<div dir="ltr"><div><div style=""><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="">Dear <span class="gmail_default" style="">Colleague</span>,</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">As someone we value in the digital rights and inclusion community, we would like to invite you to join us at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF26) taking place 14-16 April 2026 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.<br></font></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none"><br>Registration is now open, and we encourage you to consider purchasing a Supporter’s Ticket for as little as $50. It’s a simple but meaningful way to help sustain and grow DRIF as a platform for collaboration, research, and advocacy across Africa.<br><br>If you’re able, we would also appreciate your <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">support in </span>sharing the registration link within your networks so <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">that </span>others interested in digital rights, tech policy, and inclusion can join the conversation.<br><br><a href="https://tickets.paradigmhq.org/en/support" style="color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank">Purchase a supporter’s ticket here </a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none"> </span></font></div><div style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span><span style="word-spacing:0px;background-color:transparent;text-align:justify;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">DRIF26 </span><a href="https://tickets.paradigmhq.org/en" target="_blank" style="word-spacing:0px;text-align:justify;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">registration </span></a><span style="word-spacing:0px;background-color:transparent;text-align:justify;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">is also open and we invite you to be part of the discussions. </span><span style="word-spacing:0px;background-color:transparent;text-align:justify">Register to participate in relevant sessions and share your perspectives in your areas of interest.</span><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34);word-spacing:0px"><span id="m_5591549449770812168gmail-docs-internal-guid-c3f40355-7fff-4852-b4d1-63f131d98055"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><span class="gmail_default"></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The event </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center">brings together policymakers, researchers, tech innovators, civil society leaders, funders, partners and advocates from across the globe to engage in critical discussions shaping the future of digital rights on the continent. Free registration ends on 13th March, 2026.<br></span></span></font><br>We would be delighted to have you in Abidjan and hope to see you there.</font></span></div><br clear="all"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Best Regards,</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;overflow-x:hidden;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><span>--</span><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" s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