Africa Internet Governance Forum 2025

Mr. Birhanu Niguse is Pan African Youth Ambassador for Internet Governance, impact s scholarship selected scholar of Leaders of Africa, a young advocate for inclusive digital trade, data, and internet governance with a background of BSc in statistics and MSc in project management analysis and evaluation and a 2nd year MSc student in international trade policy and trade law at ESAMI_TRAPCA (Lund University). He is the founder and coordinator of the African Digital Trade and Professionals Association (AfDTPA), an Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter member, and a GhanaSIG 2024 Fellow for internet governance. With a focus on inclusive digital trade and data governance for sustainable development, He is actively engaged in the African and UN IGF youth tracks, policy networks, various public consultations, and research projects. He was Youth Association chairman and bilateral and regional trade integration expert at the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration. Currently, he is Head of the PLO Lumumba Foundation Ethiopia chapter and participates in civil society organizations like YESS Ethiopia (Youth and Education Support Service—Ethiopia). He is passionate about digital inclusion, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, inclusive digital trade, data and internet governance to make a positive impact in the digital ecosystem.