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AFRINIC elections 2025: Everything you need to know
Explore AFRINIC’s history, legal troubles, board election, and reform efforts shaping Africa’s digital future.
AFRINIC election: 2nd attempt to delay voting fails
A second attempt by the Tanzanian Internet Services Providers Association (TISPA) to stop the AFRINIC board elections from taking place has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Mauritius. TISPA lodged a second appeal after its first appeal only momentarily delayed the election. That first motion w…
AFRINIC elections 2025: ICANN is ‘inappropriate’, ‘unreasonable’ and ‘irresponsible’
ICANN’s request to reconstitute the Nominating Committee in the run up to the AFRINIC elections has been denied by the Supreme Court of Mauritius. In documented minutes seen by BTW Media, the court stated: “Notwithstanding the fact that the applicant has no locus standi to enter such an …
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AFRINIC elections 2025: Everything you need to know
Explore AFRINIC’s history, legal troubles, board election, and reform efforts shaping Africa’s digital future.
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AFRINIC election: 2nd attempt to delay voting fails
A second attempt by the Tanzanian Internet Services Providers Association (TISPA) to stop the AFRINIC board elections from taking place has been dismissed by…
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AFRINIC elections 2025: ICANN is ‘inappropriate’, ‘unreasonable’ and ‘irresponsible’
ICANN’s request to reconstitute the Nominating Committee in the run up to the AFRINIC elections has been denied by the Supreme Court of Mauritius. In documen…
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8 men hoping to lead AFRINIC into the future
The Number Resource Society (NRS), an organisation at the centre of the drive to improve Africa’s internet ecosystem after years of corruption and mismanagem…
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ICANN’s role in AFRINIC elections faces scrutiny, claims of interference
Claims have emerged that ICANN’s interference in AFRINIC’s elections risks invalidating votes and IP allocations, threatening Africa’s internet stability. Th…
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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’…