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The African Internet community has been thrown into mourning following the demise of its champions, late Mr. Pierre Ouedraogo, whose sad event occurred on Thursday, July 13, 2023 in Burkina Faso, reports ITREALMS.

For members of the African At-Large Regional Organisation (AFRALO) at its 5th General Assembly in Accra-Ghana, participants observed a minute silence in honour of the late Pierre Ouedraogo.

Pierre Ouedraogo, bags Jonathan B. Postel Service Award’12

Pierre Ouedraogo

Paris-based Director of Digital Francophonie at Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Mr. Pierre Ouedraogo has been honoured with the Jonathan B. Postel Service Award for 2012.

The award is the Internet Society (ISOC) way of recognizing extensive works by the Internet professionals, while Mr. Ouedraogo’s was for his role in ensuring that Africans voices are heard on Internet issues at the global levels.

The prize presented as part of the Vancouver, Canada meeting of ISOC, scaled through the international award committee, comprised of former Jonathan B. Postel award winners, who were undivided over Mr. Ouedraogo’s role in the growth of the Internet in Africa and demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to training young engineers and participating in regional Internet organizations.

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