AfroDIG

What AfroDIG does

AfroDIG, the African Dialogue on Internet Governance, is a Pan-African, nonpartisan, nonprofit platform launched in October 2025 to convene multistakeholder dialogue on Internet governance and digital policy across Africa. It brings together governments, civil society, the private sector, academia, the technical community, youth, and the diaspora as equals to develop coordinated continental positions on digital sovereignty, critical Internet resources, and inclusion. The organization is led by consultant Emmanuel Elolo Agbenonwossi (Emmanuel Vitus) on behalf of the AfroDIG Team and operates under the AfroDIG Secretariat without disclosed external funding.

AfroDIG delivers its mission through four interconnected service areas: Community Dialogues (regional and national conversations feeding into continental dialogue), Capacity Building (workshops and training targeted at youth and women), Research and Publications (policy briefs, academic reflections, and reports), and Collective Statements (continental positions developed through consultation and consensus for global Internet governance spaces). It has no proprietary software, no mobile applications, no APIs, and no technology integrations; the "platform" is a convening and publication space rather than a software product. Outputs are distributed through the AfroDIG website, bilingual blog (English and French), X (@AfroDIG), LinkedIn (AfroDIG Network), email newsletter, and in-country national workshops — with documented activations in Gabon, Niger, and Chad and a January 2026 Libreville workshop engaging 65 participants.

The business model is a nonprofit convening model with no pricing, no products for sale, and no disclosed funding rounds. Participation, content, and community engagement are free; collaboration with institutions, governments, universities, and civil society occurs through partnership inquiries via [email protected]. The organization's alignment with the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy and the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms, combined with its mobilization of 200+ organizations in the Amicus Curiae defense of AfriNIC, positions it as a quasi-institutional neutral convener for African digital policy rather than a commercially scaled enterprise.

Name

AfroDIG

Legal name

African Dialogue on Internet Governance (AfroDIG)

Website

https://afrodig.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AfroDIG is a Pan-African nonprofit platform that convenes governments, civil society, private sector, academia, technical community, youth, and diaspora to develop coordinated continental positions on Internet governance and digital policy across Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Governance and Digital Policy Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADANAH

Digital Policy, Data Governance & Cybersecurity Standards Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

SECONDARYBPADAGAD

Civil Society Strengthening & Civic Space

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

Keywords

• Internet governance dialogue
• Digital policy advocacy
• Capacity building programs
• Policy research publications
• Multistakeholder engagement

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

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Core offering

AfroDIG (African Dialogue on Internet Governance) is a Pan-African, nonprofit, community-driven platform that convenes multistakeholder dialogue, policy research, and capacity building on internet governance and digital policy across Africa. It operates through four interconnected service areas: Community Dialogues (regional and national conversations feeding into continental dialogue), Capacity Building (workshops and training for youth and women), Research and Publications (policy briefs, academic reflections, and reports), and Collective Statements (continental positions on global internet governance). Participation, content, and publications are free; collaboration is available for institutions, governments, universities, and civil society organizations.

Product overview

AfroDIG (African Dialogue on Internet Governance) is a Pan-African community platform—not a traditional product company—dedicated to promoting inclusive, transparent, and accountable dialogue on Internet governance and digital policy across Africa and its diaspora. The organization operates through four interconnected service areas: Community Dialogues (regional and national conversations feeding into continental dialogue), Capacity Building (workshops and training for youth and women), Research and Publications (policy briefs and reports), and Collective Statements (continental positions on global Internet governance). There are no digital products, software modules, or SaaS offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Dialogues
• Capacity Building
• Research and Publications
• Collective Statements

Quantifiable outcome

• 65 participants engaged in national workshop in Gabon (January 2026)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

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Broad incumbents

• Internet Society (ISOC): Global nonprofit focused on Internet openness, standards, and governance. Overlaps with AfroDIG on Internet governance dialogue and capacity building, but at a global rather than Africa-focused scale and with substantially greater institutional resources.
• AUDA-NEPAD: African Union's development agency coordinating continental development programs, including digital transformation. Comparable in mandate (continental digital policy coordination) but operates as a large, established intergovernmental body rather than a community-driven NGO.
• Article 19: Global digital rights and freedom of expression organization with significant African programming. Comparable because it engages in Internet governance advocacy and capacity building for civil society on digital rights issues that intersect with AfroDIG's mandate.

Direct peers

• Paradigm Initiative: Pan-African digital rights and inclusion NGO operating across multiple African countries. Closely comparable as an Africa-focused civil society organization doing advocacy, capacity building, and policy work on digital rights and Internet governance.
• Internet Governance Forum (IGF): UN-convened global multistakeholder forum on Internet governance policy. Directly comparable as a multistakeholder dialogue platform producing collective statements and policy outputs; AfroDIG effectively functions as a regional, Africa-focused extension of this model.
• Research ICT Africa: African digital policy research and advocacy organization. Comparable in that it produces African-centered research, engages in Internet governance debates, and supports civil society capacity in digital policy — overlapping significantly with AfroDIG's Research and Publications and civil society engagement pillars.
• Smart Africa Alliance: Coalition of African member states driving digital transformation across the continent. Highly comparable to AfroDIG: both operate as continental multistakeholder platforms convening governments, private sector, and civil society around African digital policy and infrastructure, including the AfriNIC governance agenda.
• DiploFoundation: Geneva-based capacity-building foundation focused on Internet governance and digital policy diplomacy. Comparable because it runs multistakeholder dialogue, training programs, and policy research on Internet governance — directly mirroring AfroDIG's community dialogues, capacity building, and publications work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Afro_DIG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/109065055

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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