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AFRINIC · RIR Watchdog

Global Policy for IPv4 Allocations by the IANA Post Exhaustion

Start here for the proposal-by-proposal record: what changed, why it mattered, who argued for what, how positions evolved, what was decided, and where the evidence still has gaps.

Source facts

Policy ID
AFPUB-2010-V4-003
RIR
AFRINIC
Official status
Proposal-Draft
Normalized status
Draft
Introduced
Aug 25, 2010
Last source update
Oct 23, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

14Total participants
7Discussion contributors
7Formal actors
13Discussion messages
3.8Effective participants
84.6%Top-five discussion share
2People covering 50%
5People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

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  2. Official version

    02

    Draft · Proposal-Draft

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  3. Public discussion

    [AfriNIC-rpd] Report on policy discussions at the AfriNIC-13 meeting

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  4. Public discussion

    [AfriNIC-rpd] Report on policy discussions at the AfriNIC-14 meeting

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  5. Public discussion

    [AfriNIC-rpd] Minutes of Policy Discussions during AfriNIC-14 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    3 Discussion messages · 3 Entities

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. S. Moonesamy Only for Strategic Circle
    Discussion messages6
    First activityNov 28, 2010
    Last activityJun 10, 2011
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies17
  2. Mukom Akong T · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJun 22, 2011
    Last activityJan 6, 2012
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies8
  3. Alan Barrett Only for Strategic Circle
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJun 10, 2011
    Last activityJun 10, 2011
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies12
  4. Walubengo J · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJun 27, 2011
    Last activityJun 27, 2011
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies8
  5. Fiona Asonga · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJun 28, 2011
    Last activityJun 28, 2011
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies10
  6. Vincent Ngundi · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activitySep 23, 2010
    Last activitySep 23, 2010
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4
  7. Douglas Onyango · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityNov 29, 2010
    Last activityNov 29, 2010
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies5
  8. Steve Bertrand · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  9. Chris Grundemann · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  10. Matt Pounsett · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  11. Jason Schiller · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  12. Martin Hannigan · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  13. Louie Lee · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  14. Aaron Hughes · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • afrinic-rpd
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2004
    Latest captured
    Aug 25, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
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    11,102
    Known gaps
    0
  • www.afrinic.net
  • afrinic-africann
    Earliest captured
    Aug 3, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 22, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 19, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    1,859
    Known gaps
    2
  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Aug 17, 2015
    Latest captured
    Sep 18, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,538
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    0
  • afrinic-announce
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Sep 18, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
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    2,497
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    0
  • afrinic-community-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Sep 11, 2015
    Latest captured
    Dec 29, 2019
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    3,209
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    0
  • afrinic-dbwg
    Earliest captured
    Sep 9, 2016
    Latest captured
    Oct 21, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    526
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    0
  • afrinic-dnssec-ops
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Dec 1, 2016
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    307
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-icp2-review
    Earliest captured
    Apr 10, 2025
    Latest captured
    Nov 10, 2025
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
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    0
  • afrinic-measurement-wg
    Earliest captured
    Feb 1, 2018
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    138
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    0
  • afrinic-mira
    Earliest captured
    Nov 17, 2020
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
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    0
  • afrinic-ois-wg
    Earliest captured
    Sep 9, 2021
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
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    0
  • afrinic-rpki-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Jan 15, 2016
    Latest captured
    Apr 23, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 24, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    154
    Known gaps
    0

Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Aug 4, 2004
Latest captured: Oct 24, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh: · The latest refresh failed. The last successful result is shown.

Known gaps

  • www.afrinic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.afrinic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-rpd: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.afrinic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-africann: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-announce: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-community-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-dbwg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-dnssec-ops: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-measurement-wg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-rpki-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.