Summary

  • On 1 September 2026, the NRO Number Council published the recommended third version of the RIR Governance Document, a redline against version two and a rationale report.
  • The package makes the proposed changes inspectable, but the announcement does not establish approval, adoption or operative effect by the NRO EC, ICANN or any Regional Internet Registry.

AFRINIC placed the release in its news index on 1 September. The underlying NRO notice says the Number Council is sharing the recommended document together with a comparison against version two and a report explaining the changes. The publication supplies the versioned record needed for direct comparison.

The new packet identifies changes concerning definitions, recognition, audits and compliance reviews, emergency continuity, and derecognition.

Those descriptions are facts about a recommended draft. They are not proof that any institution has approved the document or that its provisions now govern AFRINIC. The announcement also does not place AFRINIC under an audit, compliance review, rehabilitation plan, emergency arrangement or derecognition process.

The evidentiary advance is narrower and still important. Readers can now compare wording, identify changes between versions and test the stated rationale against the text. The next institutional record must show what body considers the draft, what authority it exercises, whether changes are made and how any final approval or adoption is documented.

Sources

https://www.afrinic.net/news

https://www.nro.net/recommended-draft-rir-governance-document-rationale-report-and-next-steps/