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Policy records
- 01Policy records
- 02Policy evolution
- 03Entities
- 04Sources and coverage
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58Policies
20People with verified identities
92Source accounts awaiting identity resolution
49Participated in 2+ policies
17Participated in 5+ policies
39.2%Top-five discussion share
UnknownMedian effective participants
8People covering 50%
Participation concentration
Who actually shaped this RIR?
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Recurring people and organisations
- Seun Ojedeji14 Policies participated · 73 Discussion messages
- Owen DeLong11 Policies participated · 50 Discussion messages
- Alan Barrett10 Policies participated · 13 Discussion messages
- S. Moonesamy9 Policies participated · 102 Discussion messages
- Tim McGinnis9 Policies participated · 48 Discussion messages
- SM8 Policies participated · 59 Discussion messages
- Ernest Byaruhanga8 Policies participated · 11 Discussion messages
- Emile Milandou7 Policies participated · 18 Discussion messages
- Mark J Elkins7 Policies participated · 18 Discussion messages
- Jordi Palet Martinez7 Policies participated · 2 Discussion messages
Policy
Policy records
- AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT03
IPv6 in Soft Landing
Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
Introduced: Dec 7, 2020 · Latest activity: Sep 17, 20265Policy versions3Total participants - AFPUB-2026-GEN-003-DRAFT01
PPM Dates
Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
Introduced: Aug 29, 2026 · Latest activity: Aug 29, 20261Policy versions1Total participants - AFPUB-2026-IPv4-001-DRAFT02
IPv4 Soft Landing
Last call · Official status: Last call
Introduced: Jun 16, 2026 · Latest activity: Jun 16, 20264Policy versions233Discussion messages42Total participants12.2Effective participants55.4%Top-five discussion share - AFPUB-2026-IPv4-003-DRAFT01
IPv4 Pools Exhaustion
Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
Introduced: Jun 8, 2026 · Latest activity: Jun 8, 20263Policy 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, 20264Policy versions2Total 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 versions3Total participants - afpub-2026-ipv4-002
Amendment of Utilisation
Last call · Official status: Last call(Presented at AF37 24 June 2026)
Introduced: May 6, 2026 · Latest activity: May 6, 20264Policy versions2Total participants - AFPUB-2026-GEN-002-DRAFT01
Policy Compliance Dashboard
Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
Introduced: Apr 30, 2026 · Latest activity: Apr 30, 20262Policy versions3Total participants - AFPUB-2020-GEN-006-DRAFT03
AFPUB-2020-GEN-006-DRAFT03
Accepted · Official status: Ratified
Introduced: Nov 22, 2021 · Latest activity: Nov 22, 20214Policy versions4Total participants - AFPUB-2018-GEN-001-DRAFT07
AFPUB-2018-GEN-001-DRAFT07
Accepted · Official status: Ratified
Introduced: May 17, 2021 · Latest activity: May 17, 202110Policy versions3Total participants - AFPUB-2019-GEN-006-DRAFT03
AFPUB-2019-GEN-006-DRAFT03
Accepted · Official status: Ratified
Introduced: Apr 19, 2021 · Latest activity: Apr 19, 20211Policy versions2Total participants - AFPUB-2019-IPV6-002
Adjusting IPv6 PA Policy
Introduced: Nov 8, 2019 · Latest activity: Nov 8, 20191Policy versions1Total participants - AFPUB-2018-V4-001
About Proposal \"SL-Update\
Accepted · Official status: Implemented
Introduced: Oct 28, 2018 · Latest activity: Oct 28, 20181Policy versions2Total participants - AFPUB-2018-GEN-002
About Proposal 'Simple Update of the PDP
Withdrawn · Official status: Withdrawn
Introduced: Oct 23, 2018 · Latest activity: Oct 23, 20184Policy versions1Total participants - AFPUB-2017-GEN-002
AFPUB-2017-GEN-002-DRAFT03
Introduced: Apr 5, 2018 · Latest activity: Apr 5, 20181Policy versions - AFPUB-2018-V6-004
IPv6 PI Update (Jordi Palet Martinez)
Introduced: Mar 28, 2018 · Latest activity: Mar 28, 20181Policy versions3Discussion messages3Total participants1.8Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - unnumbered-iana-numbering-services-sla-2015
Service Level Agreement for the IANA Numbering Services
Accepted · Official status: accepted
Latest activity: Jun 29, 20161Policy versions2Discussion messages2Total participants2Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - afpub-2014-gen-002
Out-Of-Region Use of AFRINIC Internet Number Resources
Withdrawn · Official status: Withdrawn
Introduced: Jul 3, 2014 · Latest activity: Jan 13, 20161Policy versions27Discussion messages14Total participants7.7Effective participants66.7%Top-five discussion share - AFPUB-2015-GEN-001
Number Resources Transfer Policy (AFPUB-2015-GEN-001-DRAFT-01)
Latest activity: Jan 13, 20162Discussion messages1Total participants1Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - afpub-2014-gen-004
Resource Reservations for Internet Exchange Points
Latest activity: Jun 18, 201535Discussion messages24Total participants15.9Effective participants45.7%Top-five discussion share
