<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Farell,</div><div><br></div><div>we didn't get any response yet to our letter submitted last week. my understanding is that was discussed within the board.  </div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Le lun. 4 juin 2018 à 05:51, Farell FOLLY <<a href="mailto:farell@benin2point0.org">farell@benin2point0.org</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">Ayden, <div><br></div><div>Did they give any reason for those rejections or why they disregarded our concerns?<br><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 2 Jun 2018, at 17:13, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-4749529139830457962Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>The Board has now approved the FY19 Operating Plan and Budget, and in doing so, initiated the 21-day Rejection Action Petition period under the ICANN Bylaws.<br></div><div><br></div><div>In the approved Budget there were no changes made to address the concerns that we expressed in our letter to the Board. <br></div><div><br></div><div class="m_-4749529139830457962protonmail_signature_block"><div class="m_-4749529139830457962protonmail_signature_block-user"><div>—Ayden <br></div></div><div class="m_-4749529139830457962protonmail_signature_block-proton m_-4749529139830457962protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐<br></div><div> On 30 May 2018 12:12 PM, Arsène Tungali <<a href="mailto:arsenebaguma@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">arsenebaguma@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="m_-4749529139830457962protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div>Crossing fingers, hoping there will be a positive answer to at least some of our queries from thoday's Board meeting.<br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><br></div><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="m_-4749529139830457962gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>------------------------<br></div><div>*<span class="TSRSpan" id="TSRSpan_163"><img class="TSRWebRatingIcon" src="chrome-extension://cfeleongjhdjephegmmmdjgbfjiindbe/./images/webicon_green.png" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;"></span><a href="http://about.me/ArseneTungali" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(184,234,184)"><b>Arsène Tungali</b></a>*<br></div></div><div>Co-Founder & Executive Director, <span><i><span class="TSRSpan" id="TSRSpan_164"><img class="TSRWebRatingIcon" src="chrome-extension://cfeleongjhdjephegmmmdjgbfjiindbe/./images/webicon_green.png" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;"></span><a href="http://www.rudiinternational.org/" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(184,234,184)">Rudi international</a></i>,</span><br></div><div>CEO,<i> <span class="TSRSpan" id="TSRSpan_165"><img class="TSRWebRatingIcon" src="chrome-extension://cfeleongjhdjephegmmmdjgbfjiindbe/./images/webicon_gray.png" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;"></span><a href="https://www.smart-kitoko.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(189,189,189)">Smart Services Sarl</a></i>, <i><span class="TSRSpan" id="TSRSpan_166"><img class="TSRWebRatingIcon" src="chrome-extension://cfeleongjhdjephegmmmdjgbfjiindbe/./images/webicon_gray.png" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;"></span><a href="http://www.mabingwa-forum.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(189,189,189)">Mabingwa Forum</a></i> <br></div><div>Tel: +243 993810967<i></i><br></div></div><div>GPG: 523644A0<i></i><br></div><div><u>Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo</u><i><br></i></div><div><div><span class="TSRSpan" id="TSRSpan_167"><img class="TSRWebRatingIcon" src="chrome-extension://cfeleongjhdjephegmmmdjgbfjiindbe/./images/webicon_green.png" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;"></span><a href="http://tungali.blogspot.com/2015/06/selected-for-2015-mandela-washington.html" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(184,234,184)">2015 Mandela Washington Felllow</a> (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF <span class="TSRSpan" id="TSRSpan_168"><img class="TSRWebRatingIcon" src="chrome-extension://cfeleongjhdjephegmmmdjgbfjiindbe/./images/webicon_green.png" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;"></span><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/Past-Ambassadors" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(184,234,184)">Brazil</a> & <span class="TSRSpan" id="TSRSpan_169"><img class="TSRWebRatingIcon" src="chrome-extension://cfeleongjhdjephegmmmdjgbfjiindbe/./images/webicon_green.png" style="width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px;"></span><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/Current-Ambassadors" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(184,234,184)">Mexico</a>) <span class="m_-4749529139830457962font" style="font-family:monospace,monospace">- <span class="TSRSpan" id="TSRSpan_170"><img class="TSRWebRatingIcon" src="chrome-extension://cfe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