“ The African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project of the African Union Commission aims to contribute to keeping Africa’s intra-continent internet traffic local within the continent by providing capacity building and technical support to facilitate the establishment of National IXPs and Regional IXPs in Africa. As countries establish their own IXPs, Internet traffic will be routed locally, creating a downward pressure on costs and stimulating growth in and distribution of local Internet content.

The Internet Society has been selected by the African Union Commission to conduct Best Practice workshops and Technical Trainings in 30 African Union Member States with no Internet Exchange Points as part of the AXIS project.

The AXIS project complements the West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Program of the World Bank which has a component to build and equip IXPs.”