The African IXP Association (AFIX), with the support of the Internet Society (ISOC) and hosted by Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Rack Centre, and AF-CIX, organizes the event, which seeks to address Africa’s unique interconnection challenges and opportunities.
It aims to promote the development of national and cross border interconnection by:
- Bringing together infrastructure providers, content providers, service providers, and policy-makers to engage, share experiences, and learn from experts in their field.
- Promoting the establishment and growth of Internet Exchange Points by fostering community cooperation and by demonstrating the value of local, national, and regional interconnection.
- Sharing knowledge about the economics of network interconnection and peering in order to reduce information asymmetry.
- Providing opportunities for participants to establish interconnection and other agreements through dedicated “Peering Bilaterals” meeting sessions.
- Facilitating participant interaction through social activities and an online portal.
Internet Society Activities
You can catch Internet Society staff at the following sessions. Be sure to follow all discussions via the conference hashtag #afpif2025.
| When | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 11:00—12:30 (UTC+1) | Measuring the Impact of Infrastructure Changes in Africa | Amreesh Phokeer |
| Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 14:00—15:30 (UTC+1) | Economics of Peering | Amreesh Phokeer |
| Wednesday, 20 August 2025, and Thursday, 21 August 2025, 8:00—10:30 (UTC+1) | Pulse Internet Measurement Forum on Advancing Nigeria’s Internet Resilience | Amreesh Phokeer, Kevin Chege, Robbie Mitchell |
| Thursday, 21 August, 8:00—10:30 (UTC+1) | Building Sustainable and High-Performance Internet Exchange Points in Africa | Workshop hosted by DE-CIX, GIZ and Internet Society |
