This document summarizes the 16-year history of the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG), a forum for technical coordination of African internet service providers. It discusses how AfNOG began in 1999 and has hosted annual workshops in various African countries training over 5,000 engineers. The workshops include hands-on training and technical sessions. AfNOG has also created collaborations that have helped other African internet groups form and has played a role in advancing internet infrastructure and access across the region.

1. AfNOG-­‐‑2015
16 Years Report

2. About AfNOG
• African Network Operators Group is a forum for the
technical coordination and cooperation ofAfrican Internet
Service Providers and network engineers from the the
region’s Universities, Research Institutions and Industry
• AfNOG training program founded in 1999 and traces its
roots to the ISOC’s annual INET NetworkTraining
Workshop
• InauguralWorkshop and Conference took
Place in CapeTown, SouthAfrica

3. Previous Hosts
Hosts
Host
Countries
Year
Cequrux
Cape
Town,
South
Africa
2000
NCS
Accra,
Ghana
2001
TRS/CAFE
Lome,
Togo
2002
One2Net
Kampala,
Uganda
2003
ISOC
Senegal
Dakar,
Senegal
2004
MICTI/CIUEM
Maputo,
Mozambique
2005
KENIC/KENET
Nairobi,
Kenya
2006
NgForum
Abuja,
Nigeria
2007
EMI
/
CNRST
Rabat,
Morocco
2008
NTRA/MCIT
Cairo,
Egypt
2009
RDB/RICTA
Kigali,
Rwanda
2010
TCRA/TZNIC
Dar
Es
Salaam,
Tanzania
2011
QCell
Serekunda,
Gambia
2012
ZICTA/ISPAZ
Lusaka,
Zambia
2013
Djibou[
Telecom
Djibou[,
Djibou[
2014

5. About AfNOG
• Each Meeting consists of:
• Hands-on workshop training
• Technical sessions (AfNOGTutorial and Meeting)‫‏‬
• Instructors and Secretariat on a fully volunteer basis
constantly recruiting new volunteers.
• Annual AfNOG –AFRINIC Event re-branded asAfrica
Internet Summit (AIS) in May 2012 in Gambia.
• AfNOG 2013 was held under theAIS brand in Lusaka,
Zambia in June, 2013 and theAnnual Event
will now be held under the umbrella ofAIS

6. The Standard Workshops
• Track SA-E: Unix System Administration
• Track SS-E: Scalable Internet Services
• Track SI-E: Scalable Network Infrastructure
Language Diversity introduced in 2002
• Track SI-F: Infrastructure Reseaux IP (Atelier SI-E en
Français)

7. AfNOG Localization Program
• A collaboration between ISOC, NSRC andAfNOG
• Project aimed at migrating the “AfNOGTrack E0” Unix/
Linux System Administration Course to be taught at
country level.
• Instituted in 2008 and has been run in several African
countries since and ongoing.
• Track E0 now SA-E is no longer taught at the mainAnnual
AfNOG Event
• SA-ETrack is also offered as an Online course since May
2015

8. Additional AfNOG Workshop
Tracks as at 2011
• Started atAfNOG 2011Workshop in Dar Es Salaam,
o Network Monitoring & Management
o Advanced RoutingTechniques
o Computer Emergency ResponseTeam

9. • Internet Service Providers
• Telco Operators
• Government
• NGOs
• Educational & Research Institutions
• Civil Society
Participants Background

10. Challenges
• Francofone Outreach
• Catering for language diversity
• Funding for workshops & meetings
• Logistics: People & Equipment
• Ensuring continuity
• Outreach

11. AfNOG 2014 – AIS 2

12. Af*
• Most of theAf* groupings have their beginnings linked to
AfNOG
o AFRINIC
o AFTLD
o AFREN
o AFRISPA
o AfNOG CHIX
o AfricaCERT
o Af-IX
o …..and a few more

13. AfNOG Chix Program
• Our Gender Program on Unix SystemsAdministration for female
Network Engineers.
• Several female Network Engineers have been trained.
• Introductory RoutingTopics were treated duringAfNOG Chix 2014
in Kampala, Uganda - 2014
• Event has so far been held in 7 countries
o March 2007 – Nairobi, Kenya
o Oct 2008 –Accra, Ghana
o Oct 2009 - Gaborone, Botswana
o Oct 2010 - Nairobi, Kenya
o Oct 2011 - Blantyre, Malawi
o Oct 2013 - Dakar, Senegal
o Nov 2014 - Kampala, Uganda

14. Achievements
ü Trained over 5,000 Internet engineers
Ø Many from Educational and research institutions and government
ü Former students are now instructors
Ø Building new curriculum based on needs in theAfrican region
Ø New tracks progressively added to cater for training needs
ü Created a meeting place for a number of other special internet
interest groups to form and evolve.
ü A positive legacy for the next generation ofAfrican internet
Engineers to build on.

15. Achievements
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
West Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Central Africa
North Africa
33%
38%
26%
2%
1%
Percentage Trained
AFNOG 2014 TRAINEES
REGIONAL REPRESENTATION

16. Thank you for your
aMention.
Wishing you all a fruitful
conference!