Dear Pierre,<div><br></div><div>The primary reason for AFRICANN&#39;s existence is to provide Africans who cannot afford to attend ICANN meetings the opportunity to understand better the various processes, policies and issues that affect them. This linkage is provided by those Africans who are able to attend/participate in ICANN processes.</div>
<div><br></div><div>So when someone (anyone) discredits AFRICANN, and especially in such a manner as Ms Bekele has done, I believe that it is only appropriate that the community be informed.</div><div><br></div><div>The fact that you are able to comment on the issue and share your opinion is a golden example of why AFRICANN exists.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Brian<br><br><div id="WISESTAMP_SIG_4049"><div style="font-size:13.3px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div><span>Dear Mr Brian<br><br>Do you really think that the community needs that? By making that some people hate others?<br>
<br>You&#39;d better make an appointment with Ms Bekele in a television talk show. Or write also to ICANN to express your own opinion or your own position. Africa does not need this kind of debate you want to create. We are tired. We have other higher priority issues to be addressed.<br>
A leader or someone who considers himself as leader should address some issues like the one you want to raise with wisdom and method.<br><br>Best regards</span></div><div> </div><div>--<br>Pierre Lotis NANKEP<br>IT Engineer / ANTIC<br>
Web : <a href="http://www.antic.cm" target="_blank">http://www.antic.cm</a><br>Email (Pro) : <a href="mailto:pierre.nankep@antic.cm" target="_blank">pierre.nankep@antic.cm</a><br>GSM : +237 77 66 10 07<br></div>  <div style="font-family:lucida console,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">
 <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1">  <b><span style="font-weight:bold">De :</span></b> Brian Munyao Longwe &lt;<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank">blongwe@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">À :</span></b> <a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" target="_blank">africann@afrinic.net</a>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions &lt;<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>&gt;; <a href="mailto:isoc@orion.my.co.ke" target="_blank">isoc@orion.my.co.ke</a> <br>
 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Envoyé le :</span></b> Samedi 11 août 2012 21h28<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Objet :</span></b> [AfrICANN-discuss] Strange letter to ICANN<br> </font> </div><div><div class="h5">
 <br><div><div><br></div>I recently came across this letter written by Ms. Sophia Bekele to ICANN regarding the recently vacated position held by Anne-Rachel Inne at ICANN. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/bekele-to-atallah-07aug12-en" target="_blank">Letter from Sophia Bekele to Akram Atallah</a><div>

<br></div><div>While everyone is entitled to have their own opinion I find it extremely distasteful that Ms. Bekele would go as far as to allege that AFRICANN and for that matter AFTLD, AFRINIC, AFNOG, AFRISPA, AFRALO are made up of people who have sinister agendas.</div>

<div><br></div><div>I take it as a personal affront that such an aspersion would be cast on myself as I not only consider myself an interested party in AFRICANN but I have also been involved in the founding and establishment of some of the above organizations and believe them and the individuals associated with them to be above reproach.</div>

<div><br></div><div>I continue to find DCA&#39;s sustained divisive and millitant attitude quite troubling,</div><div><br></div><div>What do other community members think?</div><div><br></div><div>Brian</div><div><br></div>

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