{"id":2046,"date":"2025-09-02T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2025\/09\/02\/en-afigf-2025-nairobi-overview\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:00:00","slug":"en-afigf-2025-nairobi-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2025\/09\/02\/en-afigf-2025-nairobi-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"AfIGF 2025 Dar es Salaam \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. The 14th African IGF met on 29\u201331 May 2025 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (the catalogue lists Nairobi, but the venue was Dar es Salaam), drawing over 1,000 participants from 67 countries under the theme "Empowering Africa's Digital Future."<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Thirty-nine sessions ran across five tracks \u2014 digital public infrastructure, AI, cybersecurity, universal access and digital cooperation \u2014 and the outcome Dar es Salaam Declaration committed to stronger DPI, responsible AI, cross-border data flows and greater youth and women's participation.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. With connectivity up from 2.1% in 2005 to 38% yet most Africans still offline, the forum doubled down on a unified African voice in the WSIS+20 review and Global Digital Compact \u2014 essential context for anyone tracking global digital rule-making.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on AfIGF 2025 in Dar es Salaam<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

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    📍 The catalogue lists this event as 'Nairobi, Kenya', but all sources confirm the 14th AfIGF (2025) was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. No 2025 AfIGF in Nairobi could be verified. Nairobi is where the AfIGF was founded (at the 2011 global IGF) and hosted the 2013 edition, which may explain the mix-up<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n14th African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n29\u201331 May 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nJulius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nEmpowering Africa's Digital Future<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\nOver 1,000 participants from 67 countries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sessions<\/td>\n39 (39 sessions selected from 175+ proposals across 5 tracks; 46 exhibition booths)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nGovernment of Tanzania (Ministry of Communication and Information Technology), Africa IGF Secretariat, UNECA and the African Union Commission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nDar es Salaam Declaration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Next host<\/td>\nGhana announced as host of the 15th edition in 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. The Dar es Salaam Declaration \u2014 Four Pillars: DPI, AI, Data Flows, Inclusion<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Adopted at the closing session (31 May)<\/p>\n