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Afrinic SAGA

AFRINIC Saga governance intelligence tracks institutions, policy processes, standards activity, registry operations, accountability disputes, and implementation signals that affect internet infrastructure. BTW.

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Case StatusActive

Multi-year governance and legal crisis under monitoring.

Primary DomainGovernance

Board legitimacy, election integrity, and legal process.

JurisdictionMauritius

Legal proceedings and regulatory intervention context.

ImpactRegional + Global

Precedent-setting for RIR governance accountability.

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AFRINIC’s continuity controls remain harder to prove than its public machinery

AFRINIC can keep a registry visible while the evidence needed to establish lawful authority, privileged access, detection and recovery remains incomplete. The practical test is not whether the machinery appears to run, but whether high-impact changes can be authorised, observed…

Sep 10, 2026

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Chronology

AFRINIC Saga Timeline

  1. 8 April 2005

    Formal accreditation: AFRINIC is officially recognised as the fifth RIR by ICANN.

  2. March 2018

    Allegations of bullying and sexual misconduct are raised by a staff member.

  3. April 2019

    AFRINIC senior staff member Ernest Byaruhanga is found to have stolen 4.1 million IPv4 addresses, many later used to host gambling and pornography websites.

  4. October 2019

    Eddy Kayihura replaces Alan Barrett as CEO and dismisses Byaruhanga; later election process moves become a central governance dispute point.

  5. July 2021

    The Supreme Court of Mauritius rules the AFRINIC board invalid due to quorum and term issues; the CEO is suspended and board seats become vacant.

  6. June 2022

    The Supreme Court again rules the board invalid; directors' terms eventually expire, leaving AFRINIC without a functioning board or CEO.

  7. September 2023

    Virasami Vasoo Deven is appointed Official Receiver by the Supreme Court of Mauritius to restore governance and arrange board elections.

  8. 2024-2025

    Board election process remains under high scrutiny as legal and procedural disputes continue to shape AFRINIC's recovery path.

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