some reasons for this approach, including that Africa lacks well-trained Internet governance experts and Africans see foreign affairs and international relations as an East versus West dynamic. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20161108_what_steps_can_africans_take_in_internet_governance_social_justice">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-01T10:53:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Spotlight on African Contributions to Internet Governance Discussions (Part 1: NETmundial) (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140423_african_contributions_to_internet_governance_discussions_part_1</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The internet affects every individual in this world whether directly or indirectly. For example, a medical professional somewhere in Goma, Congo might access the internet to read and post reviews to current medication available and this might have an impact on the kind of medication that he/she recommends to the patient, whether the patient has access to affordable internet or not. Since the internet affects everyone, Africans citizens who are aware of internet governance discussions, expect African stakeholders to engage in these discussions. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140423_african_contributions_to_internet_governance_discussions_part_1">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-01T10:53:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Internet Governance: Why Africa Should Take the Lead (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently during an afternoon meeting with a friend of mine, Bob Ochieng, who happens to work for ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Africa Operations, he lamented that at online Internet Governance discussions fora such as CircleID, and 1net.org, there is no serious frequent engagements from African Voices. This got me thinking and I realized that most African Internet Stakeholders would rather use a "wait and see approach" in matters as critical as Internet Governance. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140225_internet_governance_why_africa_should_take_the_lead">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-01T10:53:00-07:00</dc:date>
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