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Source facts
- Policy ID
- AFPUB-2026-GEN-002-DRAFT02
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Official status
- Under Discussion
- Normalized status
- Under discussion
- Introduced
- Apr 30, 2026
- Last source update
- Oct 12, 2026
- Coverage
- Partial
Who actually shaped the debate?
Policy evolution
Conflicting version and date labels prevent a simple chronology · The first document identifies Draft 2, submitted 25 September 2026. The second identifies Draft 1 and 30 April 2026 but separately displays Version 3.0 and includes a June assessment of Draft 1. These conflicts must remain visible: the comparison does not establish that the second text is a later enacted revision.
Automation safeguards differ between the retained texts · The first document expressly excludes personal-data capture and intrusion into member networks, acknowledges limits to objective automation, and requires staff verification of possible non-compliance. The second omits those express safeguards from its proposal text; its staff assessment separately raises privacy and human-assessment concerns. Given the conflicting draft labels, this is not evidence that safeguards were later repealed.
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The implementation of the automation for compliance/non-compliance determination, will be made without the need to capture personal data or intrusion in the members’ networks.Source facts ↗
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Privacy and Data Protection The proposal contemplates automated compliance reviews and compliance dashboards.Source facts ↗
Staff escalation and published procedures are described differently · The first text sends notices and reminders to both members and staff when possible non-compliance is detected. The second sends member notices on detected non-compliance, reserves staff notifications for persistence, and asks staff to define the persistence period and publish a fair procedure. These are differences in proposed workflow, not proof of confirmed member violations.
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Will automatically send notifications to members and staff as soon as a possible non-compliance is detectedSource facts ↗
The second text includes an exceptional-circumstances clause · The second proposal expressly allows board special measures following staff assessment for essential regional Internet infrastructure, disasters or political instability. The first has no equivalent exception clause. The appended assessment criticises the breadth and undefined terms; its criticism is an assessment opinion, not a binding ruling on the clause.
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6. Exceptionalities When the revocation of resources involves essential strategic infrastructureSource facts ↗
Illustrative recovery procedures are replaced by open procedural delegation · The first document’s appendix illustrates repeated violations, notice periods and resource recovery steps; those examples are not automatic sanctions or evidence of action against a member. The second omits that appendix and instead asks staff to define specific rules for withholding, revocation or closure. Its assessment raises due-process concerns about leaving essential details undefined.
A historical staff assessment is attached to the second capture · The second capture includes the 23 June 2026 Draft 1 assessment covering systems, staffing, privacy, contract authority and procedural fairness, with recommendations for monitoring-focused wording and phased operations. The first is a September Draft 2 proposal without that appended assessment. Presence in the second capture does not make the June opinions current findings on Draft 2 or prove implementation.
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25/09/2026 Version 2: AFPUB-2026-GEN-002-DRAFT02 Updates following RPD and IA.Source facts ↗
Draft 1 page archived with a dated successor notice · The later capture marks this Draft 1 page archived and states that Draft 2 superseded it on 25 September 2026. The proposal body and existing impact-assessment text are otherwise unchanged in this pair; the new notice clarifies that the assessment belongs to the archived draft. This documents a page-status and reference update, not the substantive changes in Draft 2 or its adoption. The retained page still says Version 3.0 alongside the Draft 1 identifier, so that inconsistent label cannot establish a new policy revision.
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Archived This is version 1 of the proposal. It was superseded on 25 September 2026 by AFPUB-2026-GEN-002-DRAFT02 , which is the version under discussion. The page is kept for reference: the AFRINIC Policy Impact Assessment below was carried out on this version.Source facts ↗
Debate timeline
Entities
- Discussion messages0First activityUnknownLast activityUnknownFirst explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies7
- Discussion messages0First activityUnknownLast activityUnknownFirst explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies10Freshness: Stale · Last refresh: · The latest refresh failed. The last successful result is shown.
Last research attempt: Sep 21, 2026
Identity verified: Oct 4, 2026
POSIX · Historical Author(s): Jordi Palet Martinez jordi.palet[at]theipv6company.com The IPv6 Company Frank Habicht geier[at]geier.ne.tz Tanzania ISP Association Mark Elkins mje[at]posix.co.za POSIX
www.afrinic.netVerified public profiles
- Discussion messages
- 0
- First activity
- Unknown
- Last activity
- Unknown
- First explicit stance
- Unknown
- Latest explicit stance
- Unknown
- Stance changes
- 0
- Viewpoint consistency
- No explicit position stated
- Other policies
- 10
First explicit stance: Unknown → Latest explicit stance: Unknown · Stance changes: 0
Viewpoint consistency: No explicit position stated
- Oct 13, 2026
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Per-policy stance timelines:AFPUB-2008-GEN-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2010-V4-005 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2012-GEN-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2012-V4-001 · Propose alternative · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyAFPUB-2013-GEN-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-V4-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedafpub-2014-gen-002 · Unknown · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyAFPUB-2014-GEN-003 · Support with changes · Consistentafpub-2014-gen-004 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2026-GEN-002-DRAFT02 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2026-IPv4-001-DRAFT02 · Unknown · No explicit position statedTotal policy messages: 36
- Discussion messages0First activityUnknownLast activityUnknownFirst explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther 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 13, 2026
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- Source coverage is incomplete.
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- 13,116
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- 0
- www.afrinic.net
- afrinic-africann
- Earliest captured
- Aug 3, 2026
- Latest captured
- Oct 2, 2026
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
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- Source coverage is incomplete.
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- 2,575
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-afripv6-discuss
- Earliest captured
- Aug 17, 2015
- Latest captured
- Sep 18, 2026
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 2,538
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-announce
- Earliest captured
- Aug 18, 2015
- Latest captured
- Sep 18, 2026
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
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- Source coverage is incomplete.
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- 2,497
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-community-discuss
- Earliest captured
- Sep 11, 2015
- Latest captured
- Dec 29, 2019
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 3,127
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-dbwg
- Earliest captured
- Aug 4, 2026
- Latest captured
- Oct 6, 2026
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
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- 918
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-dnssec-ops
- Earliest captured
- Aug 18, 2015
- Latest captured
- Dec 1, 2016
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 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 13, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
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- 0
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-measurement-wg
- Earliest captured
- Feb 1, 2018
- Latest captured
- Nov 22, 2024
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
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- 138
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-mira
- Earliest captured
- Nov 17, 2020
- Latest captured
- Nov 22, 2024
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 0
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-ois-wg
- Earliest captured
- Sep 9, 2021
- Latest captured
- Nov 22, 2024
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 0
- Known gaps
- 0
- afrinic-rpki-discuss
- Earliest captured
- Jan 15, 2016
- Latest captured
- Apr 23, 2026
- Last refresh
- Oct 13, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
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- 154
- Known gaps
- 0
Coverage
Partial
Earliest captured: Aug 4, 2004
Latest captured: Oct 13, 2026
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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.
