ICANN bypassed its own multistakeholder processes to adopt a document giving unprecedented power to de-recognize regional internet registries.
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AFRINIC gained ICANN recognition in 2005, but without the support and resources it needed, the RIR quickly fell apart.
Institutional gridlock and eroding community trust AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa, is responsible for managing IP address allocations and…
AFRINIC: The catalyst that backfired As ICANN attempts to control the narrative at the UN’s WSIS+20 summit, digital sovereignty advocate…
AFRINIC’s cancelled 2025 board election reveals deep political infighting and raises concerns over governance and institutional integrity.
The registry’s third-biggest member cites the annulment of the June 23 election as evidence that a democratic election has now become ‘unworkable’.
AFRINIC’s ongoing crisis is exposing deeper vulnerabilities in the global internet governance model, questioning the viability.
And how a simple commercial dispute blew up to become the biggest internet governance story in Africa.
BTW Media has sent a letter to ICANN’s CEO, requesting the correction of false information published by ICANN in an…
AFRINIC’s unexpected election cancellation deepens uncertainty around its governance. Can it still meet the continent’s growing needs?
Late June 2025 in Mauritius: Hope for renewal turned into regional turbulence AFRINIC — Africa’s Regional Internet Registry — was…
AFRINIC’s legal dispute and election suspension over proxy votes spark concerns over governance and IP resource delays in Africa.