Africa’s IP resources face mounting uncertainty due to AFRINIC’s governance crisis, threatening fair pricing and the future of IPv6 adoption.
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AFRINIC’s 2025 e-voting system shows promising progress, but gaps in verification and auditability still threaten trust.
China tightens port checks on Nvidia AI chips, FT says, adding uncertainty for buyers amid US export curbs and a push for local alternatives.
BTW Media will attend DENOG17 in Essen, focusing on networking, IPv6, and digital infrastructure collaboration.
Founded in 2009, the Accra-based APOTICA Company Limited leverages digital supply-chain tools to bring real-time visibility to pharmaceutical logistics across Ghana and beyond.
Digital Arena Limited is Ghana’s emerging internet and digital solutions provider, offering high-speed business and home connectivity, branch networking, WiFi installations, and secure data colocation services.
Exploring AFRINIC’s receivership, potential legal challenges, and pathways to restore governance and transparency.
AFRINIC’s governance meltdown fuels debate over launching a successor registry to protect Africa’s internet resources and restore trust.
AFRINIC faces governance crisis, with Cloud Innovation calling for reform and ICANN’s control raising concerns.
Members can pursue contractual claims and company law remedies; recognising June results restores member rights now.
China widens rare-earth export controls, adding five elements and stricter licences for defence and chip uses, heightening supply-chain risk.
The U.S. Department of War (DoW) has appointed InterDigital to lead a coalition researching advanced mid-band spectrum coexistence technologies, aiming to enable radar systems and commercial 5G networks to share frequencies more effectively. The project raises questions about technical risk, commercial incentives and oversight.