The moderator from the Internet Society will open the panel by presenting the current community-centered connectivity (CCC) landscape in Africa and introducing the three main dimensions for CCC adoption and development: financing, licensing, and spectrum. The panelists will be invited to share their organizations' perspectives, challenges, and ways forward on how we can help Africa set an inclusive regulatory framework and improve Internet affordability, access, and adoption for our African community. The panelists will come from a regional organization, policymakers, regulators, MNOs, and community-owned CCC operators.