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<p>=======French version below==============</p>
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id="m_-4448671087848804419gmail-docs-internal-guid-a31772b5-7fff-31f2-43a4-487e595cef58"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear colleagues,</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The FPAC/CAPF Program Committee announces the opening of the call for papers for the 2026 edition of the Central African Peering Forum, scheduled to take place at the Star Land Hotel, Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 30 September to 1 October 2026. Registration is open here: <a
href="https://bit.ly/fpac2026" target="_blank"
data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bit.ly/fpac2026&source=gmail&ust=1788449339254000&usg=AOvVaw3cyz10fEC-vR4qC3Wj3KFB"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://bit.ly/fpac2026</a>. </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proposals for presentations, panels, tutorials and lightning talks are invited on topics relating to: </span></p>
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role="presentation"><span
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role="presentation"><span
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role="presentation"><span
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">local content and CDNs</span></p></li>
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role="presentation"><span
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">digital sovereignty</span></p></li>
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">public policies relating to interconnection. </span></p></li>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contributions, in English and French, may be submitted here <a
href="https://bit.ly/cfp-fpac2026" target="_blank"
data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bit.ly/cfp-fpac2026&source=gmail&ust=1788449339255000&usg=AOvVaw0cJNtX0e9fys6UUZ9ANinb"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://bit.ly/cfp-fpac2026</a> or emailed to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pc@fpac.africa">pc@fpac.africa</a>. </span></p>
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id="m_-4448671087848804419gmail-docs-internal-guid-055913e0-7fff-7eca-27bc-13015edb2daa"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Le Comité de Pilotage du FPAC/CAPF annonce l’ouverture de l’appel à contribution pour l’édition 2026 du Forum sur le Peering en Afrique Centrale, prévue à l’</span><a
href="https://starlandhotel.com/" style="text-decoration:none"
target="_blank"
data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://starlandhotel.com/&source=gmail&ust=1788449339255000&usg=AOvVaw0RebcbBHoTfDuagkEGeRn3"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">hôtel Star Land</span></a><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Yaoundé, Cameroun du 30 Septembre au 1er Octobre 2026. Les inscriptions sont ouvertes ici : </span><a
href="https://bit.ly/fpac2026" style="text-decoration:none"
target="_blank"
data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bit.ly/fpac2026&source=gmail&ust=1788449339255000&usg=AOvVaw3g0g7ocI7ParCJ6QmWMzXH"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://bit.ly/fpac2026</span></a><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Les propositions de présentations, panels, tutoriels et lightning talks sont attendues autour des sujets relatifs : </span></p>
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">au Peering</span></p></li>
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style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">aux IXP</span></p></li>
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dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">à la sécurité du routage</span></p></li>
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">aux datacenters</span></p></li>
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">aux contenu locaux, CDN</span></p></li>
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">aux mesures Internet</span></p></li>
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dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">à la souveraineté numérique</span></p></li>
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style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">aux politiques publiques liées à l’interconnexion. </span></p></li>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Les contributions, en anglais et en français, peuvent être soumises ici </span><a
href="https://bit.ly/cfp-fpac2026" style="text-decoration:none"
target="_blank"
data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bit.ly/cfp-fpac2026&source=gmail&ust=1788449339255000&usg=AOvVaw0cJNtX0e9fys6UUZ9ANinb"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://bit.ly/cfp-fpac2026</span></a><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> ou envoyées par e-mail à l'adresse </span><a
href="mailto:pc@fpac.africa" style="text-decoration:none"
target="_blank"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">pc@fpac.africa</span></a><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Les contributions techniques, retours d’expérience et initiatives communautaires sont particulièrement encouragés.</span></p>
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