A newly adopted document grants authority to assess and de-recognise regional internet registries, bypassing expected community input.
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AFRINIC’s collapse raises concerns over Africa’s IP resource management, connectivity, and digital infrastructure future.
What happened: Cloud Innovation calls for liquidation of failed registry Cloud Innovation Ltd has launched a formal call to dissolve…
Cloud Innovation’s call to wind up AFRINIC has sparked debate across ICANN, the NRO, ISPs, and civil society.
Petition to dissolve AFRINIC ignites debate over governance, trust, and whether liquidation is necessary for reform.
The registry’s third-biggest member cites the annulment of the June 23 election as evidence that a democratic election has now become ‘unworkable’.
Cloud Innovation urges ICANN and NRO to urgently appoint a successor RIR as AFRINIC faces potential legal liquidation.
Cloud Innovation calls for AFRINIC’s court-led dissolution, urging a decentralised IP system as ICANN issues an ICP-2 warning.
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.