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AFRINIC

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1,206Stories
104Policies
25People with verified identities
112Source accounts awaiting identity resolution
64Participated in 2+ policies
26Participated in 5+ policies
36.3%Top-five discussion share
UnknownMedian effective participants
10People covering 50%

Participation concentration

Who actually shaped this RIR?

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Recurring people and organisations
  1. Owen DeLong19 Policies participated · 134 Discussion messages
  2. S. Moonesamy18 Policies participated · 137 Discussion messages
  3. Seun Ojedeji14 Policies participated · 91 Discussion messages
  4. Alan Barrett13 Policies participated · 33 Discussion messages
  5. Fiona Asonga11 Policies participated · 12 Discussion messages
  6. Tim McGinnis10 Policies participated · 69 Discussion messages
  7. Mark Elkins10 Policies participated · 35 Discussion messages
  8. Jordi Palet Martinez10 Policies participated · 31 Discussion messages
  9. Adiel Akplogan10 Policies participated · 18 Discussion messages
  10. SM9 Policies participated · 55 Discussion messages

Policy records

Start with Policy
  1. AFPUB-2026-GEN-004-DRAFT01

    AFPUB-2026-GEN-004-DRAFT01

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Oct 17, 2026 · Latest activity: Oct 17, 2026
    1Policy versions
    1Total participants
  2. AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT03

    IPv6 in Soft Landing

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: May 22, 2026 · Latest activity: Sep 17, 2026
    6Policy versions
    2Total participants
  3. AFPUB-2026-GEN-003-DRAFT01

    PPM Dates

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Aug 29, 2026 · Latest activity: Aug 29, 2026
    1Policy versions
    1Total participants
  4. AFPUB-2026-IPv4-001-DRAFT02

    IPv4 Soft Landing

    Accepted · Official status: Ratified
    Introduced: Jun 16, 2026 · Latest activity: Jun 16, 2026
    5Policy versions
    4Discussion messages
    4Total participants
    2.7Effective participants
    100%Top-five discussion share
  5. AFPUB-2026-IPv4-003-DRAFT01

    IPv4 Pools Exhaustion

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Jun 8, 2026 · Latest activity: Jun 8, 2026
    3Policy versions
    2Discussion messages
    3Total participants
    2Effective participants
    100%Top-five discussion share

Latest stories

Open Story
Abstract network exchange hub beside separate contiguous IPv4 reserve blocks for peering and management, with an adjacent expansion block and a categorized public inventory.

Story

AFRINIC’s IXP Reserve Needs a Ledger Before It Needs a Bigger Block

AFRINIC’s own policy record raises a practical question about the IPv4 held for Internet exchange points: can the community see which parts are used, which remain contiguous, and who is waiting? Until that picture is public, a debate over whether a `/16` should become a `/15` is…

Oct 22, 2026
A rising income line sits beside a compressed surplus stack, while a stream of points narrows toward a smaller cash-flow column.

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AFRINIC’s 2025 surplus fell 65% while income rose

AFRINIC’s audited accounts show three different signals: income edged higher, the surplus before finance items contracted sharply, and cash generated from operations fell further. A currency swing softened the annual decline without reversing it.

Oct 21, 2026
A financial statement under a magnifying glass sits beside a separate open case folder, linked by a thin line.

Story

AFRINIC’s 2025 Audit Opinion Does Not Decide Its Litigation Risk

AFRINIC’s signed financial statements give members an unmodified opinion on the accounts while drawing particular attention to the directors’ judgment about ongoing legal proceedings. Those two statements answer different questions. Reading them together shows what the audit…

Oct 21, 2026
Editorial illustration of a welcome lectern set apart from an empty policy table in a Cape Town meeting hall.

Story

AFRINIC-38 Draws a Line Between Sponsor Visibility and Policy Voice

AFRINIC sells a five-minute Platinum welcome at the same meeting whose draft agenda gives the opening five minutes before policy discussion begins. The timing raises a concrete question for delegates: what, exactly, is the sponsor buying, and where does the policy microphone…

Oct 20, 2026