Summary

  • AFRINIC’s 16 October file marks 919 ASNs available; IANA’s page says zero and labels AFRINIC Eligible.
  • The records do not establish a stockout, a new allocation, a request or a reason for the difference.

The IANA AFRINIC ASN page reports zero available and “Eligible”. It also lists a two-month need of 34, a monthly average of 17 and a last allocation of 1,024 ASNs on 25 February 2026. Its footer says the chart was updated on 16 October using AFRINIC data published on 15 October.

AFRINIC’s 16 October extended statistics file gives another view of the latest 1,024-number block, AS329728–AS330751: 105 allocated and 919 available. Its latest assignment date is 15 October. AFRINIC’s format note defines available as not allocated and allocated as a registry allocation.

These records answer related but different questions. IANA’s eligibility status uses allocation-rate and remaining-pool thresholds; it can indicate that a further request is permitted. It does not document a request or prove an award. The same IANA page still identifies February 25 as the last allocation. Likewise, a registry file marking numbers available does not by itself settle how the eligibility calculation was made.

The dates do not resolve the mismatch. IANA cites AFRINIC data published on 15 October; AFRINIC’s export is dated the 16th and includes records through the 15th. Neither source provides a version crosswalk, denominator explanation or reconciliation. The 1,024 entries in the block do add up across AFRINIC’s states, but arithmetic cannot explain why IANA displays zero.

For holders and operators, a stock count and a replenishment signal support different decisions. Treating one as the other can make routine planning look like scarcity or make an eligibility label look like new supply. The records reviewed here establish neither an actual stockout nor an operational impact. The narrow conclusion is that AFRINIC’s export marks 919 available while IANA’s page shows zero and Eligible, with the difference unresolved.