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Lu Heng, LARUS CEO, on AFRINIC elections: Clique control must end, decentralisation will ensure democracy
Lu Heng, founder and CEO of IP address management and leasing companies Cloud Innovation and LARUS Ltd, has written an open letter calling for more transparency and community engagement in the run-up to the AFRINIC elections. The elections, set for June 23, 2025, hope to bring to…
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AFRINIC elections set, voters urged to ‘Reclaim Your Power’
The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) has confirmed it will hold its long-delayed board elections in June 2025, a landmark development for Africa’s Regional Internet Registry as it seeks to recover from a turbulent period marked by governance breakdowns, court battles…
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Cloud Innovation welcomes AFRINIC Receiver, urges continued allocation of IP addresses to ensure African business growth
Cloud Innovation, an IP management service for Africa, has issued a public statement fully supporting the Mauritius Supreme Court’s recent confirmation of Mr. Gowtamsingh Dabee as the official receiver of AFRINIC—the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa. In its letter…
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AFRINIC’s governance challenges and the future of Africa’s internet
Allegations of AFRINIC IP address misappropriation raised concerns over transparency, as 4.1 million addresses were stolen and sold.
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ICANN receiver update anchors AFRINIC's court-supervised board reset
ICANN's March 2025 receiver update records the court appointment of Gowtamsingh Dabee over AFRINIC and makes board reconstruction a legitimacy test.
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What is AFRINIC?
In today’s interconnected world, the management of internet resources, such as IP addresses and domain names, is crucial for ensuring smooth and efficient digital operations. One organization that plays a vital role in this process across Africa is AFRINIC — the African Network…
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AFRINIC IPv6 allocations: Is African internet finally stabilising?
What happened AFRINIC has expanded its IPv6 address allocations across the continent, in an attempt to create a more reliable and scalable internet infrastructure. As of November 2024, AFRINIC holds over 1 million /32 blocks of available IPv6 address space, distributed to network…
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Supreme Court ruling on AFRINIC: New members no rights, elections by June 2025
The Supreme Court of Mauritius has issued a landmark ruling impacting the governance of AFRINIC, the African Regional Internet Registry (RIR) responsible for managing IP address allocation across the continent. Responding to a motion filed by Cloud Innovation, the court declared…
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AFRINIC's election clock is now a test of registry trust
The 2024 SCJ 473 judgment restored AFRINIC's Official Receiver order and made the election timetable a member-verifiable legitimacy test.
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What is AFRINIC? The role and challenges of the African Regional Internet Registry
The current state of affairs at AFRINIC with its receivership setback and challenges that highlight restructuring needs.
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ICANN’s Africa DNS report barely mentions the AFRINIC problem
ICANN has invited comments on its 2023 Africa Domain Name Industry Study, but the report appears to gloss over a significant event.
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AFRINIC elections to be held within six months
The September 2023 Mauritius receiver order made AFRINIC's board-election restoration a court-supervised governance event.