Intro duct ion On 21 September 2017, the Media Institute of Southern Africa - Zimbabwe (MISA-Zimbabwe) held its second Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance Conference (IGC) at the Jameson Hotel in Harare. The inaugural IGC was held on 21 August 2015. Since the inaugural gathering, a number of incidents which threaten internet freedom in the African space have shown the need for robust national and relevant national discussions convened for the purpose of fostering democratic internet governance principles and practices. Some of these incidents include the partial internet shutdown Zimbabwe experienced on the morning of 6 July 2016, the 93 day internet shutdown in the English speaking regions of Cameroon,1 and the various other reported internet shutdowns in countries such as Ethiopia,2 and The Gambia.3 1 Yomi Kazeem “The Internet shutdown in English speaking parts of Cameroon is finally over” 2 “Ethiopia blocks internet ‘to stop exam cheats’” 3 “The Gambia: Authorities shut down internet, international phone calls” 04 Misa Zimbabwe Second Internet Governance Multi Stakeholder Conference 21 September 2017