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Who actually shaped this RIR?
Discussion statistics are still being updated. Figures shown reflect the records processed so far.
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Recurring people and organisations
- Alan Barrett8 Policies participated · 11 Discussion messages
- Fiona Asonga8 Policies participated · 10 Discussion messages
- Unknown7 Policies participated · 100 Discussion messages
- SM7 Policies participated · 61 Discussion messages
- Seun Ojedeji7 Policies participated · 57 Discussion messages
- McTim7 Policies participated · 43 Discussion messages
- Emile Milandou7 Policies participated · 16 Discussion messages
- Bope Domilongo Christian7 Policies participated · 10 Discussion messages
- Owen DeLong6 Policies participated · 34 Discussion messages
- Andrew Alston5 Policies participated · 66 Discussion messages
Policy records
Start with Policy- AFPUB-2026-IPv4-001-DRAFT02
IPv4 Soft Landing
Last call · Official status: Last call
Introduced: Jun 16, 2026 · Latest activity: Jun 16, 20262Policy versions234Discussion messages41Total participants12.2Effective participants55.6%Top-five discussion share - AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT02
IPv6 in Soft Landing
Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
Introduced: Jun 14, 2026 · Latest activity: Jun 14, 20262Policy versions1Total participants - AFPUB-2026-IPv4-003-DRAFT01
IPv4 Pools Exhaustion
Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
Introduced: Jun 8, 2026 · Latest activity: Jun 8, 20262Policy versions10Discussion messages5Total participants2.9Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02
AS-SETs Hierarchical Names
Last call · Official status: Last call
Introduced: Jun 8, 2026 · Latest activity: Jun 8, 20262Policy versions1Total participants - AFPUB-2026-GEN-001-Draft-01
PDP WG Guidelines
Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
Introduced: May 20, 2026 · Latest activity: May 20, 20262Policy versions1Discussion messages2Total participants1Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share
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AIRRS Sends “amp;profile”. RIPEstat’s Real AFRINIC Profile Returns 500
A regional statistics portal can look complete while the choice that is supposed to make it regional never reaches the service under the expected name. AIRRS currently demonstrates that uncomfortable distinction: seven tabs can arrive, yet the evidence says they came through…
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AFRINIC’s Co-Chair Calendar Leaves 7½ Days After Nominations Close. Its Suggested Vetting Period Is Two Weeks.
The number is not evidence of a rushed decision. It is evidence of an unexplained join. AFRINIC has published a precise closing time, a precise slate time and an indicative vetting duration that does not fit between them unless some work happens before the door closes.
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AFRINIC’s Green Status Page Leaves a Website Incident in “Recovering”
AFRINIC’s public status API says every system is go. The same API says a July website incident is still present, still recovering and has never ended. Both statements cannot serve as the final operational record without a rule that explains how they reconcile.
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AFRINIC's Arabic Policy Index Returns 404 While English Tracks Seven Live Proposals
A policy register can be authoritative in one language and still become unreliable evidence in another. On 11 September, AFRINIC's English current-proposals index answered normally; the official Arabic route did not answer with an older table, a move notice or an English…