Browsing: Regulation

ICANN’s governance interventions in AFRINIC influence internet resource stability, election integrity, and regional autonomy in Mauritius.

AFRINIC’s receivership under court-appointed Gowtamsingh Dabee faces controversy over annulled elections and limited transparency.

AFRINIC’s governance collapse in Mauritius sparks court battles, as Cloud Innovation and Lu Heng call for its dissolution and successor RIR.

Critics accuse ICANN of promoting control over democracy after Kurtis Lindqvist gives ICANN power to derecognise regional registries.

Repeated postponements of court cases and elections show AFRINIC’s governance collapse and risk Africa’s internet future.

Nii Quaynor, father of Africa’s Internet, built a legacy of autonomy but also oversaw AFRINIC as corruption took hold.

Mauritius declares AFRINIC a “declared company,” prompting calls for a successor RIR to protect Africa’s internet governance.

Mauritius’ AFRINIC collapse sparks constitutional crisis, with judiciary-executive clash and key figures fighting for democracy.

A Smart Africa email blunder exposed AFRINIC members’ private addresses, raising security, legal, and governance concerns across Africa’s internet community.

Cloud Innovation’s legal stand in Mauritius defends democratic internet governance amid AFRINIC’s collapse and rising external control.

Cloud Innovation challenges AFRINIC’s governance crisis and ICANN’s overreach, calling for a new regional registry.

Mauritius faces a constitutional conflict over AFRINIC, with ICANN CEO Lindqvist accused of undermining rule of law by backing executive control.