AFRINIC’s biometric demand risks member privacy and trust, exposing governance to legal and security vulnerabilities.
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Most people we interviewed say they never share their email with Smart Africa and many have never heard of the group.
AFRINIC’s governance crisis exposes how constitutional ambiguities allow political capture, eroding trust in Africa’s internet future.
AFRINIC crisis exposes Mauritius constitution challenges and ICANN role in Africa’s internet governance.
The way back to stability is clear: court-supervised elections, transparency—and government non-interference.
AFRINIC’s governance crisis, worsened by Mauritian government interference, threatens Africa’s digital sovereignty and IP resources.
Mauritius’ Registrar of Companies drove AFRINIC’s member saga, exposing state interference that threatens Africa’s digital sovereignty.
Nomination Committees, intended as impartial gatekeepers, have been compromised by political capture—undermining AFRINIC’s rule of law.
Franziska Böhler of FeedbackFruits explains how the EU AI Act shapes EdTech, stressing compliance by design and shared responsibility.
Sparkle’s Paola Crobu shares how OCRE 2024, AI use cases, and multicloud strategies are shaping Europe’s research and education cloud future.
Under the Online Criminal Harms Act, Singapore has mandated that Meta implement robust anti-scam measures on Facebook, in light of a sharp rise in impersonation scams targeting government officials. This marks the first enforcement of its kind, driven by worrying losses and an expanding cross-border anti-scam strategy.
AFRINIC invites feedback on the second draft of the RIR Governance Document (ICP-2 update) through 7 November 2025.