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AFRINIC · RIR Watchdog

AFRINIC Board statement on resource allocation — 25 November 2014

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
board-statement-2014-11-25-resource-allocation
RIR
AFRINIC
Official status
Unknown
Normalized status
Unknown
Introduced
Unknown
Last source update
Aug 27, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

10Total participants
10Discussion contributors
UnknownFormal actors
15Discussion messages
7.8Effective participants
66.7%Top-five discussion share
3People covering 50%
7People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Public discussion

    [rpd] Board Statement with regards to allocation of large blocks of IP Addresses

    4 Discussion messages · 4 Entities

    Source facts ↗

  2. Official version

    Retained Board statement

    Source facts ↗

  3. Public discussion

    [rpd] IPv4 issues

    11 Discussion messages · 8 Entities

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Kofi ANSA AKUFO · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages3
    First activityNov 25, 2014
    Last activityDec 2, 2014
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyMixed
    Other policies3
  2. Sunday Folayan · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages3
    First activityNov 25, 2014
    Last activityDec 3, 2014
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies6
  3. Jackson Muthili · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityDec 2, 2014
    Last activityDec 2, 2014
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies5
  4. Alan Barrett
    Discussion messages1
    First activityNov 26, 2014
    Last activityNov 26, 2014
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies10
  5. Douglas Onyango · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies4
  6. Marcus K. G. Adomey · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies0
  7. Barrack Otieno · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityNov 25, 2014
    Last activityNov 25, 2014
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies0
  8. Raz BIRAMAH · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies0
  9. Seun Ojedeji
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies13
  10. Borg · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies2

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • afrinic-rpd
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2004
    Latest captured
    Aug 25, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    13,116
    Known gaps
    0
  • www.afrinic.net
  • afrinic-africann
    Earliest captured
    Aug 3, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 2, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,556
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Aug 17, 2015
    Latest captured
    Sep 18, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,538
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-announce
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Sep 18, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    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 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    3,127
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-dbwg
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 6, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    903
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    0
  • afrinic-dnssec-ops
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Dec 1, 2016
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 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 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-ois-wg
    Earliest captured
    Sep 9, 2021
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-rpki-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Jan 15, 2016
    Latest captured
    Apr 23, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    154
    Known gaps
    0

Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Aug 4, 2004
Latest captured: Oct 12, 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.