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Abstract visualization of a registry ledger turning into a locked gate over Africa's internet infrastructure.

Afrinic

AFRINIC between ledger-keeping and gatekeeper control

AFRINIC is examined through ledger versus gatekeeper as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
Symbolic illustration of Africa with a ledger book and a locked gate, overlaid with IPv4 address numbers, a courthouse silhouette, and network cables.

Afrinic

What IPv4 scarcity tests at AFRINIC

AFRINIC is examined through ipv4 scarcity as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC transfer market architecture registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC transfer markets and the rules that structure exchange

AFRINIC is examined through transfer market architecture as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC IPv4 leasing and shadow allocation registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC and shadow allocation through IPv4 leasing

AFRINIC is examined through ipv4 leasing and shadow allocation as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC mandate laundering registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

Mandate laundering as an AFRINIC governance test

AFRINIC is examined through mandate laundering as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC capital control registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

Capital control at AFRINIC's registry boundary

AFRINIC is examined through capital control as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC policy mailing-list economics registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

Who gets heard on AFRINIC policy mailing lists?

AFRINIC is examined through policy mailing-list economics as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC board election legitimacy registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

The legitimacy test in AFRINIC board elections

AFRINIC is examined through board election legitimacy as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC court and continuity risk registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC continuity risk under court scrutiny

AFRINIC is examined through court and continuity risk as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
Cracked AFRINIC foundation with gavel and IP addresses symbolising governance crisis

Afrinic

What gives AFRINIC institutional legitimacy?

AFRINIC is examined through institutional legitimacy as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC legacy allocation title registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC legacy allocations and the question of title

AFRINIC is examined through legacy allocation title as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC conservation rhetoric registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC's conservation rhetoric as a governance claim

AFRINIC is examined through conservation rhetoric as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC sanctions and compliance pressure registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

Sanctions pressure and AFRINIC's compliance perimeter

AFRINIC is examined through sanctions and compliance pressure as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC inter-RIR transfer politics registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC inter-RIR transfers and the politics of access

AFRINIC is examined through inter-rir transfer politics as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC small operator dependency registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

Small operators in AFRINIC's dependency structure

AFRINIC is examined through small operator dependency as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC auditability and transparency registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

What AFRINIC can audit and what it can show

AFRINIC is examined through auditability and transparency as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC consensus capture registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC consensus processes and the capture question

AFRINIC is examined through consensus capture as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC fees, reserves, and incentives registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC fees, reserves and incentive design

AFRINIC is examined through fees, reserves, and incentives as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC governance failure and recovery registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC and the price of rebuilding registry trust

AFRINIC is examined through governance failure and recovery as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC post-exhaustion legitimacy registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC and the price of post-exhaustion legitimacy

AFRINIC is examined through post-exhaustion legitimacy as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026