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AFRINIC · RIR Watchdog

Academic IPv4 Allocation

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-2013-GEN-001
RIR
AFRINIC
Official status
Unknown
Normalized status
Unknown
Introduced
Unknown
Last source update
Sep 30, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

30Total participants
30Discussion contributors
UnknownFormal actors
225Discussion messages
11.6Effective participants
56.9%Top-five discussion share
5People covering 50%
10People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    DRAFT-03

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  2. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] Academic IPv4 Allocation Policy Second Draft (AFPUB-2013-GEN-001-DRAFT-02)

    148 Discussion messages · 21 Entities

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  3. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] Academic IPv4 Allocation Policy Second Draft (AFPUB-2013-GEN-001-DRAFT-02)

    36 Discussion messages · 10 Entities

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  4. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] PDP discussions

    10 Discussion messages · 6 Entities

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  5. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] Latest version of the policy AFPUB-2013-GEN-001-DRAFT-03

    6 Discussion messages · 5 Entities

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  6. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] Latest version of the policy AFPUB-2013-GEN-001-DRAFT-03

    4 Discussion messages · 3 Entities

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  7. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] Commencement of the last call

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  8. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] Last call - Academic IPv4 Allocation- AFPUB-2013-GEN-001-DRAFT-03 -

    3 Discussion messages · 3 Entities

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  9. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] Re: Reminder - Policy on Last call - 2 weeks (min) passed

    4 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  10. Public discussion

    [AFRINIC-rpd] Re: Policies that were on Last Call - Status

    5 Discussion messages · 4 Entities

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Entities

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  1. Andrew Alston · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages39
    First activityJan 15, 2013
    Last activityAug 8, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  2. Seun Ojedeji
    Discussion messages32
    First activityJan 16, 2013
    Last activityAug 9, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies13
  3. Nii Narku Quaynor · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages20
    First activityJan 17, 2013
    Last activityFeb 7, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies3
  4. Sunday Folayan · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages19
    First activityJan 16, 2013
    Last activityAug 10, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies6
  5. Owen DeLong
    Discussion messages18
    First activityJan 16, 2013
    Last activityFeb 4, 2016
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies15
  6. SM · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages16
    First activityJan 17, 2013
    Last activityJan 28, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies7
  7. Badru Ntege · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages12
    First activityJan 25, 2013
    Last activityJun 25, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  8. Noah Maina
    Discussion messages12
    First activityJan 25, 2013
    Last activityFeb 4, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies3
  9. Guy Antony Halse · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages7
    First activityJan 17, 2013
    Last activityFeb 5, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  10. Jackson Muthili · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages5
    First activityJan 16, 2013
    Last activityJun 24, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies7
  11. Tim McGinnis
    Discussion messages5
    First activityJan 26, 2013
    Last activityJun 24, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies8
  12. Bope Domilongo Christian · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages4
    First activityJun 21, 2013
    Last activityAug 10, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies7
  13. Frank Habicht · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages4
    First activityJan 25, 2013
    Last activityJan 26, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4
  14. S. Moonesamy
    Discussion messages3
    First activityJan 26, 2013
    Last activityJul 10, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies9
  15. Emile Milandou
    Discussion messages3
    First activityJun 3, 2013
    Last activityJun 25, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies6
    Freshness: Stale · Last refresh: · The latest refresh failed. The last successful result is shown.

    Last research attempt: Sep 25, 2026

    Identity verified: Sep 25, 2026

    AFRINIC · Historical
    Paulos announced Emile as the new PDWG co-chair in replacement for McTim, to serve a 2-year term.
    meeting.afrinic.net

    Verified public profiles

    Discussion messages
    3
    First activity
    Jun 3, 2013
    Last activity
    Jun 25, 2013
    First explicit stance
    Unknown
    Latest explicit stance
    Unknown
    Stance changes
    0
    Viewpoint consistency
    No explicit position stated
    Other policies
    6

    First explicit stance: Unknown → Latest explicit stance: Unknown · Stance changes: 0

    Viewpoint consistency: No explicit position stated

    1. Jun 3, 2013 · Unknown

      [AFRINIC-rpd] Agenda for Policy Development Process at AFRINIC-18

      Validated evidence is unavailable.

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    2. Jun 8, 2013 · Unknown

      [AFRINIC-rpd] Agenda for Policy Development Process at AFRINIC-18 [update]

      Validated evidence is unavailable.

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    3. Jun 25, 2013 · Unknown

      [AFRINIC-rpd] Commencement of the last call

      Validated evidence is unavailable.

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    Per-policy stance timelines:AFPUB-2012-DNS-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2012-GEN-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2012-V4-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-GEN-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-V4-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-V4-002 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-V6-001 · Unknown · No explicit position stated

    Total policy messages: 18

  16. Mark Elkins
    Discussion messages3
    First activityJan 17, 2013
    Last activityJan 26, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies10
  17. Adiel Akplogan
    Discussion messages3
    First activityJan 26, 2013
    Last activityJun 24, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies8
  18. Maye Diop · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJun 25, 2013
    Last activityJul 12, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  19. Alan Barrett
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJun 20, 2013
    Last activityJun 21, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies10
  20. Louis Marais · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJun 25, 2013
    Last activityJun 26, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  21. Saul Stein · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 27, 2013
    Last activityJun 25, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  22. Douglas Onyango · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityFeb 10, 2013
    Last activityFeb 11, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4
  23. David Conrad · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 16, 2013
    Last activityJan 26, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  24. Alain Aina
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 29, 2013
    Last activityFeb 7, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4
  25. Dr Paulos Nyirenda · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJul 8, 2013
    Last activityJul 8, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4
  26. JP · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJun 24, 2013
    Last activityJun 24, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies6
  27. gift · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 11, 2013
    Last activityFeb 11, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  28. ari · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 10, 2013
    Last activityFeb 10, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  29. Unknown · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJul 1, 2014
    Last activityJul 1, 2014
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  30. ALAIN AINA · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 7, 2013
    Last activityFeb 7, 2013
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • afrinic-rpd
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2004
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  • www.afrinic.net
  • afrinic-africann
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  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss
    Earliest captured
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  • afrinic-announce
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  • afrinic-community-discuss
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  • afrinic-dbwg
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  • afrinic-dnssec-ops
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Dec 1, 2016
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  • afrinic-icp2-review
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    Apr 10, 2025
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  • afrinic-measurement-wg
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  • afrinic-mira
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    Nov 17, 2020
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  • afrinic-ois-wg
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    Sep 9, 2021
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  • afrinic-rpki-discuss
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    Latest captured
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Aug 4, 2004
Latest captured: Oct 14, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

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.